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- Copy of a Custom "Baby Calculator" Presented to Queen Elizabeth II for Prince Charles, 1953 -
- 1953
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Copy of a Custom "Baby Calculator" Presented to Queen Elizabeth II for Prince Charles, 1953
- Furness Prince Steamboat Line Advertisement, "South America," July 1929 - Furness Withy was formed in Hartlepool, England, in 1891. The company operated a fleet of cargo ships and passenger liners, with its passenger ships offering regular transatlantic service between Britain and North America. It acquired the Prince Line -- and its routes between New York City and South America -- in 1916. Furness Withy ended its passenger operations in 1966.
- July 01, 1929
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Furness Prince Steamboat Line Advertisement, "South America," July 1929
Furness Withy was formed in Hartlepool, England, in 1891. The company operated a fleet of cargo ships and passenger liners, with its passenger ships offering regular transatlantic service between Britain and North America. It acquired the Prince Line -- and its routes between New York City and South America -- in 1916. Furness Withy ended its passenger operations in 1966.
- Can Label, "Shasta Brand Yellow Cling Chopped Peaches," 1913-1940 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Shasta Brand Yellow Cling Chopped Peaches, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1913-1940
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Can Label, "Shasta Brand Yellow Cling Chopped Peaches," 1913-1940
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Shasta Brand Yellow Cling Chopped Peaches, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Prince Edward Island License Plate, 1929 - Early license plates issued by Canadian provincial governments consisted of porcelain coated steel, embossed or painted tin, or fiberboard. By the 1920s most provinces produced plates made of embossed steel. Automobiles registered in Prince Edward Island in 1929 sported a plate like this one.
- 1929
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Prince Edward Island License Plate, 1929
Early license plates issued by Canadian provincial governments consisted of porcelain coated steel, embossed or painted tin, or fiberboard. By the 1920s most provinces produced plates made of embossed steel. Automobiles registered in Prince Edward Island in 1929 sported a plate like this one.
- Can Label, "Little Prince Brand Unpeeled Blenheim Whole Apricots," 1913-1940 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Little Prince Brand Unpeeled Blenheim Whole Apricots, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1913-1940
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Can Label, "Little Prince Brand Unpeeled Blenheim Whole Apricots," 1913-1940
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Little Prince Brand Unpeeled Blenheim Whole Apricots, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Shasta Brand Unpeeled Apricot Halves," 1928-1940 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Shasta Brand Unpeeled Apricot Halves, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1928-1940
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Can Label, "Shasta Brand Unpeeled Apricot Halves," 1928-1940
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Shasta Brand Unpeeled Apricot Halves, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Henry Ford and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia with Group inside Sir John Bennett Jewelry Store, 1934 - Henry Ford, a watch enthusiast, purchased Sir John Bennett's clock, watch and jewelry store in 1928. The building stood five stories in London, England, but was reassembled into a two-story structure to better fit the scale of Ford's Greenfield Village. This photo shows Ford with Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (on the far right) touring the building and the viewing the display of watches.
- 1934
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Henry Ford and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia with Group inside Sir John Bennett Jewelry Store, 1934
Henry Ford, a watch enthusiast, purchased Sir John Bennett's clock, watch and jewelry store in 1928. The building stood five stories in London, England, but was reassembled into a two-story structure to better fit the scale of Ford's Greenfield Village. This photo shows Ford with Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (on the far right) touring the building and the viewing the display of watches.
- Can Label, "H. G. Prince & Co.'s Brand Cut Green Beans," 1928-1940 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for H.G. Prince & Co.'s Brand Cut Green Beans, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1928-1940
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Can Label, "H. G. Prince & Co.'s Brand Cut Green Beans," 1928-1940
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for H.G. Prince & Co.'s Brand Cut Green Beans, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Sunstrand Brand Cream-Style White Corn," circa 1920 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Sunstrand Brand Cream-Style White Corn, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- circa 1920
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Can Label, "Sunstrand Brand Cream-Style White Corn," circa 1920
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Sunstrand Brand Cream-Style White Corn, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Trade Card for H. B. Hull, Paragon Art Gallery, 1880-1900 - 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.
- 1880-1900
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Trade Card for H. B. Hull, Paragon Art Gallery, 1880-1900
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.