Advertisement card (Dr. Warner's Corsets)
Name/Title
Advertisement card (Dr. Warner's Corsets)Entry/Object ID
22.10.77Description
Advertisement for "Dr. Warner's Coraline Corset." Ripped bottom corner causes it to read only "raline." A purple or red stamp on the front of the card reads "[illegible] Specially for Theodore Kohn, Orangeburg, S.C." The card is blank on the back and has been stuck to another card.Context
Victorian trade cards were an early collectible advertising popularized after the Civil War. The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce advertising cards in color, leading to a golden age from 1876 to the early 1900s, when halftone-printed ads became more economical. Trade cards typically had a picture on one side and an advertisement/text on the other. Custom cards were printed for specific products, such as medicines, sewing supplies, and even farm equipment. Theodore Kohn (1840-1902) was a mercantile in Orangeburg from 1877 to 1890.Collection
Dyson family collectionCategory
Advertising