Contributor |
Donaldson Brothers (Firm) |
Title |
Enterprise Congress-World's Fair. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
New York: Donaldson Brothers, lith |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1893 |
Date |
c1893 |
Physical Description |
2 prints: chromolithograph; 13 x 9 cm. (5 x 3.5 in.) |
Description |
Trade card issued during the Columbian Exposition of 1893 advertising Enterprise Mf'g Co. of Pa. "Enterprise Meat Choppers."
Contains an allegorical scene, including the patriotic figure of Uncle Sam and figures representing different nationalities.
In the center, Uncle Sam turns the handle of an Enterprise meat chopper chopping meat attached to a table under which two
pigs stand. A Scotsman attired in tartan kilt watches the chopper. Other international figures, including an Irishman, Englishman,
and Japanese man surround the table. Lady Liberty and the American Eagle stand next to Uncle Sam. Also includes partially
visible exposition buildings in the background. The exposition held in Chicago May 1-October 30, 1898 celebrated the 400th
anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pa. was established
in 1866.
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Notes |
Several lines of advertising text printed on verso. Text promotes the excellence of the "Enterprise Meat Choppers" in not
tearing or grinding, but chopping the meat so devoid of "strings, sinew, fibers or gristle"; foods able to be chopped, including
sausage meat, peppers, corn for fritters, coconut, and "Beef Tea for invalids"; the design of the plates; and prices of different
models ranging from $2.00 to $15.00, including No. 42, a "Pork only" chops 5 lb. per minute.
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Printed on verso: For Sale by the Hardware Trade. Send for Catalogue. The Enterprise M'f'g Co. of Pa., Third & Dauphin Sts.,
Philadelphia, U.S.A.
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Typeface on verso varies between prints. |
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Vignette illustration on verso. Depicts an "Enterprise" meat chopper clamped to a table. Ground meat falls onto a plate. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of Michael Zinman. |
Subject |
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) |
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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings. |
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Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Penn’a. |
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Hardware industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Meat grinders. |
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Liberty. |
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International relations and culture. |
Genre |
Trade cards -- 1890-1900. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1890-1900. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.66] |
Accession number |
P.2008.36.66 |