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- Trade Card for H. Leonard Sons & Co., "Hail, the Bridegroom!, Hail, the Bride," circa 1887 - 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.
- circa 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for H. Leonard Sons & Co., "Hail, the Bridegroom!, Hail, the Bride," circa 1887
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.
- Hallmark "Disney's Narnia: Lucy and the Wardrobe" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Disney's Narnia: Lucy and the Wardrobe" Christmas Ornament, 2006
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Trade Card for H. Leonard Sons & Co., "Ruddygore...Sing Hey, Lackaday!," circa 1887 - 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.
- circa 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for H. Leonard Sons & Co., "Ruddygore...Sing Hey, Lackaday!," circa 1887
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.
- Witch Ball, 1800-1825 - Witch balls are decorative spheres of handblown glass, often with web-like strands visible inside. In 18th century England, it was common to see them hung in windows to help ward off evil spirits. Their exact origin is unclear, and the term "witch ball" could be a corruption of "watch ball," as they were thought to keep watch over the home.
- 1800-1825
- Collections - Artifact
Witch Ball, 1800-1825
Witch balls are decorative spheres of handblown glass, often with web-like strands visible inside. In 18th century England, it was common to see them hung in windows to help ward off evil spirits. Their exact origin is unclear, and the term "witch ball" could be a corruption of "watch ball," as they were thought to keep watch over the home.
- Sugar Bowl, 1835-1850 - American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.
- 1835-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1835-1850
American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.