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- Trade Card for Mrs. Killin Millinery, 1881 - 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 Mrs. Killin's millinery in Morenci, Michigan.
- circa 1881
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Killin Millinery, 1881
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 Mrs. Killin's millinery in Morenci, Michigan.
- Trade Card for Star Bakery, M. C. Penniman, 1881 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1881
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Star Bakery, M. C. Penniman, 1881
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.