Color Postcard: Geismar's, Hoboken, NJ, 1908

Object/Artifact

Hoboken Historical Museum

2017.005.1046 Front

Name/Title

Color Postcard: Geismar's, Hoboken, NJ, 1908

Entry/Object ID

2017.005.1046

Description

Geismar's, Hoboken, NJ Sale postcard: "Tiny Tads Calendar Series"

Acquisition

Accession

2017.005

Source or Donor

Estate of John DePalma

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gustave Verbeek

Role

Media Artist

Manufacturer

Tiny Tads Co.

Date made

1908

Notes

"Tiny Tads" refers to the characters in the comic strip "The Terrors of the Tiny Tads," created by Gustave Verbeek, an artist and cartoonist. These characters appeared in postcards, often with illustrations by Verbeek himself. While Tiny Tads isn't a postcard company in itself, there are indications of a Tiny Tads Company that published some of the postcards featuring Verbeek's artwork. This suggests a licensing or partnership agreement where the company reproduced and distributed the postcards based on Verbeek's creations.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Postmark

Location

Verso middle

Transcription

Hoboken, N.J. Sep [illegible] 3:30 PM 1908

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto left

Transcription

It's now that the weather Begins to grow cool, And the bad boy begins To play hookey from school

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto right

Transcription

September 1908 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto bottom left of image

Transcription

Type

Hand writing

Location

Recto middle toward right & bottom

Transcription

Now that Summer is going away, the important question is where to find the best assortments and values in Autumn Jasion-- We think me know the anomer. Gerard Meyer Co. - Hoboken

Type

Hand writing

Location

Verso middle & bottom

Transcription

Mrs. E. G. Maynard. Maynard Way Rutherford

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in