"Campbell Press Print, Centennial Grounds." - 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
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"Centennial Grounds" - tiny print, bottom reverse. Front Lithograph: "The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St., N.Y."
Before & After novelty type of trade card: Then & Now / Old Way vs New Way: Upper Left Corner:
Granny throws up her hands while knitting a sock the "old" way, Mother knits w/ modern Lamb Machine.
Factory View image flanked by exposition medals ... ? 1872 and 1873 ? - Vienna and London expositions ?
Lamb is still in business! - Lamb was founded after the Civil War in 1867, emerging from Ames Manufacturing Co.,
with local investors from the Massachusetts Arms Co. ... military weapons manufactures! (Rifles to Lambs ;-)
The company's original location in Chicopee Falls burned to the ground in a huge fire in 1967.
Approx. 6 x 4 inches - Condition... Displays well, evidence of its age with common flaws. Please study the scans.
145+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Farm, Sewing and Household -related Business Advertising Card
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Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
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After approx. 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards.
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