Description: OFFERING an ANTIQUE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED BLANK SAMPLE TRADE CARD SEE VIEWS ABOVE UNMARKED AS TO PUBLISHER, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS BY KETTERLINUS OF PHILADELPHIA I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER CARD SIMILAR TO THIS AND IT IS MARKED "KETTERLINUS, PHILADA." SEE THE LAST TWO VIEWS YOU ARE NOT BIDDING ON THESE LAST 2 VIEWS-- --THEY ARE SHOWN JUST FOR COMPARISON KETTERLINUS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PRINTER IN PHILADELPHIA, USING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MODERN EQUIPMENT AND PRINTING METHODS FOUNDED IN 1842 BY EUGENE KETTERLINUS, HIS SON JOHN LOUIS KETTERLINUS TOOK OVER HIS FATHER'S PRINTING BUSINESS IN 1876, AND PRINTED ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS FOR THE 1876 PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION NO ADVERTISING ON EITHER THE FRONT OR THE BACK SHOWS A BEACH SCENE WITH A PIRATE CAPTAIN DRESSED LIKE A CAVALIER WITH HIGH BOOTS, A LARGE HAT WITH RED PLUME, A SWORD AND A WIDE LACE COLLAR HE IS TRYING TO COAX A YOUNG LADY TO GO ONBOARD HIS SHIP WITH HIM SHE HAS HER LITTLE BLACK DOG "FLORA" NEXT TO HER ON THE SAND OFF TO THE RIGHT ARE SAILORS TAKING BARRELS AND SACKS ASHORE A ROW BOAT WITH TWO CREWMEN AWAITS THE RETURN OF THE CAPTAIN AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE IS A MAN THAT LOOKS LIKE A PILGRIM WITH TALL HAT DRESSED IN BLACK HOLDING A SHOVEL NEXT TO A HOLE DUG IN THE SAND AND POINTING TOWARD THE BOAT THEY ARE BURYING TREASURE THE PILGRIM IS POINTING TO THE BOAT FIVE LITTLE RED SHOREBIRDS ARE RUNNING ALONG THE BEACH THIS IS FROM A SERIES OF FANTASY BEACH SCENES BY KETTERLINUS OF PHILADELPHIA FAINT LETTER "S" IS AT THE FAR FRONT LEFT SIDE SIZE about 2 3/4" HIGH x 5 1/4" WIDE GUESS ON AGE 1880's FINE AS SHOWN ANTIQUE CONDITION FINE BRIGHT CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TRADE CARD FROM THIS ERA IN SUCH BEAUTIFUL CONDITION PRISTINE A LOVELY VICTORIAN ERA SAMPLE TRADE CARD BID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!
Price: 30 USD
Location: Hanover, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-10-19T17:50:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: none
Type of Advertising: Trade Card
Color: Multi-color
Date of Creation: 1880s
Lithographer: Unknown
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
