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Collection of Trade Cards, Mainly British, 1700 - 1850 [Baron Leverhulme, Volume II]
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Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Trade cards were one of the most prevalent forms of advertising in the U.S. from around 1875 to 1900. They had their origin in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color. The Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition sparked the beginning, as many were passed out at that event.
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Date
1850 - 1859
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
