Postcard / trade card: A Happy New Year. The Frank Cordts Furniture Co., Washington & Second Sts., Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, Dec. 29, 1905.

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Hoboken Historical Museum

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Name/Title

Postcard / trade card: A Happy New Year. The Frank Cordts Furniture Co., Washington & Second Sts., Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, Dec. 29, 1905.

Entry/Object ID

2014.015.0021

Scope and Content

Postcard / trade card: A Happy New Year. Compliments of The Frank Cordts Furniture Company, Washington & Second Sts., Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, December 29, 1905. Chromolithographed, embossed card 3-1/2" x 5-1/2"; undivided back. Publisher: A. Baetz & Co., New York. Made in Germany. A stock card imprinted on the front with the greeting and near the bottom with the story name and address. Back ("Post Card" plus same in five other languages) has publisher credit. Addressed to a Mr. H. Breuel, 1017 Willow Ave., Hoboken. Not strictly a trade card, but typical of holiday advertising or promotional materials used by businesses, especially retail ones such as Cordts.

Acquisition

Accession

2014.015

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1905 - 1905

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1905 Date(s): 1905

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-04-23