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| Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup |
Victorian trade cards became an early form of collectible advertising, particularly in the United States. Popularised after the Civil war by businesses, they offer a colourful and diverse look at popular culture and society in the late 1800s.
The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in colour, leading to a golden age from 1876 to the early 1900s, when halftone printed newspaper and magazine advertisements became more economical.
Trade cards typically had a picture on one side and an advertisement on the other.
This is part 4 of a 6-part series on Trade Cards. For other examples see part 1 - 3 also.
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| John English & Co. ( Needles ) |
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| John Hancock, Boston, MA ( Life Insurance ) |
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| Kennedy & Hills, Pittsfield, MA ( die-cut ) |
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| Kennedy & Hills, Pittsfield, MA ( die-cut ) |
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| King's Self Raising Flour |
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| Knapp's Root Beer ( die-cut ) |
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| Knickerbocker Jewelry Co. New York |
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| L. Audierne, Gray, France ( Clothing ) |
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| Lautz Bros. & Co. Soaps |
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| Lautz Bros. & Co. Soaps |
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| Libby, Mc.Neill & Libby, Chicago, IL |
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| Liebig Company's Fleisch-Extract |
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| Liebig Company's Fleisch-Extract |
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| Liebig Company's Fleisch-Extract |
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| Lion Coffee ( die-cut ) front |
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| Lion Coffee ( die-cut ) back |
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| LOAG the Printer, Philadelphia |
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| Ludwig Piano ( die-cut ) |
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| Ludwig Piano ( die-cut ) |
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| Madonna Cotton |
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| Magnetized Food Co. 1882 ( die-cut ) |
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| Marshall & Ball ( Clothiers ) |
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| Martin Wilson Fruits, Nuts, & Co., New Brunswick, NJ |
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| McCullough Soap Co. ( Magnetic Soap ) die-cut ( front ) |
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| McCullough Soap Co. ( Magnetic Soap ) die-cut ( back ) |
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| Mercerie, Soieries, Rubans ( die-cut ) |
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| Merrick Thread Co. ( die-cut ) |
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| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York |
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| Meunier_Frères Chocolate series ( die-cut ) fronts |
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| Meunier_Frères Chocolate series ( die-cut ) backs |
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| Milton Rogers & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska ( Toy Savings Bank ) front |
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| Milton Rogers & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska ( Toy Savings Bank ) back |
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| Milwaukee Harvester Company, Wisconsin front |
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| Milwaukee Harvester Company, Wisconsin back |
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| Mrs. J. A. Wheeler, Milford, NH ( die-cut ) |
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| Murray & Lanman Florida Water 1881 |
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| Murray & Lanman Florida Water 1883 |
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| Muzzy Starch Co., Elkhart, Indiana |
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| N. A. Root & Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| N. Y. Condensed Milk Co. 1887 |
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| N.K. Mansfield, Springfield, MA |
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| National Line Steamships |
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| National Line Steamships |
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| New Home Sewing Machine Co. |
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| New York One Price Clothing Co., Westfield, MA |
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| Niagara Corn Starch |
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| Niagara Gloss Starch |
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| Niagara Starch |
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| Nichols' Elixir, Peruvian Bark & Protoxide of Iron |
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| Nouveautés aux Deux Passages, Lyon, France |
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| Oeufs et Nids. La Fauvette |
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| R.A. Wooldridge & Co., Baltimore, MD |
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| Palmer Lilac Sweets ( die-cut ) |
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| Palmer May Bloom ( die-cut ) |
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| Palmer Violet Bloom ( die-cut ) |
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| Parks & Tate, Schenectady, NY |
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| Parks & Tate, Schenectady, NY |
