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19th Century Promotional Trade Cards

Vintage lithographic trade cards promoting tobacco and other products, featuring whimsical and playful illustrations reflecting the era's marketing.

A cover design for an 1882 Almanack featuring a young boy sat symbolically on a milestone, carved with the year. Date: 1882
A cover design for an 1882 Almanack featuring a young boy sat symbolically on a milestone, carved with the year. Date: 1882
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Das Kaethchen von Heilbronn (by Kleist) series, Unter dem Holunderstrauch (Under the Elder Bush), digitally enhanced reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900Carter's Liver Bitters will make you eat - Sarah Bernhardt. Carter's Liver Bitters will make you eat - Sarah BernhardtAntoni Piotrowski (1853-1924), Idylla; Salon Kulikowski (Warsaw; Art Gallery; Publisher), Husnik & Häusler (Praga; Reprographic Department; 1888-1936); around 1910 (1910-00-00-1915-00-00);Noël (Holiday Card), 1912. George Auriol (French, 1863-1938). Color lithograph; image and sheet: 17.8 x 11.7 cm (7 x 4 5/8 in.).Picture series shadow plays, the farmer, Liebig picture, digitally improved reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900Along came a blackbird and Popped off her nose, Randolph CaldecottGleanings of Natural History, Exhibiting Figures of Quadrupeds, Birds, Insects, Plants, Etc. London, Printed for Author at the Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764, Natural History, A beautifully detailed illustration featuring a hand emerging from a dark sleeve, grasping a branch adorned with vibrant red berries and large, green leaves. The hand, which is shaded in rich, contrasting tones, suggests a sense of life and vitality as it presents the foliage. The leaves exhibit impressive vein patterns, showcasing their natural texture. Below the hand, an array of small cylindrical objects may hint at a scientific or botanical context, perhaps representing containers or vials. The caption also includes the Latin name 'Cataegus tonkinensis,' indicating the botanical subject of the artwork. A small red circle with a dot inside adds an element of curiosity, drawing attention to the intricate details of this natural composition.Answering the Horn. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;Trade cards depicting children, men, dogs, a newspaper, a cupid, chess pieces, flowers, jump roping, a cooking accident and Germany.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Dogs, Chess1 - Attention!. 1 - Attention!View with Astrai EDITIONS the itemConstancy (valentine). Unknown Artist; English, 19th century. Date: 1835-1845. Dimensions: 184 × 116 mm (folded sheet). Lithograph with hand-coloring on pinkish cream laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.No, how it can be, there are already little fruits hanging on it, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series The Fairy Tale of the Extract Tree, (1893)Laplanders House, from the Habitations of Man series (N113) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1890 Original lithograph by The Giles Company Trade cards from the "Habitations of Man" series (N113), issued in a set of 25 cards in 1890 by W. Duke, Sons & Co., a branch of The American Tobacco Company, to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. Laplanders House, from the Habitations of Man series (N113) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. Original lithograph by The Giles Company (New York, NY). 1890. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Illustration of an edition of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Tales (19th c.).South Carolina, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Flags of the States and Territories" series (N11), issued in 1888 in a set of 47 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. There are also approximately 100 scroll color variations. The museum's collection contains the full set of 47 cards, as well as 54 scroll color variations and one cutout card.. South Carolina, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 407571King Ludwig of Bavaria, King Ludwig II of Bavaria fishing for arts to art, In the background, three ministers in Berlin dance the Allianz-Cancan title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, Caricaturist, Carl Angerer -, engraverA color woodcut by Lucien Pissarro on Japanese paper, showing a detailed composition created using color cutting techniques.Cigar label with cherubic design for Havana cigars manufactured by M Valle and Company in Cuba. Date: circa 1885Scarborough, England, from the Surf Beauties series (N232), issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Surf Beauties" series (N232), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Scarborough, England, from the Surf Beauties series (N232), issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyLotus flower, Ramses II, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Symbolic Flowers (1893), AfricaBilderserie Die fünf Sinne, das Gehör / Image series The five senses, hearing, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.Colored illustration of the sea resort climate at Sistiana, showing coastal scenery and climate conditions around 1900.by Polenova, Elena Dmitryevna (1850-1898) / Regional A. Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk / Realism / 1882 / Russia / Watercolour on paper / Genre / 21,5x14N ° 5 / News. (IT)Embroidery, Germany 19th century. Young man with an hawk and a dog embroidery design.Wednesday. Go way trouble, and neber come again, for I neber will sigh any more for Higgins' soap gives me great joy. When I am scrubbing off the floor.. Wednesday. Go way trouble, and neber come again, for I neber will sigh any more for Higgins' soap gives me great joy. When I am scrubbing off the floor.18Th Century, Adults Only, Art, Bamboo, Capital Letter, Characters, Color Image, Daniel Defoe, Day, Front View, Full Length, Head And Shoulders, History, Illustration, Illustration And Painting, Literature, Men, Nautical Vessel, Novel, Only Men, Outdoors, Painted Image, Paintings, Past, Raft, ReflecTile Walter T. Crane (British, 1845-1915). , ca. 1890. Transfer-printed, polychromed, glazed earthenware, 6 x 6 x 5/16 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm). Decorative Arts ca. 18901912 Cartoon 'Sitting up with a sick friend,' commenting on the Republican Party split, in which 'progressive' Theodore Roosevelt challenges incumbent Taft for the party's nomination. G.O.P. elephant, holding fan 'hope' in its trunk, seated beside William Howard Taft, who is sick in bed. Bottle labeled 'progressivism tonic' on table.From the old Viennese Naschmarkt , Josef Eberle -, Printer, German School Association, Producer, After, Irene Gabriele Illona Wittrisch Wittrich -, DrawerHistorical illustration, Heinzelmaennchen, little house gnomes from Cologne, Image 1 of 9, Der Faulpelz, The Lazybones, 19th Century legend, poem by August KopischBEER FROM THE MEUSE Printing F. Champenois. Beer from the Meuse. Poster. Color lithography.Felicitatie Van Istvan Lusztig, Kornél Révész, 1913 - 1936 Print is part of a catalog with 13 bound objects and two text magazines. Catalog is part of a cover with 64 objects on 34 set -up sheets and a text sheet. Hungary paper etching / drypoint flowers: rose. house personnel, servants. military salutes. child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex)Waiting for a strong 'son' to come along , Rain, Umbrellas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesLiebig series of puzzle pictures, Who broke the vase , digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900 MINT Date: 1905The mother was going out washing and wouldn't return till two, and should the tail tire o'wagging, What would the poor baby do Harness Oil for carriage tops and boots and shoes will do…. The mother was going out washing and wouldn't return till two, and should the tail tire o'wagging, What would the poor baby do Harness Oil for carriage tops and boots and shoes will do…"The fox & the goat" (see other side.) Kerr & Co's Aesop's fables. Extra six cord spool cotton.. "The fox & the goat" (see other side.) Kerr & Co's Aesop's fables. Extra six cord spool cotton.Poetry Repeats Itself, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Snapshots from 'Puck'" series (N125), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. Poetry Repeats Itself, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Lait pur sterilise de la Vingeanne (Poster) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923) / Private Collection / 1890s / Schwitzerland / Colour lithograph / Poster and Graphic design / Art NouveauAlbum Monte Carlo (2nd Serie): Cover Page SEM (Georges Goursat, said, 1863-1934). Album Monte Carlo (2nd series): cover page. Color lithography. 1901.The Carnveal of Rome, Italy, throwing flowers / Bilderserie Der Carnveal von Rom, Italien, das Blumenwerfen, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.The White sewing machine. The most popular in the world. Every 2 minutes. Each day we make a new White Sewing Machine. , Fairies, Sewing machines, 19th Century American Trade CardsEntrance to the Eglise de St-Ouen, Rouen, France. Colour woodblock after an illustration by Thomas Crane and Ellen Houghton from Abroad, Marcus Ward, London, 1882.Grand Slam, The Game of Bridge, Life Cartoons still image. Postcards. 1905 - 1930. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography CollectionJ. S. Custer Son & Co., 43 North Eighth St., Phila.. J. S. Custer Son & Co., 43 North Eighth St., Phila.Serie Kutschen und Gespanne, Einspänner, Rennkarre beim Trabrennen, digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Liebig Sammelbildes von ca 1900Harper's: Christmas. Artist: Edward Penfield (American, Brooklyn, New York 1866-1925 Beacon, New York). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 12 15/16 in. (43.9 × 32.8 cm). Publisher: Harper and Brothers, Publishers. Date: 1896. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.published in Vanity Fair December 22, 1904: Vanity Fair: "Alphonse", 1894. Jean Baptiste Guth (French, 1883-1921), Vincent Brooks Day & Son. Color lithograph; sheet: 38.4 x 25.6 cm (15 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.); image: 31.8 x 19.4 cm (12 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.).July: Waves Postcard by Rie Cramer. ca. 1907-1930, July: Waves Postcard by Rie Cramer Cartoon on Prince Willem, 1813, 1813 print Cartoon on Prince Willem, the Duke of Clarence, the later British king William IV Hendrik, who is rejected on his knees by Anna Paulowna, 1813. She suspects that it is to do her money bags. Under the plate a verse in three couplets. paper etching / letterpress printing kneeling on both knees. man kneeling before his beloved (proposing). being refused, the proposal rejected. political caricatures and satiresSleeping Beauty In the Wood, Book CoverThe century, Christmas number. , Peacocks, PeriodicalsPicture series Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Return with Products of the New World, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900Serie Musikinstrument, Fiedel, Fiedelspieler im Zigeunerlager in Ungarn / Series musical instrument, fiddle, fiddle player in gypsy camp in Hungary, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei, genaues Datum unbekannt.Try Julius J. Wood & Co's Enamel Gloss Starch. , People, Irons Pressing, Laundry, Starch industry, 19th Century American Trade CardsIllustration by Henri Caruchet (1873-1948); for 'La Légende de soeur Béatrix' by Charles Nodier (1780-1844), 1903. coloured plate illustration with borders and ornaments. This is Nodier's short story based on the legend of the medieval Sister Beatrice of the convent of Notre-Dame des Épines-Fleurie (Jura), a passionate young woman who left the community to marry a knight, only returning after bearing him several children. Geneva Hand Fluter. Geneva Hand FluterBroadhead Worsted Mills - Poster for woolens or tailors, showing a woman in riding clothes placing a letter in the hollow of a tree; a sign nailed to the tree is blank for later printing, and in the distance is the Broadhead Worsted Mills, Jamestown, New York. 1886Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: Pierre Le Grand (French: Peter the Great) was a French buccaneer of the 17th century. He is known to history only from one source, Alexandre Exquemelin's Buccaneers of America, and may be imaginary.Advert for Sunlight soap, 1903. Artist: Unknown Snow White, in her glass coffin, is mourned by the dwarfs. (Story from Grimm) Cupid spins a web... Date: early 20th centuryAugust; Months of the year. A putto hides between crop and seems to look at a half-naked woman and a man. A line of Dutch text in the upper margin.C Cut It. Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901). Illustrations. 1910 - 1919. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Eating & drinking, Children , Clothing & dress , 1880-1889, PiesA ship, a ship, a sailing, sailing o'er the sea.. Crane, Walter (1845-1915). Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Boys, Seas, Flags , British, Cliffs, Sailors, TelescopesA merry Christmas! A happy New Year! Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton , Women, Girls, Thread, Cotton, Flowers, 19th Century American Trade CardsFrom the Vienna War Wald School, war postcard, Marianne Hitschmann-Steinberger -, artistThe Shah, A Viennese ironed the sniffing cloth from Naser Ad-Din, Shah of Persia title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, CaricaturistColor print from around 1900 advertising ZACHERLIN, showing product branding and decorative graphic elements by an anonymous artist.Hercules and the Waggoner From the book Babys Own Aesop by Walter Crane published c1920Collage of faces in Baarn on a Klaverblad (Klavertje Vier):- Memorial of Waterloo.- Beijing.- Badhotel.- Great bowl.Greeting Card; 1962-161-2-bTwo cherubs in the clouds Date: circa 1880The New American.. The New American.J. S. Custer Son & Co., 43 North Eighth St., Phila.. J. S. Custer Son & Co., 43 North Eighth St., Phila.Paris besieged. / Scenes of Parisian life / during the seat / by / drane. blanketValentine 1881 Kate Greenaway. Valentine. Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846-1901 London). 1881. White card, chromolithographyShorts and Sweet by Buell, Al (1910-1996)/ Private Collection/ 1950s/ The United States/ Oil on cardboard/ Pin-up/ GenreVintage Canadian Poster. The Old Trapper's ChoiceCover illustration for the Harper & Brothers 1910 edition of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by American artist Worth Brehm.Why are the Leonard cleanable refrigerators the best in the world. Why are the Leonard cleanable refrigerators the best in the worldNational lottery René Vincent (1879-1936). Advertising poster. "National lottery". Color lithography. 1934.Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from "World's Champions," Second Series (N43), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 414378Wheeler and Wilson triumphant. , Angels, Women, Lions, Carts & wagons, Sewing machines, 19th Century American Trade CardsCompliments of E. F. Watson Corner Market Square & North Main Street Providence, G. H. Remington, Clerk. Picturesque America, Charles Dana GibsonW.E. Crist, Tricyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 15/16 x 3 1/4 in. (7.4 x 8.3 cm). Lithographer: Lindner, Eddy & Claus (American, New York). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from "World's Champions," Second Series (N43), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Edward England, Marooned, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes ca. 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Pirates of the Spanish Main" series (N19), issued ca. 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Edward England, Marooned, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. ca. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)Hans Brinker, Book CoverThe Diverting History of John Gilpin. Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886. Books, Illustrations. 1880 - 1889. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionPicture series Materials, mother-of-pearl, catching and cutting, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ca 1900, in the public domain, exact date unknownCities and people series, woman with vegetables against the backdrop of Haarlem in Holland / Serie Städte und Menschen, Frau mit Gemüse vor der Kulisse von Haarlem in Holland, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei, genaues Datum unbekannt.Serie Berühmte Bildhauer, Italien, Michel Angelo Buonarroti und Antonius Canova, digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Liebig Sammelbildes von ca 190...P - Peeped in It, Victorian Children's Literature - Kate GreenawayTry Lavine for washing. Try Lavine for washingCover design, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, by Bret Harte, illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Showing three children playing on a makeshift sailing boat constructed with a chair, a sweeping brush and a bed sheet. Date: 1886Mander Brothers Printing Ink Makers - an advertisement featuring Queen Victoria in the year of her Diamond Jubilee. Date: 1819 - 1901