Trade Card for Sweet Pea Seeds, D.M. Ferry & Company, 1889
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Advertisers used trade cards to sell goods and services and new color printing techniques increased their appeal during the late 19th century. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements added to product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card from D.M. Ferry & Co. features a colorful image of Sweet Pea flowers with additional educational information on the back.
Advertisers used trade cards to sell goods and services and new color printing techniques increased their appeal during the late 19th century. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements added to product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card from D.M. Ferry & Co. features a colorful image of Sweet Pea flowers with additional educational information on the back.
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1889
Subject Date
1889
Creators
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Product made by D.M. Ferry & Company, Detroit, Michigan. Card lithographed by Calvert Lithographing Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
57.118.46
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 3.5 in
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