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- Trade Card for Rising Sun Stove Polish, Morse Bros., 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Rising Sun Stove Polish, Morse Bros., 1870-1900
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.
- Bicycle Polish Tin, circa 1895 - Late 19th-century cyclists cared for their vehicles by using a variety of specialized products and accessories. One such product was Franklin's Excelsior Enamel Bicycle Polish and Lubricant. The polish manufacturer, William A. Franklin of Rochester, New York, claimed the product would "prevent rust and remove all scratches from the enamel." The product also lubricated and cleansed the chain if applied freely.
- 1890-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Bicycle Polish Tin, circa 1895
Late 19th-century cyclists cared for their vehicles by using a variety of specialized products and accessories. One such product was Franklin's Excelsior Enamel Bicycle Polish and Lubricant. The polish manufacturer, William A. Franklin of Rochester, New York, claimed the product would "prevent rust and remove all scratches from the enamel." The product also lubricated and cleansed the chain if applied freely.
- J.L. Prescott & Co. Blackene Stove Polish Can, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
J.L. Prescott & Co. Blackene Stove Polish Can, circa 1895
- Trade Card for Rising Sun Stove Polish, Morse Bros., 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Rising Sun Stove Polish, Morse Bros., 1870-1900
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.