Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-06-23 00:00:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BF4D8038C8F4CADDD727E1141E03E8EE71101ECEAB78C0971E122FB398EBD185
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Original Note:
This is a modern digital recreation - it's not historical. The font used wasn't invented until 1932 https://twitter.com/goji_go_boom/status/1539314662704939010?s=21&t=7oFDyZuAIpek4s7bRTm3Gw The ad also claims the auction will take place on "Thursday 10AM" - which isn't possible since April 12, 1848 fell on a *Wednesday* https://www.dayoftheweek.org/?m=April&d=12&y=1848&go=Go Here are examples of authentic ads: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83d2bf90-171e-4691-e040-e00a18061227 https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.00103300/ https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/full//993/581993.jpg
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