Newton photographs collection : advertising trade cards - Advertising trade cards - Auburndale trade cards - J. W. Davis, Auburndale, Mass. - Cosmopolitan Emporium of Fashions -
Newton photographs collection : advertising trade cards - Advertising trade cards - Auburndale trade cards - J. W. Davis, Auburndale, Mass. - Cosmopolitan Emporium of Fashions -
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Newton photographs collection : advertising trade cards - Advertising trade cards - Auburndale trade cards - J. W. Davis, Auburndale, Mass. - Cosmopolitan Emporium of Fashions -
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Newton Free Library trade card collection - Note Title from container. Handwritten title on CD-ROM: Trade cards database. Bound in mylar sleeves in three boxes. A collection of trade cards. - In the late 1800's advanced industrial technology meant major reduction in the cost of printing and producing advertising. Trade cards were given away by shopkeepers with the purchase of a product. Consumers collected trade cards, accumulating the cards in scrapbooks or boxes. This collection of Auburndale, Mass. company cards was donated to the Newton Free Library - Text on verso: J. W. Davis, Auburndale, Mass., Dealer in Fancy Goods, notions, trimmings, And a good Assortment of Ladies' Goods and Small Wares. Also, family groceries, canned fruits, pickles, crockery, glassware, flour, &c., &c. Meal and grain Wholesale and Retail. Agency for Mme. Demorest's Reliable Patterns. -
