Trade Card for Garland Stoves and Ranges, Michigan Stove Co., 1880-1900
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As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Sometimes, a trade card featured an illusion or interactive element, like this one for Michigan Stove Company, which instructs the viewer to hold the card to a light, revealing the "Garland Stoves and Ranges" logo in the window.
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Sometimes, a trade card featured an illusion or interactive element, like this one for Michigan Stove Company, which instructs the viewer to hold the card to a light, revealing the "Garland Stoves and Ranges" logo in the window.
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1880-1900
Subject Date
1880-1900
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.541.1256
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
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