Details
Contributor J.H. Bufford’s Sons Lith., printer.
Title Pope's rifle air pistol gallery, 41st Street, opp. Poplar, Centennial grounds, 40 ranges, 10 shots, 10 cts. [graphic].
Publisher [Boston]: J.H. Bufford's Sons
Publisher MA. Boston. 1876
Date 1876, c1873
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 12 x 7 cm. (4.75 x 2.75 in.)
Description Trade card for the Boston pistol manufacturer containing a comic image titled "When the Swallows Homeward Fly." Shows a man, a bib at his neck, eating from plates with a roast and a whole chicken. The large-eyed man places a spoon of food into his very wide mouth. Also contains an image of a $5.00 "Pope's Rifle Air Pistol," advertising text, and "A Few of the Many Testimonials" printed on the verso. Advertising text includes details about the adjustable gun stock, ease of loading for a "lady or boy," and additional paraphernalia (darts, slugs, and ramrod claw wrench). Albert Pope established Pope Manufacturing Company circa 1865.
Notes Printed on recto: [over].
Stamped on verso in red ink: Prices Reduced. Black from $5.00 to $3.00. Nickel $6.00 to $4.00.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Subject Pope Manufacturing Company.
Firearms industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Handguns.
Eating & drinking.
Genre Trade cards -- 1880-1890.
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.46]
Accession number P.2011.10.46