Card, Trade

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Card, Trade

Entry/Object ID

398d

Description

J. H. Bell & Co. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 2 3/4". Description: tan with red, black and brown ink printing; front side shows image of a boy in knickers, striped shirt and cap yelling (hawking); imprinted: "After the Fair . . . Imitating the Showman, Big Snaks"; below image: "Downs Patent Improved Self-Adjusting Corset"; reverse side graphic of corset, description and sales copy; faded ink stamp on bottom of local company, "J. H. Bell & Co., Waseca, Minn.

Context

Waseca City Business - General Store. Clothing. Advertising. Nearly all of the Paulson articles are by the courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. O.J. Swenson.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Trade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

October 31, 1997

Update Date

November 21, 2024