1886
GUSN-284187
A female cabbage figure stands in the illustration above the caption "A word to the wise is sufficient, use The Bay State Fertilizer." The text to the left of the figure reads "A flat Dutch cabbage." The benefits of using the fertilizer are described on the card verso. Edmund Grinnell, President and Samuel Ivers, Treasurer are listed on the item verso.
advertising
business (commercial function)
fertilizer
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.002.04.01.011
5 1/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
New Bedford (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Clarks Cove (Bristol county, Massachusetts) [bay]
Clark's Cove Guano Company (Publisher)
Clay & Richmond (Printer)
trade cards (advertising)
Fertilizer industry
Cabbage
Item
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