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- Trade Card for Spool Cotton, Willimantic Linen Co., 1882-1885 - Showman P. T. Barnum purchased Jumbo, an 11-foot, 6-ton African elephant, from the London Zoo in 1882. Barnum shipped the giant pachyderm to America to star in his circus. Jumbo became a national sensation. Manufacturers capitalized on Jumbo's popularity by using the elephant's image in their advertising. This fanciful trade card depicts a reluctant Jumbo pulled to America with strong Willimatic Thread.
- 1882-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Spool Cotton, Willimantic Linen Co., 1882-1885
Showman P. T. Barnum purchased Jumbo, an 11-foot, 6-ton African elephant, from the London Zoo in 1882. Barnum shipped the giant pachyderm to America to star in his circus. Jumbo became a national sensation. Manufacturers capitalized on Jumbo's popularity by using the elephant's image in their advertising. This fanciful trade card depicts a reluctant Jumbo pulled to America with strong Willimatic Thread.
- Trade Card for Spool Cotton, Willimantic Linen Co., 1882-1885 - Showman P. T. Barnum purchased Jumbo, an 11-foot, 6-ton African elephant, from the London Zoo in 1882. Barnum shipped the giant pachyderm to America to star in his circus. Jumbo became a national sensation. Manufacturers capitalized on Jumbo's popularity by using the elephant's image in their advertising. This fanciful trade card depicts a reluctant Jumbo pulled to America with strong Willimatic Thread.
- 1882-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Spool Cotton, Willimantic Linen Co., 1882-1885
Showman P. T. Barnum purchased Jumbo, an 11-foot, 6-ton African elephant, from the London Zoo in 1882. Barnum shipped the giant pachyderm to America to star in his circus. Jumbo became a national sensation. Manufacturers capitalized on Jumbo's popularity by using the elephant's image in their advertising. This fanciful trade card depicts a reluctant Jumbo pulled to America with strong Willimatic Thread.