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- Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1880-1900 - 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 vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This colorful trade card promoted the Singer Sewing Machine Company, founded by Isaac Singer when he introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1880-1900
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 vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This colorful trade card promoted the Singer Sewing Machine Company, founded by Isaac Singer when he introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851.
- Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, circa 1891 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. The Singer Sewing Machine Company -- founded when Isaac Singer introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851 -- embraced this method of advertising. The Singer Company produced colorful trade cards, like this one, which informed customers about popular sewing machine.
- circa 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, circa 1891
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. The Singer Sewing Machine Company -- founded when Isaac Singer introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851 -- embraced this method of advertising. The Singer Company produced colorful trade cards, like this one, which informed customers about popular sewing machine.
- Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1872-1880 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. The Singer Sewing Machine Company -- founded when Isaac Singer introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851 -- embraced this method of advertising. The Singer Company produced colorful trade cards, like this one, which informed customers about popular sewing machine.
- 1872-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1872-1880
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. The Singer Sewing Machine Company -- founded when Isaac Singer introduced the first practical sewing machine for home use in 1851 -- embraced this method of advertising. The Singer Company produced colorful trade cards, like this one, which informed customers about popular sewing machine.
- Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Charmant Oiseau (from La Perle de Brasil)" and a Message for Thomas Edison, 1915 - This rare recording was the brainchild of Thomas Edison's Chief Engineer Miller R. Hutchison. A group of Edison's friends and business associates gathered at Edison's West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory as this pre-recorded speech was played during a telephone call made to Edison over the newly completed transcontinental telephone line. Edison was visiting the 1915 Pan-American Exhibition in San Francisco on the opposite coast. This recording was never sold commercially.
- October 21, 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Charmant Oiseau (from La Perle de Brasil)" and a Message for Thomas Edison, 1915
This rare recording was the brainchild of Thomas Edison's Chief Engineer Miller R. Hutchison. A group of Edison's friends and business associates gathered at Edison's West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory as this pre-recorded speech was played during a telephone call made to Edison over the newly completed transcontinental telephone line. Edison was visiting the 1915 Pan-American Exhibition in San Francisco on the opposite coast. This recording was never sold commercially.
- Genius Rewarded, or the Story of the Sewing Machine, 1880 -
- 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Genius Rewarded, or the Story of the Sewing Machine, 1880
- La-Z-Boy Advertisement in American Home Magazine, "A Family Affair with the Bing Crosbys," October 1967 - In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements, beginning with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s, would become an enduring La-Z-Boy advertising strategy.
- October 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
La-Z-Boy Advertisement in American Home Magazine, "A Family Affair with the Bing Crosbys," October 1967
In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements, beginning with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s, would become an enduring La-Z-Boy advertising strategy.
- Edison Recording Artists Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, circa 1916 -
- February 25, 1920
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Edison Recording Artists Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, circa 1916
- Edison Recording Artists Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, 1920 -
- February 25, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Recording Artists Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan, 1920
- Singer Bowl Medal From New York World's Fair, 1964 - The Singer Company became the corporate sponsor of the assembly stadium during the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The 17,000 seat "Singer Bowl" hosted the official opening of the fair along with other events. The stadium also contained an exhibition area about the famous sewing machine company. Fairgoers could remember their visit to the stadium with this souvenir medal.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Singer Bowl Medal From New York World's Fair, 1964
The Singer Company became the corporate sponsor of the assembly stadium during the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The 17,000 seat "Singer Bowl" hosted the official opening of the fair along with other events. The stadium also contained an exhibition area about the famous sewing machine company. Fairgoers could remember their visit to the stadium with this souvenir medal.
- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," 1973 -
- 1973
- Collections - Artifact
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," 1973