Details
Contributor Donaldson Brothers (Firm), printer.
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Title [Rising Sun Stove Polish by Morse Bros. trade cards] [graphic].
Publisher New York : Donaldson Brothers, Five Points
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1880
Date [ca. 1880]
Physical Description 2 prints : chromolithographs ; 15 x 8.5 cm. (6 x 3.25 in.)
Description Series of illustrated trade cards depicting two cause and effect scenarios entitled "The story of a foolish man" and "The story of a wise man". In the four panels of "The story of a foolish man," a businessman buys an imitation stove polish from an "unprincipaled dealer" and as a result, suffers a cranky maid, dirty stove and late meals, which forces him to lose money and business. In the four panels of "The story of a wise man," a businessman purchases Rising Sun Stove Polish from a "respectable store" and as a result, enjoys a happy home, which allows him to tend to his business and eventually become a wealthy and well-respected Congressman. One print [1975.F.722] also depicts a package of Rising Sun Stove Polish on the verso and the other [1975.F.725] includes a bird's eye view of Morse Bros. manufactory in Canton, Massachusetts.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Advertising text printed on versos promotes Rising Sun Stove Polish created by Morse Bros. of Canton, Massachusetts. Cautions viewer to avoid imitations.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
Subject Morse Bros. (Canton, Mass.)
Polishes industry -- Massachusetts -- Canton.
Business people.
Stoves.
Women domestics.
Causation.
Genre Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Provenance Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Rising [1975.F.722 & 1975.F.725]
Accession number 1975.F.722
1975.F.725