Victorian advertisements

Newspaper advertisement for Celluloid Starch: "Destroys germs! Protects from contagious diseases! It does not stick to the iron! It will not blister the linen!"

Victorian-era trade cards are an early form of collectible advertising. Trade cards originated in England in the 1700s, but the advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color, leading to a golden age in the US from 1876 to the early 1900s when halftone printed newspaper and magazine ads became more economical. Trade cards typically had a picture on one side and an ad on the other.

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Victorian advertisement Delineator 1892. From my facebook page Delineator Dreams: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=357588647654384=a.343438412402741.80931.341541662592416=1

Advertisement, Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic - 1895

Victorian advertising insert for

File name: 10_03_000789a Binder label: Soap Title: Thurbers' Pride of the Kitchen Soap. For cleaning scouring & polishing. [front] Created/Published: Boston : Forbes Co. Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 13 x 7 cm. Genre: Advertising cards Subject: Roses; Household soap Notes: Title from item. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

Vintage Perfume Advertisement - Kitchen Towel. Vintage Rimmel's advertisement. Makes a great gift for the home. Dimensions: 16" x 24". 80% durable woven polyester/ 20% polyamide blend microfiber. Machine washable. Imported, printed in the USA. https://www.zazzle.com/vintage_perfume_advertisement_kitchen_towel-197582176790427331 #towel #home #perfume #vintage #gifts

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Victorian advertisement 1890. From my facebook page Delineator Dreams: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350235048389744=a.343438412402741.80931.341541662592416=1

Victorian trade card

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Color lithographed Victorian-era trade cards were a key late 19th century advertising vehicle for national manufacturers and local businesses. These miniature posters, about the size of a postcard, were handed out as souvenirs at major expositions during the late Victorian period. They were distributed at stores, placed on sales counters free for the taking, and passed out by “drummers” who walked the streets looking for customers. The Print Department of the Boston Public Library is home to…

This book cover advertises Professor Anderson, the Great Wizard or the North. For a shilling, he reveals his tricks. A great graphic for Halloween!

An early GB Victorian advertising envelope with many different adverts inside and out

File name: 10_03_002518a Binder label: Shoes Title: F. W. Lucas & Co., dealers in fashionable boots and shoes at popular prices, New England one price shoe store, 186 Essex Street, Salem. [front] Date issued: 1870 - 1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : lithograph ; 13 x 7 cm. Genre: Advertising cards Subject: Cats; Shoes Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank. Statement of responsibility: F. W. Lucas & Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston…