Undivided back, artist-signed, unused postcard. Publisher: American Commercial Advertising Company, New York. Circa 1909 – 1910. Price: $20.00 Here’s an old postcard that was used for advertising purposes by the Los Angeles, California-based Mullen & Bluett Clothing Company, and shows…Read More…
Category: Trade Cards and Advertising
German Yeast Company Trade Card
Here’s a lovely old trade card from about 1890 with an autumn-winter theme. For the design, the artist has “gathered” three outdoor scenes, some maple leaves, some acorns on their branches, and some long blades of golden grass. If you…Read More…
As You Like It Horse Radish
Old advertisement, circa 1907. Size including cardboard back: 2 and 3/4 x 4 and 1/2″ Price: $6.00 This is an old advertisement that someone had pasted on to a piece of cardboard, not in pristine shape due to the crease…Read More…
Haslett & Gladding Druggists
Trade card, circa 1875 – 1880. Size: About 4 and 1/2 x 3″ Price: $20.00 Here’s a beautiful and unusual old trade card. Too bad about the tears in the card on the left, but what an interesting one! The…Read More…
Dilworth’s Coffee
Trade Card circa 1884 – 1888. Size: About 3 and 1/4 x 2 and 1/2″ Price: $10.00 Old trade card for the Dilworth Brothers Company, which was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This one shows shows an angel in a fur-trimmed…Read More…
John K. Stevens Photographer Trade Card
Trade card showing “Stevens – The Photographer, McVicker’s Theatre Building, 14 Photographs, 3 Styles, $3.00.” This advertising card, in colors of blue-green, pink, and brown with a gold-tone border is entitled, “La Fuite des Oiseaux” and shows a boy and…Read More…
Locust Bloom Perfume
Size: About 5 and 1/2 x 3 and 1/2″ Year: Circa 1893 – ? (possibly through 1910s to early ’20s) Availability status: SOLD “Locust Bloom. The sweetest of perfumes. Sold only by Gradon & Koehler, Druggists, S. W. Cor. First…Read More…
Wilmot’s Clothing House Trade Card
Victorian Era trade card, Boston, circa 1885. Size: About 4 and 1/2 x 2 and 5/8″ Price: $15.00 Cheap Suits On Newspaper Row Wilmot’s, at the time this trade card was printed, was located at 259 and 261 Washington Street;…Read More…
The Leaf – White Sewing Machine Trade Card
Trade card in leaf shape for White Sewing Machines. Circa 1886. Price: $20.00 Size: About 3 x 4″ Beautiful leaf trade card in shades of green, red and gold, for White Sewing Machines. This is the second trade card for…Read More…
Bortree Duplex Corset Trade Card
Bortree Manufacturing Company, Duplex Corset Trade Card. Circa 1884. Card printed by The Krebs Lithographing Company of Cincinnati. A wonderful, colorful, slightly comical, (depending upon how this strikes you) trade card for Duplex corsets and the Bortree Manufacturing Company. This…Read More…