Trade card issued during the Columbian Exposition of 1893 advertising M&D Wrought Steel Ranges. Contains a view of the Transportation Building built after the designs of Adler & Sullivan and lower cornice vignettes showing a ship and a train. 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., Copyright by A. L[os?]se & Co., Illustration and advertising text printed on verso. Illustration depicts a Mason & Davis cooking range, including six burners. Text reads: M & D Wrought Steel Ranges for Coal, Wood or Gas. All Sizes and Styles. For Families, Restaurants and Hotels. Mason & Davis Co., 72 Lake St., Chicago, Ill., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
c1892
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.82]
