Series of illustrated trade cards depicting a bird's eye view of Duryea's manufactory in Glen Cove, New York; facsimilies of prize medals awarded the company, including the obverse and reverse sides of the gold medal awarded at the Paris Exposition in 1878; and a man posting a broadside advertisement for "Duryea's improved cornstarch" on the side of a brick building as two children and a dog stand nearby and watch., Printers and engravers include the Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co., Includes advertising text promoting Duryea's improved corn starch and satin gloss starch printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Duryea's [1975.F.250; 1975.F.252; 1975.F.256; 1975.F.267]
