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| H. O'Neill & Co., New York ( die-cut ) |
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 3 of a 6-part series on Trade Cards. For other examples see part 1 and 2 also.
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| Edward Kakas & Sons, Boston, MA 1877 |
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| Emerson's Bromo-Seltzer ( die-cut and folded ) front |
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| Emerson's Bromo-Seltzer ( die-cut and folded ) open |
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| Emerson's Bromo-Seltzer ( die-cut and folded ) inside |
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| Enameline Modern Stove Polish ( die-cut ) front |
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| Enameline Modern Stove Polish ( die-cut ) back |
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| Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, VT ( die-cut ) |
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| Expectorant of Dr. D. Jayne |
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| Eyre & Spottiswoode printers ( folded card - outside ) |
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| Eyre & Spottiswoode printers ( folded card - inside ) |
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| N.K. Fairbank & Co., Chicago, IL ( Fairbank's Cottolene ) |
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| Foster's Men's Gloves |
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| Frank C. Goodale, Lowell ( Druggist ) |
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| Frank Miller's Crown Dressing ( die-cut ) |
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| Frear's Troy Bazaar |
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| Fritz Thies, Denver, Co ( Liquors Cigars ) |
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| Fred G. Kingsman & Co., Augusta, ME ( "Fuller" Drug Store ) |
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| G. V. S. Quackenbush & Co. |
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| G. V. S. Quackenbush & Co. |
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| Geo. DuBois and Co., Utica, NY ( die-cut ) |
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| Geo. G. Burbank, Worcester |
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| Geo. H. Couch, Bridgeport, Connecticut ( Fine Shoes ) |
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| Geo. Watson & Co., Newark, NJ ( Clothiers ) |
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| Gillies Teas |
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| Gordon & Dilworth Manufacturers, New York |
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| Grant Clothiers 1887 |
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| Grosh's Pharmacy, West Philadelphia, PA ( die-cut ) |
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| H, O. Ryerson & Co. soaps ( die-cut ) |
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| H. H. Maupin, Woodlawn, Missouri ( Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant ) |
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| H.J. Tenney & Co. ( die-cut ) |
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| Haines & Co. Pianos, Rochester, NY ( die-cut ) |
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| Halls, Philadelphia, PA ( Dry Goods ) |
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| Harris Bros. Tobacco & Cigars, San Francisco |
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| Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company, New York ( Jones Superlative Flour ) die-cut - front |
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| Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company, New York ( Jones Superlative Flour ) die-cut - back |
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| Hill Brothers, New York 1885 |
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| Hoffman & Maurer's ( Notions, Fancy Goods and Picture Frames ) |
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| Hood's Pills ( die-cut ) |
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| Hood's Sarsaparilla |
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| Hood's Sarsaparilla ( die-cut ) |
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| Hood's Sarsaparilla ( die-cut ) |
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| Horsford's Acid Phosphate |
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| Household Sewing Machine Co. |
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| Howe Scales |
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| Hoyt's German Cologne ( die-cut ) |
The image on the card below seems to feature James Madison, the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817). See the contemporary engraving below the trade card:
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| Irvin's Shoe Store, Newark, NJ |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. & P. Coates Cotton |
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| J. Estey & Co. Organs. Brattleboro, Vermont |
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| J. H. Dudley & Co. |
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| J. J. Estes' Holiday Goods |
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| J. P. Jones, Baltimore ( die-cut ) |
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| J. R.Hall, Newport, VT ( die-cut ) |
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| J. Rothschild, New York ( die-cut ) front |
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| J. Rothschild, New York ( die-cut ) back |
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| J. S. Thomson & Co. Printers, Chicago |
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| J. W. Chamberlain, Salem, MA |
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| J. W. Le Maistre, Philadelphia, PA |
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| J.J. Lamberts, New York ( die-cut ) |
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| Jennie Stamley ( die-cut ) |
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| John D. Cutter & Co. |
