Bovril : "It's not the cowl that makes the monk" but Bovril makes the man : made from prime fresh ox beef / Bovril Limited.

  • Bovril Limited.
Date:
[between 1890 and 1899?]
  • Ephemera
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Bovril : "It's not the cowl that makes the monk" but Bovril makes the man : made from prime fresh ox beef / Bovril Limited. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Advertising leaflet for Bovril beef extract, promoting its nutritious qualities: "A perfect food for brain, blood, bone and muscle." When held up to a light the pretty young woman in a heavy, hooded coat on the front becomes a monk.

Publication/Creation

London : Bovril, [between 1890 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 sheet : color illustrations ; 19 cm

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    EPH/49/31

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