Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882

Summary

As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co. began as a soap manufacturer before producing a wide variety of products as the Larkin Company. This trade card features J.D. Larkin's popular soap product, Boraxine.

As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co. began as a soap manufacturer before producing a wide variety of products as the Larkin Company. This trade card features J.D. Larkin's popular soap product, Boraxine.

Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1882

Collection Title

Trade Card Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.0.541.1006

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.375 in

Width: 3.25 in

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