1882
GUSN-268198
Jumbo is pulled to America by animals hitched to giant spools of Willimantic Thread. The image caption reads "Jumbo must go, because drawn by Willimantic Thread!"
advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card ; 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.102.04.03.031
3 1/4 x 5 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.
Willimantic (Windham county, Connecticut)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company (Lithographer)
trade cards (advertising)
Notions (Merchandise)
Elephants
Jumbo (Elephant)
Item
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