EPHEMERA AMERICANA WHIMSICAL ART: 1800's FRAMED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ADVERTISING TRADE CARD: MILK-MAID BRAND SOLDIER KID (DFPO2E) ARTIST HAND PAINTED VINTAGE FRAME DESIGNER COLLECTOR COLLECTIBLE WALL DÉCOR UNIQUE
GREAT CONDITION, OVER 100 YEARS OLD. ANTIQUE AUTHENTIC 1880s VICTORIAN AD EPHEMERA TRADE CARD: MILK-MAID BRAND.
This antique Victorian Era authentic highly collectible Trade Card has been professionally double matted with acid free mats and framed in a unique hand painted vintage frame created by a professional artist, and under glass. Finished in frame size is 8" x 6". This item is seen on the first 14 photos. Photos 15 and on... show other professionally framed trade cards available on our site.
ITEM: DFPO2E
READY TO HANG ON THE WALL.
Switzerland
Anglo-Swiss condensed Milk Company
Cham, Switzerland
Established in 1866.
Working capital 7 millions of Francs
Vallet, Minot & Co
5, rue Beranger, Paris.
Americana Antique
The Anglo-Swiss company, located in Cham, Switzerland, had 6 factories in operation.
The card was printed in Paris.
The caption (in French) reads:
“VOLONTAIRE DE MOINS D’UN AN”
“VOLUNTEER UNDER 1 YEAR OLD”
ADORABLE BABY WARRIOR WITH SWORD
This Victorian Trade Card was distributed to loyal customers, providing attractive and lasting advertising. Trade cards were often collected by both adults and children.
This Trade Card explains that Milk-Maid Brand of condensed milk is “becoming favorably known in America.”
The back of the card advertises the company which sold this product at the end of the 19th century. These cards are getting harder and harder to find today.
These cards mark the first time in American history affordable color printing was possible
This card is in very good condition for its age
It is an original!
Makes a great gift for collectors of rare 1800's memorabilia.
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