Research Catalog
Bromo-Seltzer song scores
- Title
- Bromo-Seltzer song scores
- Publication
- Baltimore, MD : Emerson Drug Co., ca. 1895-1910
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Notated music | Supervised use | JPB 18-06 Box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Notated music | Supervised use | JPB 18-06 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Notated music | Supervised use | JPB 18-06 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Notated music | Supervised use | JPB 18-06 Box 4 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 160 scores (4 boxes)
- Summary
- There are 160 published scores in the collection. They are mostly vocal selections, but there are a number of popular dances and marches also included. 157 of the scores were issued by Emerson Drug Company of Baltimore, MD, the manufacturers of Bromo-Seltzer. The remaining three are similar nature but have other publishers and provenances.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Songs.
- Note
- Register of contents in each box.
- Biography (note)
- The Emerson Drug Company, Baltimore, Maryland, first produced Bromo-Seltzer in 1888, marketed as a "cure-all" for a wide range of physical and mental disorders.
- Language (note)
- Mostly in English. Some sheet music in Italian and German.
- Contents
- Box 1. A-C -- Box 2. D-K -- Box 3. L-R -- Box 4. S-Y.
- Call Number
- JPB 18-06
- OCLC
- 1049153810
- Title
- Bromo-Seltzer song scores
- Imprint
- Baltimore, MD : Emerson Drug Co., ca. 1895-1910
- Type of Content
- notated music
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Biography
- The Emerson Drug Company, Baltimore, Maryland, first produced Bromo-Seltzer in 1888, marketed as a "cure-all" for a wide range of physical and mental disorders. From the mid-1890s until around 1910, the company issued several collections of songs and instrumental pieces with piano and organ accompaniment, eventually totalling 171. The songs were primarily sentimental or patriotic in nature and draw heavily from traditional sources or ballad operas and operettas popular at the time. The music served as advertisements for both Bromo-Seltzer and local pharmacies who supplied free copies to their customers. The pieces could also be obtained from the Music Department of the Emerson Drug Company by enclosing a stamp and a Bromo-Seltzer wrapper.
- Language
- Mostly in English. Some sheet music in Italian and German.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JPB 18-06