Illustrated trade card die cut and shaped into a carrier pigeon carrying an envelope addressed "Columbus Buggy Co. Columbus" and illustrated with a buggy. The Columbus Buggy Company was formed in 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio and went bankrupt in 1913., Advertising text printed on verso: Geo. M. Peters. C.D. Firestone. O.G. Peters. My mission is to inform you that the Columbus Buggy Co. of Columbus, O. have the largest and most perfectly equipped factory and manufacture the best vehicles in the world. Write them for catalogue and prices before buying., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Columbus [P.9983.2]
