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- Printing Plate with Image of Chairs -
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Printing Plate with Image of Chairs
- John Burroughs' Cradle, Photographed at His Birthplace, September 29, 1918 - John Burroughs (1837-1921), an internationally known naturalist and writer, was born on a dairy farm near Roxbury, New York, in the Catskills Mountains. After working as an itinerant teacher and living in Washington, D.C., Burroughs returned to the Catskills and built a home. There, he could visit his birthplace and the surrounding lands where he grew up.
- September 29, 1918
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John Burroughs' Cradle, Photographed at His Birthplace, September 29, 1918
John Burroughs (1837-1921), an internationally known naturalist and writer, was born on a dairy farm near Roxbury, New York, in the Catskills Mountains. After working as an itinerant teacher and living in Washington, D.C., Burroughs returned to the Catskills and built a home. There, he could visit his birthplace and the surrounding lands where he grew up.
- Children's Table Made by Fun-Iture Co., circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Children's Table Made by Fun-Iture Co., circa 1960
- Children's Furniture Made by Fun-Iture Co. Featured in Gimbels Display Window, circa 1960 - The Fun-Iture Company of Denver, Colorado, made "fun tables" and "fun chairs" that were sturdy, lightweight, and easy for a child to move or carry around. Gimbels Department Store in New York City featured Fun-Iture Company's tables and chairs in this children's department store display.
- circa 1960
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Children's Furniture Made by Fun-Iture Co. Featured in Gimbels Display Window, circa 1960
The Fun-Iture Company of Denver, Colorado, made "fun tables" and "fun chairs" that were sturdy, lightweight, and easy for a child to move or carry around. Gimbels Department Store in New York City featured Fun-Iture Company's tables and chairs in this children's department store display.
- Children in a Yard or a Garden, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Children in a Yard or a Garden, circa 1925
- Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890 - Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- 1860-1890
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Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890
Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- Trade Card for Mellin's Food, 1897 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1897
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Trade Card for Mellin's Food, 1897
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Trade Card for Hecker's Buckwheat, Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Co., 1893 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1893
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Trade Card for Hecker's Buckwheat, Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Co., 1893
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Fisher-Price Advertisement, "It Took Fisher-Price and 2,043 Mothers to Design a High Chair Like This," 1990 - By the time Fisher-Price created this advertisement, highchairs had been around for centuries--but the company now claimed it improved on the age-old design. Fisher-Price proudly announced that it had listened to "the experts"-- 2.043 moms--when designing this highchair. The company stated that the sturdy and stable chair was easy to use--especially when juggling a baby with one hand--and easy to clean.
- 1990
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Fisher-Price Advertisement, "It Took Fisher-Price and 2,043 Mothers to Design a High Chair Like This," 1990
By the time Fisher-Price created this advertisement, highchairs had been around for centuries--but the company now claimed it improved on the age-old design. Fisher-Price proudly announced that it had listened to "the experts"-- 2.043 moms--when designing this highchair. The company stated that the sturdy and stable chair was easy to use--especially when juggling a baby with one hand--and easy to clean.
- Playing Tea Party, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
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Playing Tea Party, 1920-1930