Merry Christmas from the Butte Record, 1857 (5)

My final selections from the Christmas pictorial issue of the Oroville Daily Butte Record for 1857.

That last image of false teeth was usually employed in advertisements for dentists.

And as long as we are on the subject of roast turkey and Christmas dinner, how about this phoenix? The image was usually used in advertisements for fire insurance and fire-proof building supplies.

Like the editor of the Butte Record, I wish all my readers:

About nancyleek

Nancy is a retired librarian who lives in Chico, California. She is the author of John Bidwell: The Adventurous Life of a California Pioneer.
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