Victorian Trade Card, Merrick Thread Co.

$27.99

An original sewing thread Victorian trade card.  A stunning image of the Statue of Liberty in gold, a great example of early printing and a great theme.

  • 3.00 x 4.25 inches in size.
  • Printed in the 1880s - 1890s.
  • Condition, excellent, actual card shown.
Victorian Trade cards are an early form of adverting from the late 1800s.  Some cards are custom made for products, others are stock cards.  At the time mass produced color printing had become affordable.  Cards were printed up and distributed to stores that sold these products, then given away to customers.  Since these are so colorful and the graphics so compelling, people would gather up cards and paste them into scrapbooks, or collect them.  

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