Trade Card for Ariosa Coffee, Arbuckle Bros., 1889

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Artifact Overview

As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card for Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company provides information about its Ariosa coffee, as well as cooking instructions for the animal featured on the front of the card.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1889

Subject Date

1889

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.0.541.154

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 3 in

Trade Card for Ariosa Coffee, Arbuckle Bros., 1889