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

Object/Artifact

Hoboken Historical Museum

2017.005.1047 Front

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

2017.005.1047

Description

Geismar Meyer Co., Hoboken, NJ Sale postcard

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 top

Transcription

Hoboken, NJ Nov 27 3:30 PM 1908

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto left

Transcription

Hooray, hooray! An autumn day! And Teddy bear Will join the play!

Type

Hand writing, Inscription

Location

Recto right + bottom

Transcription

Before you tackle winter, better prepare yourself by a visit to this store. Winter wear here-- variety, style and value. [Tiny Tad Says:] "Winter is a cold fact" Gerismar Meyer Co. -- Hoboken

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto right

Transcription

November 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

Verso bottom half

Transcription

Mrs. G. Bell 251 Union Ave. Rutherford

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in