Trade Card for Morning Glory Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co., 1889
THF298775 / Trade Card for Morning Glory Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co., 1889
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Artifact Overview
Advertisers used trade cards to sell goods and services and new color printing techniques increased their appeal during the late 19th century. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements added to product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card from D.M. Ferry & Co. features a colorful image of Morning Glory flowers with additional educational information on the back.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1889
Subject Date
1889
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Product made by D.M. Ferry & Company, Detroit, Michigan. Card lithographed by Calvert Lithographing Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.541.358
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 3.5 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.