Trade Card for Ariosa Coffee, Arbuckle Bros., "Indian Territory and Oklahoma," 1892
THF208519 / Trade Card for Ariosa Coffee, Arbuckle Bros., "Indian Territory and Oklahoma," 1892
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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 and features a colorful image in a series depicting the United States and its territories.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1892
Subject Date
1892
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.541.346
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 3 in
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As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services to potential customers. Cheap and effective, trade cards promoted products like medicine, food, stoves, sewing machines, and seeds. Americans often saved these vibrant advertisements found in product packages and distributed by local merchants. This set highlights colorful trade cards of several entrepreneurial companies.