Hi Lynda How about <http://www.historyworld.co.uk/advert.php?id=289&offset=0&sort=0&l1=Medicines+%26+Health&l2=Cure+All> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi list > > I've been told that one of the ancestors - a John/Jack Rysdale b1843, > Louth - was featured as a 'bewhiskered gent' on a 'Health Salts' > packet/tin. Would anyone have any idea what health salt company may > have been popular in Lincolnshire say around 1865 onwards? I'd love to > try and find a picture or something if possible... lol. > > Cheers > Lynda > Christchurch NZ
loll -- he certainly looks a picture of health with that pipe eh Nivard! loll... Gee -- that's an interesting site too -- thanks for the link.... cheers Lynda On 20-Nov-2011 10:58 a.m., Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Lynda > > How about > > <http://www.historyworld.co.uk/advert.php?id=289&offset=0&sort=0&l1=Medicines+%26+Health&l2=Cure+All> > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > >> Hi list >> >> I've been told that one of the ancestors - a John/Jack Rysdale b1843, >> Louth - was featured as a 'bewhiskered gent' on a 'Health Salts' >> packet/tin. Would anyone have any idea what health salt company may >> have been popular in Lincolnshire say around 1865 onwards? I'd love to >> try and find a picture or something if possible... lol. >> >> Cheers >> Lynda >> Christchurch NZ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
actually, that's made me think that I should check the directories of the period to see if there's any adverts listed there which might have a sketch or two... Good idea...
That's a great site, Nivard. There is also this one. http://www.museumofbrands.com/ With best wishes to one and all Richard Brown On 19 November 2011 21:58, Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> wrote: > Hi Lynda > > How about > > < > http://www.historyworld.co.uk/advert.php?id=289&offset=0&sort=0&l1=Medicines+%26+Health&l2=Cure+All > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > Hi list > > > > I've been told that one of the ancestors - a John/Jack Rysdale b1843, > > Louth - was featured as a 'bewhiskered gent' on a 'Health Salts' > > packet/tin. Would anyone have any idea what health salt company may > > have been popular in Lincolnshire say around 1865 onwards? I'd love to > > try and find a picture or something if possible... lol. > > > > Cheers > > Lynda > > Christchurch NZ > > > -- Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. Member of: - E. Surrey Family History Society ) And in http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/ ) very Lincolnshire Family History Society ) good http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ ) company.