1879
GUSN-268078
A figure in tartan and a figure in top hat and striped trousers carry a spool of Coats' Thread in the card image. There is a road sign pointing "To Paris" and a ship awaiting the figures. The caption reads "They Go." The card verso has an 1879 calendar.
advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : color illustration ; 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.102.04.03.007
2 1/4 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.
trade cards (advertising)
Notions (Merchandise)
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Item
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