Original Trade Card - "Compliments of the New Home Sewing Machines Co.;

Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books

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Original trade card with a color illustration of a house residing near a lake shore with purple, orange-yellow, and white violets pictured underneath. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 3 1/4" x 5 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact overall except for slight foxing on front and back, bumped corners, and a few small wrinkles. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the New Home Sewing Company and M. L. Decker in Cortland, New York. Decker is described as being an "agent for the best dye and cleansing establishment; suits, feathers, dress goods, etc., dyed in the best manner." The front promotes the New Home Sewing Co. and lists its various locations. The back advertises the business of M. L. Decker and the New Home Sewing Machine. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Original Trade Card - "Compliments of the New Home Sewing Machines Co.;
Author
New Home Sewing Machine Co.
Condition
Collectible-Very Good
Binding
No Binding
Seller catalogs
Business and Finance, Trade Cards, U.S. History

Barry Cassidy Rare Books

Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

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AbeBooks seller since May 27, 2013

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Our store was founded in 1975 and has been in continuous operations since then. We maintain a quality selection of books, letters and manuscripts, photographs, prints and ephemera. We are open to serious collectors Monday through Friday and suggest that you call the store before coming in. We do not send pictures or scans.

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Barry Cassidy Rare Books

CA, U.S.A.