This sign has a high quality baked on gloss finish. There are more ads and 1000 categories of contemporary collectibles. Big enough to stand out on your barn wall -. Great coloration in the sign.
This is a cool looking piece! I see some wear here and there but nothing too bad. If you have any questions please let me know.
Description: This Victorian Trade Card for “Casaday, Sulky Plows” has a picture of a Horse Drawn Plow. The card is by-fold. The “Oliver Chilled Plow Works” building is soon on the back page. Brief History of Trade Cards by Ben CraneOver a century ago, during the Victorian era, one of the favorite pastimes was collecting small, illustrated advertising cards that we now call trade cards. These trade cards evolved from cards of the late 1700s used by tradesmen to advertise their services. Although examples from the early 1800s exist, it was not until the spread of color lithography in the 1870s that trade cards became plentiful. By the 1880s, trade cards had become a major way of advertising America’s products and services, and a trip to the store usually brought back some of these attractive, brightly-colored cards to be pasted into a scrapbook. Some of the products most heavily advertised by trade cards were in the categories of: medicine, food, tobacco, clothing, household, sewing, stoves, and farm. The popularity of trade cards peaked around 1890, and then almost completely faded by the early 1900s when other forms of advertising in color, such as magazines, became more cost effective. Although trade card collecting began over 100 years ago, today’s strong interest in trade cards began relatively recently. Trade cards that were bought for ten cents thirty years ago frequently bring ten dollars or more in today’s market–and some have even sold for over a thousand dollars. Measures 3″ W x 5-1/4″ H folded closed. Condition: Corners and edges are worn. Small tear at spine a quarter down from the top. Free shipping in the U.S. Items are shipped out every Monday morning. Like what you see? Check out my eBay store!! 10/2015 Nancy
This sign has a high quality baked on gloss finish. There are more ads and 1000 categories of contemporary collectibles. Big enough to stand out on your barn wall -. Great coloration in the sign.
Casaday Sulky Plows South Bend IND Foldout Early Advertising Trade Card Booklet. Very rare early foldout booklet in overall good condition for its age. Beautiful piece. Thank you for looking and be sure to check out my other related items as well.