Illustrated trade card for L. Hönig's toy store containing imagery from the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale. Depicts a giant with a long beard holding a purse inscribed, "Kauf bei mir gibs billig dir". Various toys lay at his feet, including a drum, dollhouse, ship, pocketwatch, horse, puppets, flags and toy soldiers. Also contains an ornate pictorial detail reading, "25 Centralhof. Fraumünsterseite"., Text printed on verso: Ich gratulire zum neuen Iahr. Translated: [Happy New Year], Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Creator
Hörner, H., artist
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Hönig [1975.F.415]
