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Trade card for The Rising Sun Stove Polish, Morse Bros., Canton, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-242052

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Description

This trade card contains harmful imagery and language including stereotypical caricatures regarding domestic work.

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The top of the card is captioned "Look on this picture," detailing an exchange on the poor quality of a competitor's stove polish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stoves (heating equipment)
appliances
labor
workers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.006.03.04.008

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Canton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Polishes
Stove industry and trade
Kitchen appliances
Heating
Domestic workers

Description Level

Item

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