Trade cards
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A collection of scanned Victorian chromolithographed advertising trade cards issued by the Willimantic Linen Company of Connecticut for its six-cord spool cotton and linen machine thread. The cards use themes such as the Great Willimantic Bridge, Gulliver and the Lilliputians, Jumbo the elephant, children, flowers, and sewing scenes, with slogans like 'The Best Thread for Sewing Machines.' Some carry printer imprints (Donaldson Brothers, Hatch Litho, Arch Litho) and copyright dates of 1886 and 1890.
- Type
- Ephemera
- Date
- c. 1880-1890
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 19
- Archive notes
- Updated May 23, 2003
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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