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What about durability?
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 To
clean, wipe with a damp cloth. Do not soak,
use abrasives or apply cleaning products
containing bleach or solvents. I've
run them through the dishwasher without
disaster, but they'll last longer if you
keep them out of puddles and away from puppy
teeth. And they're most definitely not
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Any jagged lines
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result of the image resolution
being downgraded for
the web and will
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4" x 2-3/4" new refrigerator photo magnet of the cover from a 1920s advertising pamphlet for a franchise of addiction treatment centers, the Keeley Institutte. "The Beautiful Romance of life never blooms in the morass liquor or drug addiction."
Features an illustration of a cured woman peacefully sewing on her porch, relaxed in a wicker rocker, rose-covered trellis nearby. Her child plays with a red rubber ball at her feet and a black cat sun bathes on the window sill.
The Keeley Institute was a group of hugely popular franchised facilities for treating addictions. The first was created in 1879 by Dr. Leslie E. Keeley (1832-1900) and John R. Oughton (1858-1925) in Dwight, Illinois. Eventually there were Keeley Institute facilities in many major U.S. cities. Key to the Keeley treatment was injections of bichloride, nicknamed "the Gold Cure." The injections consisted of gold, alcohol, and strychnine.
With its 50% success rate, the treatment was so highly thought of that for a time Minnesota offered a state-funded credit plan to help victims afford a stay at a Keeley institute. In addition to the injections, group therapy and community support were part of the program.
By the time this pamphlet was produced, only 20 Keeley Institutes remained.
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inexpensive gift.
For a personal touch, just ask me to
customize the text. It's free!
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Please
be advised that my
magnets are NOT three dimensional.
They do not light up, make noise or tell
 time.
They are flat
pictures. In other languages that's:
El imán es una imagen plana.
L'aimant est une image plate. Der
Magnet ist ein flaches Bild. Il
magnete è un'immagine piatta. De
magneet is een vlakke afbeelding.
They are printed on flat flexible
30ml
magnetic vinyl with a
protective satin-finish top coating and hand
finished edges.
They are roughly twice the
thickness and strength of magnetic material
found at office supply stores, and the
average size magnet holds 1-2 sheets of
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Pay shipping
on only one magnet. See details
at left.
Plus....
Free shipping
on magnet purchases totaling $30 (if
purchased, paid for and shipped at the same
time), excluding Magnet Talk game.
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Q.
What is your return policy?
A. Return it within 7 days of
receipt for a full refund, including return
shipping, up to the amount I
spent getting it to you. (In other
words, if you decide to fly it here
on your private jet, I'm not buying
the fuel.) |
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visit my Ebay store for
additional quantities of this
magnet, as well as over a thousand other
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Copyrights and images
I do not
knowingly sell copyrighted materials.
Please contact me if you see an image in my
listings that is in violation of this
policy. |
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Email if you are interested in this
magnet in a quantity of 10+. I'll be happy to quote a
discounted price and
will open a new listing for such purchases. |
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Q.
Packaging?
A. Most
magnet orders are shipped by 1st class mail,
in standard business envelopes (so watch
your mail and don't throw the envelope away,
mistaking it for a bill or junk mail.) For
moisture protection, they are packed inside a
poly bag, and to prevent bending are sandwiched between
sheets of cardboard. |
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if I don't receive my magnet?
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if I don't like it?
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The answers to these and
other questions are found
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Q. What
methods of payment do you accept?
Ebay now
.. that you must pay online using their Paypal
subsidiary.
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Q.
Can you personalize or make custom
magnets?
A. Happy to.
Simple text changes to stock
magnets are free. (Please email
your instructions prior to payment so I
don't overlook them.) Magnets made
using your photos,
if they can be emailed, usually cost
only $1 more than stock magnets; a bit
more if I need to scan your snapshots.*
*Sorry, I do
not sell magnets of copyrighted images
unless you are the copyright holder.
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Shipping speed
I
strive to ship within 36 hours of payment
but circumstances sometimes stretch that to
48 hours. If you are buying for a
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