No. 12 of 15 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Well Oiled
Pictures by W. W. DenslowWords by L. Frank Baum
W. W. Denslow's tinsmiths hammer the Tin Woodman back into shape while Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion look on, and inside he strides off with his oil-can and Baum's promise that, well oiled, he shall soon be all right again. The pictures come from the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, printed in Chicago in 1900, long before the film. For someone on the mend.
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Inside, it says
“Get an oil-can and oil my joints... if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again...” L. Frank Baum, 1900
On the back
L. Frank Baum · W. W. Denslow, 1900 / Words and pictures from the first edition, Chicago, 1900. Cover: the plate "The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights." Inside: a picture from chapter V. / Baum's first Oz book, as printed in 1900 with Denslow's colour plates. This card is made from the book, not the 1939 film.
