Trade Card for Herman Miller, Come and See the New Designs at the Herman Miller Showroom, circa 1955
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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.
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.
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
circa 1955
Subject Date
circa 1955
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Zeeland
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Advertised products made by Herman Miller, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan in their Chicago Showroom.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.177.191
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 6.5 in
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