Block numbered in two places: 6037., Image of a man seated in an interior setting, next to an open door that has a camel sticking its head through. The man's hut is very cluttered. The man appears startled or dismayed by the appearance of the camel, and is smoking a pipe., ‘The Peasant & His Guest’ – side of block, as well as the title of block., Illustration appears in The Peasant and his guest : illustrating the history of four boys (Philadelphia, 1862), p. 6. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893., Signed in reverse: DH [i.e. Henry Dacre?], “N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876.
Block numbered in at least one place: 3398., Image of a camel in a desert setting., Tape (inscribed “886”) on obverse., Illustration appears in Four seasons, Child's home library series no. 10 (Philadelphia, between 1857 and 1870?), p. 14.
Block numbered in one place: 2253., Image of a man who appears to be in distress next to a reclining camel. There is another figure on a camel in the background, in a desert setting., Tape (inscribed “278”) on obverse. There is also a note inscribed “Duplicate Numbers” on obverse., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 9337, also 1472 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of what appears to be the interior of a barn with a mezzanine running along the three visible walls; several men are in the barn along with two camels; one man stands barefoot in the middle of the barn on a small rug, others sit in a circle toward the wall, and more men stand among bales or packages; the men appear to be wearing headdresses of some kind, perhaps keffiyeh., Back of block obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in four places: 6042., Image of a man beating a camel with a fire poker, in an interior setting., ‘The Peasant and his Guest. “…[illegibile] seized the poker and began beating the camel.”’ – inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Peasant and his guest : illustrating the history of four boys (Philadelphia, 1862), p. 30. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893., “N.J. Wemmer 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., Illustration also appears in Child's world, v. 18 no. 24 (1879), p. 2., Signed in reverse: DH [i.e. Henry Dacre?], Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 6040., Image of a man raising a club above his head, threatening the camel that is putting its head in the door. The camel appears to be looking towards a fireplace. There is an empty bottle next to the man’s feet., “The Peasant and his guest. ‘Please get out of my hut or I will make you.”’ – inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Peasant and his guest : illustrating the history of four boys (Philadelphia, 1862), p. 18. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893., Signed in reverse: DH [i.e. Henry Dacre?], Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Series of illustrated trade cards for the Philadelphia jewelry firm J.E. Caldwell & Co. Illustrations depict scantily-clad boys standing on the heads of various animals, including an alligator, a donkey, and a camel. The boys wear or carry native items or clothing from various parts of the world, including a dark-skinned boy wearing large hoops in his hears, a gold anklet, and shield-like object on his back; a boy wearing a bandana around his head with a two-tined pitchfork over his shoulder; and a boy wearing a long kaffiyeh with a rifle strapped to his back. Another illustration depicts man seated at a table etching designs into a an urn or vase., Title supplied by cataloger., Printers and engravers include the Engraving Department of Caldwell & Co. and J.B. Lippincott & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1870-1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Caldwell [1975.F.127; 1975.F.130; 1975.F.132; 1975.F.222]
