Trade Card for Sewing Machines, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., 1880-1900
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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
1880-1900
Subject Date
1880-1900
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lithographed by J. Ottmann Lithographic Company, New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1430.67
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. James R. Murphy
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 3.5 in
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