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James Pyle’s Pearline Trade Card

  Trade card, New York. Circa 1880s – 1890s. Price:  $7.00          Size:  3 x 5 and 1/8″ Trade card for the washing powder, Pearline (James Pyle’s Pearline, later James Pyle & Sons). Note:  I’ve said this…Read More…

Extrait de Viande de la Cie Liebig Trade Card

Trade card in french, circa 1927. Price:  $5.00             Size:  About 4 and 1/4 x 2 and 3/4″ Les Navires À Voiles À Travers Les Âges – Sailing Ships Through The Ages This was one of…Read More…

Passing Bell Buoy, Boston Harbor

Trade card. Copyright, Bufford, Boston, Massachusetts. Circa 1890s. Price:  $4.00 Nellie Lee’s Card An illustration of a paddle wheel steamer passing a bell buoy in Boston Harbor:  This trade card was never printed with any particular company information. It’s just…Read More…

Norwich CT Roller Skating Rink Trade Card

Trade Card, Norwich, Connecticut, 1877. Price:  $50.00           Size:  About 2 and 5/8 x 4″ On the front, by an unknown artist, an illustration based on the popular fictional story of Paul and Virginia (Paul et Virginie), by…Read More…

Clark’s O. N. T. Black Spool Cotton Trade Card

Trade card for Clark’s O.N.T. Spool Cotton. Lithograph, M & K Company. Circa  1880’s – 1890’s. Price:  12.00                Size:  About 2 and 3/4 x 4 and 1/4″ “Across the line from pole to…Read More…

W. & J. Leonard Trade Card, Salem, Mass.

Trade card for W. & J. Leonard, Salem, Massachusetts. Circa 1885 – 1890. Price:  $12.00                Size:  4 and 1/4 x 2 and 3/4″ W. & J. Leonard, Boots, Shoes & Rubbers. Successors to…Read More…

L. F. Abbott Groceries and Provisions, Boston

Trade cards, set of 4. Louis F. Abbott, Groceries and Provisions, Boston, Massachusetts. Copyrighted 1885 by F. C. Bryon, New York. Series 313. Price for the set:  $40.00           Size for each:  About 5 x 3 and…Read More…

Round Oak Stove Trade Card

Trade Card. Lithograph by Gies & Company, Buffalo, New York. Circa 1888 – 1895. Price:  $12.00 “The Name Tells” A lithograph by Gies & Co. of Buffalo, New York:  A pretty brunette in profile, gazes up and off in the…Read More…

Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil Trade Card

Trade Card, circa 1880 – 1896. Price:  $12.00            Size:  2 and 5/8 x 4″ A rendition of a young woman in traditional dress, probably modified by the artist’s imagination. No indication of what country or region she…Read More…

Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia, Trade Card

Trade Card, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Wanamaker & Brown. Circa Price:  $10.00            Size:  3 and 1/4 x 1 and 1/2″ Taking a very short respite from all the black and white photos and cards, here’s a…Read More…