Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (front)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / front
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (back)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / back
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail1)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / detail1
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail2)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / detail2
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail3)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / detail3
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail4)
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Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924 / detail4
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (front) - Thumbnail
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (back) - Thumbnail
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail1) - Thumbnail
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail2) - Thumbnail
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail3) - Thumbnail
Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, F. A. Yount, 1924 (detail4) - Thumbnail

Mr. Smyley and Mr. Happy's Optical Illusion Trade Card for Nick Pettine Tuxedo Rentals, 1924

Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1924

Subject Date

circa 1924

Creators

F. A. Yount 

Pettine, Nick 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Keywords

Trade cards 

Advertising 

Envelopes 

Eyeglasses 

Men 

Optical illusion 

Tailors 

Tuxedoes 

Nick Pettine 

Collection Title

Research Center Trade Card Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.0.541.1588

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 2.25 in

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