Joseph Burnett & Company


Joseph Burnett manufactured flavoring extracts, cologne water, Cocoaine hair tonic, Kalliston skin wash, and Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy. That company's private die stamps were issued from November, 1870 through August 23, 1882. 122,469 were issued on old paper, 575,221 on silk paper and 558,033 on pink and watermarked papers. The copy shown is on pink paper, although the color did not scan well.



After the tax ended the company had facsimile stamps printed for their eye salve. These vary in many details from the originals.



The cover of the 1875 Burnett's Floral Handbook. It contains lore on the language of flowers, recepies featuring Burnett's flavorings and advertisements.


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