Category: Lithograph Companies

Passing Bell Buoy, Boston Harbor

Posted on September 24th, 2024 by Annieoakley

Trade card. Copyright, Bufford, Boston, Massachusetts. Circa 1890s. Price: $4.00 Nellie Lee’s Card An illustration of a paddle wheel steamer passing a bell buoy in Boston Harbor: This trade card was never printed with any particular company information. It’s just…Read More…

Categories: Bufford, Lithograph Companies, Trade Cards and Advertising

E. K. Reynolds, Norwich CT Trade Card

Posted on June 5th, 2020 by Annieoakley

Trade card, lithograph by Bufford, Boston, Mass. Circa 1878 – 1890. Price: $15.00 “After the race – off City Point, Boston Harbor.” “E. K. Reynolds, French China, Grockery, Glass Ware & House Furnishing Goods. Norwich, Conn.” Yep, that’s a typo…Read More…

Tags: boating and sailing Boston Harbor, John Henry Bufford printing and lithographs, Norwich CT antique trade cards

Categories: Boats and Ships, Bufford, Lithograph Companies, Trade Cards and Advertising

Brown & Dawson, Druggists

Posted on May 22nd, 2016 by Annieoakley

Trade Card, circa 1887. Syracuse, New York. Price: $15.00 Size: About 2 and 5/8 x 4 and 3/8″ “I use Toilet No. 13 Cologne. Made by Brown & Dawson, Druggists, No. 13 South Salina Street, Syracuse, N. Y. Fragrant! Delicious!”…Read More…

Tags: antique drawings of children, Bufford of Boston trade cards, Dawson family genealogy and family history Syracuse NY, Syracuse NY history drug stores and druggists, Syracuse NY trade cards, Willet Brown and Gertrude Garrett family history and genealogy Syracuse NY

Categories: Breakthroughs, Bufford, Children, Trade Cards and Advertising

Page & Nunn, Brockton, Mass

Posted on May 22nd, 2016 by Annieoakley

Trade Card, circa 1882, Brockton, Massachusetts. Price: $15.00 Size: About 2 and 5/8 x 4 and 3/8″ “Page & Nunn, Manufacturers of the Purest and Finest Confectionery, 427 Main St., Brockton, Mass. D. L. Page. F. T. Nunn.” A trade…Read More…

Tags: antique drawings of children, Brockton and Lowell MA bakers confectioners caterers history, Brockton MA trade cards, Bufford Boston trade cards, Bufford Lithography Co.

Categories: Breakthroughs, Bufford, Children, Trade Cards and Advertising

Glenwood Stoves And Ranges

Posted on February 28th, 2016 by Annieoakley

Trade Card for Glenwood Stoves and Ranges. Sold by L. L. Crosby. Circa 1890s. Lithographer: J. Ottmann Lithography Company, New York. Price: $7.00 This is the second stove trade card that we have so far; there are sure to be…Read More…

Tags: antique stoves, Ariel Crosby and Marion Weston family history, Leslie L. Crosby and Jessie R. Underwood family history, Putney VT and Waltham MA geneology and family history

Categories: J. Ottmann, People, Stoves, Trade Cards and Advertising, Women

J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co.

Posted on February 2nd, 2016 by Annieoakley

“Compliments of J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. Racine Wis. Send for Catalogue.” Two travelers crossing a stone bridge in wintertime. The lithography company is Bufford, whose name shows halfway cutoff at the bottom left. This trade card is probably…Read More…

Tags: bald eagles, Bufford Lithography Co., Civil War, farm equipment, J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. trade cards, lists of old farm equipment, Ojibwe/Chippewa Chiefs, Racine WI history and trade cards, Victorian trade cards stone bridges

Categories: Bufford, Lithograph Companies, Trade Cards and Advertising

L. Prang & Co. Christmas Card

Posted on December 24th, 2015 by Annieoakley

“May Christmas fill thy heart with gladness!” For anyone tired of the cold and snow, here’s a beautiful bouquet of pink roses and a summery nature scene on an artist’s palette. The little moon-shaped tableau shows a woman in the…Read More…

Tags: early American Christmas cards, early lithographers and publishers Boston, Prussian Silesian immigrants

Categories: Christmas, Holidays, L. Prang & Co., Miscellaneous Cards and Other

Acorn Stoves & Ranges

Posted on November 22nd, 2015 by Annieoakley

Trade Card for Rathbone, Sard & Co. and Acorn Stoves & Ranges. Circa 1886. Lithograph company: J. Ottmann, New York. Price: $20.00 Size: About 3 and 7/8 x 4 and 1/2″ A white veil or a goof-up? You’ll notice the…Read More…

Tags: Acorn Stoves & Ranges Rathbone Sard & Co, antique lithograph trade card prints J. Ottman NY, Heermans Rathbone & Co, history of manufacturing Albany NY, history of stove manufacturing, images for ladies gowns Victorian era, Victorian era trade cards oak leaves stoves acorns

Categories: J. Ottmann, People, Trade Cards and Advertising, Women

Corey & Stewart, Newark, NJ

Posted on November 20th, 2015 by Annieoakley

“Corey & Stewart, Fashionable Hatters and Furriers. 711 & 713 Broad Street. Newark, N. J.” As of the date of this post, no other trade cards were found online for Corey & Stewart, which is a little surprising because they…Read More…

Tags: old prints and lithographs couple on horseback, old prints and lithographs Roman ruins, tophats, trade cards hatters and furriers, Victorian Era trade cards Newark NJ

Categories: Animals, Bufford, Hats, Horses, Lithograph Companies, Trade Cards and Advertising

I. Rice Sons, Rochester, NY

Posted on November 14th, 2015 by Annieoakley

“Established in 1852. I. Rice Sons, Dealers in Men’s and Boys’ Ready-Made Clothing, Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c., 29 East Main Street, Rochester, N. Y.” At first glance, you might wonder if the “I. Rice Sons” without “&” printed on this…Read More…

Tags: Boston lithographers 19th century, clothing companies Victorian Trade Cards, I. Rice & Sons clothing Rochester NY, Israel Rice and sons Leopold Henry and Seligman clothiers, Rochester NY Victorian Trade Cards, Victorian Trade Cards Rochester NY

Categories: Breakthroughs, Bufford, Children, Lithograph Companies, Trade Cards and Advertising