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- Trade Card for "Wool Soap," Raworth, Schodde & Co., 1885-1895 - 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.
- 1885-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for "Wool Soap," Raworth, Schodde & Co., 1885-1895
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.
- Kalamazoo Corset Company "American Beauty Style 626" Corsets, 1891-1922 -
- 1900-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Corset Company "American Beauty Style 626" Corsets, 1891-1922
- Package of Curity Disposable Diapers, 1956-1958 -
- 1956-1958
- Collections - Artifact
Package of Curity Disposable Diapers, 1956-1958
- Bustle, circa 1908 -
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Bustle, circa 1908
- Chemise Dress with Slip, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Chemise Dress with Slip, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, circa 1930
- Baptismal Outfit, 1953 -
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Baptismal Outfit, 1953
- Receipt for Union Suits, Stephenson Underwear Mills, November 18, 1912 -
- November 18, 1912
- Collections - Artifact
Receipt for Union Suits, Stephenson Underwear Mills, November 18, 1912
- Trade Card for Men's Underwear, Otis Company, 1900-1920 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Men's Underwear, Otis Company, 1900-1920
In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 464" Corset, 1891-1922 -
- 1891-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 464" Corset, 1891-1922
- Camisole, 1910-1920 -
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Camisole, 1910-1920