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Trade card for Austen's Forest Flower Cologne, W.J. Austen & Co., Oswego, New York, undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-245430

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Description

The card verso has holiday greetings from Geo. W. Lane, 82 Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts. The dealer is giving away a bottle of the Cologne with fifty cents or more in purchases.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
cosmetics
perfume (scent)
girls
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 4 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.02.03.010

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Oswego (Oswego county, New York state)
Milford (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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