Trade Card for Warner's Safe Yeast, H.H. Warner & Co., 1887
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Artifact Overview
Hulbert Harrington Warner, a wealthy fire- and burglar-proof safe manufacturer, purchased medicinal formulas in the late 1800s and turned them into a multi-million-dollar patent medicine business. He also made and sold yeast. This trade card's colorful illustration touted Warner's "Safe" yeast -- alluding to his original business enterprise. The reverse advertised one of his "safe" cures, though it provided few medical benefits.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1887
Subject Date
1887
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by H.H. Warner & Co., Rochester, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.0.281.440
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 3.5 in
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