Trade Card for No. 8 Sewing Machine, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., 1878-1889
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Artifact Overview
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises products available from Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1878-1889
Subject Date
1878-1889
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retailed by F.B. Day, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.0.281.343
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 2.75 in
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