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Trade card, Enterprise Congress, World's Fair, Enterprise Meat Chopper, Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pa., Third and Dauphin Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Date

1893

GUSN

GUSN-319001

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Description

People from different countries stand around Uncle Sam as he demonstrates the Enterprise Meat Chopper. The product features and a price list are described on the card verso. The female Columbia figure stands next to Uncle Sam with the American eagle below them. The item is for sale at W.E. Barrett & Co., 65 to 87 Canal Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
appliances
meat grinders
world's fairs
trade cards (advertising)
price lists

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustrations ; 3 1/2 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.001.011

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)
price lists

Other Organizations

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Subjects

Kitchen appliances
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Columbia (Symbolic character)

Description Level

Item

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