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.

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