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Star-braid and Fleisher's worsted yarns. [graphic].
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Contributor
Hunter, Thomas, printer.
Coburn, J.P., distributor.
Title
Star-braid and Fleisher's worsted yarns. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia : T. Hunter, lith
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description
2 prints : chromolithographs ; 16.5 x 6 cm. (6.5 x 2.25 in.)
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards for Fleisher's Star Braid Mills at Twenty-fifth and Hamilton Streets in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict two women on a balustraded balcony, one matching up a large roll of "Star Braid" yarn with the long train on the other woman's dress. Also shows a woman standing on a balcony under a shining sun pulling yarn from a large spool labeled "Star Braid" on the ground below her. A man stands adjacent to the spool on the ground and serenades the woman with a lute.
Notes
One print [P. 9815] contains distributor's imprint printed on verso: Presented by J.P. Coburn, dealer in general merchandise, Orwell, Pa. Save money buying your dress trimmings at Coburn's. Hats, caps, boots and shoes, cheap at Coburn's. Clothing at Coburn's. Choice groceries at Corburn's. Everything guaranteed as represented at Coburn's.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
Subject
Fleisher (Firm)
Textile industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Yarn.
Clothing & dress.
Balconies.
Lutes.
Serenading.
Sun.
Women.
Genre
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bookmarks -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Coburn, J.P., distributor.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *trade card - Star-braid [P.9815 & P.9822]
Accession number
P.9815
P.9822
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Trade Card Collection
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