Contributor |
Dillingham, L.H., distributor. |
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J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., printer. |
Title |
Life nothing without the Alden vinegar [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Boston] ; New York : Bufford |
Publisher |
MASS. Boston. 1880 |
Date |
[ca. 1880] |
Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 7 x11 cm (2.5 x 4 in.) |
Description |
Trade card promoting Alden Fruit Vinegar and depicting a racist scene of a barefooted, African man and a tiger gaurding a
barrel marked "The Alden Fruit Vinegar." In the right, the man looks toward the tiger and holds a spilling bucket in his hand
as he runs away from the tiger. In the left, the tiger threateningly crouches and roars on a rock. The man carries a spear
across his back and holds a shield. He is attired in red-striped shorts attahced to a red-striped sash over his left shoulder,
and a headband adorned with two feathers. In the background are palm fronds and thick grass. Brothers John Tolman and Walter
Alden founded Alden bro., later Alden Vinegar Company in St. Louis in 1878. The business expanded to Chicago, Philadelphia,
and New York. By 1907, the business collapsed.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Distributor's name on verso: For sale by L.H. Dillingham, dealer in staple and fancy groceries, Valparaiso, Ind. |
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Advertising text printed on recto: Life nothing without the Alden vinegar. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: The Alden Fruit Vinegar, unequalled for purity and excellence. The highest scientific authorities
having analyzed, say: "It is a pure, wholesome vinegar produced by natural fermentation from fruits."
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Text printed on the recto: [Bu]fford. Boston & New York. |
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Gift of David Doret. |
Subject |
Alden Vinegar Company. |
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Africans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Barrels. |
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Pails. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Spears. |
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Vinegar industry -- Missouri -- St. Louis. |
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Tigers. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
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Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
Associated name |
Dillingham, L.H., distributor. |
Printer |
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., printer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Alden [P.2017.95.5] |
Accession number |
P.2017.95.5 |