Trade Card for the Household Sewing Machine Company, 1895

Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1895

Creators

Donaldson Brothers (Firm) 

Household Sewing Machine Company 

S. N. Bates 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Five Points 

United States, Rhode Island, Providence 

Keywords

Trade cards 

Advertising 

Baskets (Containers) 

Children 

Sailboats 

Sewing machines (Equipment) 

Shores (Landforms) 

Household Sewing Machine Company 

Collection Title

Trade Card Collection 

Object ID

00.1430.36

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. James R. Murphy

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3 in

Width: 4.75 in

Inscriptions

written on back: S. N. Bates, / 519 Division St. / Grand Rapids, Mich. / Foster Geise / Gift: Mrs. James R. Murphy.