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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup |
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 |
Ludwig Piano (die-cut) |
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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Nicoll The Tailor, New Haven, CT |
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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 |