Box CFC Trade Cards Box 3
Contains 27 Results:
Poudre Cap, 1890
Shreddies, 1964
These seven cards are a pleasant surprise. Shreddies are apparently a Post production in the British Commonwealth. Bilingual cards make a great deal of sense in Canada. The fables on the two sides of the cards are not identical. In fact, none of the twelve fables overlap. The cards show a nice variety in their visual arrangements and even styles. The lower right features a short bio and a bust of the author on each page of his series.
Shreddies, 1964
These seven cards are a pleasant surprise. Shreddies are apparently a Post production in the British Commonwealth. Bilingual cards make a great deal of sense in Canada. The fables on the two sides of the cards are not identical. In fact, none of the twelve fables overlap. The cards show a nice variety in their visual arrangements and even styles. The lower right features a short bio and a bust of the author on each page of his series.
Cacao Van Houten, 1920
This may be the only folding trade card I have found. The advertisement-illustration itself is engaging. When the printing is carefully done, as in GA and MM, the illustrations are excellent! Others, like FG and FC, seem less well executed. Who knows how many cards were in these sets, and how many different language sets were produced! The fables represented here include FC, FG, FS, GA, GGE, MM, TH, TMCM, and WC.
Solution Pautauberge, 1900
Phosphatine Florian Monochrome, 1910
Sholes' Insect Exterminator, 1880
Some fable! Sholes' is manufactured by the American Chemical Mfg. Co. of Rochester, NY. The card is in poor condition.
J. & P. Coats Needles and Threads, 1881
A monkey restrains a cat by means of a Coats thread while he holds a fish before the cat's face. On the back is a table of sewing machines, needles, and threads.
J. & P. Coats Needles and Threads, 1881
New Remington Sewing Machine #3, 1885
"The Monkey and the Cat's Paw," New Home sewing machine available at Leavitt & Brant in Boston, 1885
The monkey works the foot-treadle with "New Home" clearly stated in its metal-work. The cat sits atop the sewing machine. Is his paw caught in the machine? A Victorian woman enters the room with an arm upraised; her small son is behind her. Blank back; no text. Perhaps three inks were used: blue, brown, and red.
"The Monkey and the Cat's Paw," New Home sewing machine, 1885
"The Monkey and the Cat's Paw," New Home sewing machine, 1885
J. & P. Coats Thread, 1890
Pastilles Poncelet, 1911
This is a delightful, well-preserved card. The folded view is a traditional one of FC. Open the fold and you will find that the crow has not a cheese in his claw but a box of Poncelet cough drops. "I let go of the cheese the other day, but I am hanging on to my Poncelet cough drops!" The well-dressed fox weeps. This piece of ephemera has lasted wonderfully for almost one hundred years!
"Le Vernicire"
Alph. Babotte, 1890
French MM card advertising "Beef-LaVoix, Vin-Viande, Quina-Phosphate.", 1890
The milkmaid here is a young girl carrying an umbrella and a basket in addition to the jug on her head. The card seems to have some text cropped, though the borders on the image side seem appropriate as the card is.
French MM card advertising "Cacao Delacre.", 1890
The image is the same as on my "Beef-LaVoix" card. The verso lays out various sizes and prices of Delacre's cocoa and chocolate.
French MM card advertising "Au Moine Saint Martin, 50, Rue Turbigo.", 1890
I am surprised to find another card in the series. It is ¼" higher and less than ⅛" wider than the "Beef-Lavoix" card but belongs clearly to the same story and approach. Here the maid's pail has fallen, and she is crying. According to the verso, Moine St. Martin in Paris sells all sorts of clothing and many other things. And the store stays open on Sunday until 5 pm! What a lucky find!
Bergougnan/Boutigny, 1890
Bergougnan/Boutigny, Tightrope Walker, 1890
Bergougnan/Boutigny, Set of 10, 1890?
Beukelaer Anders Trade Cards, 1925
This series is identical on its picture sides with Gallaher cigarette cards. I give an example here of the new advertising title superimposed on the picture. Two cards are missing: #2 and #67. Each verso mentions "F.S. de Beukelaer, distillateur Anders." I have trouble tracking down both Beukelaer and Anders. For images of the cards in this series, see the Gallaher cards. An anomaly is that the first card, pictured here, is not numbered on its verso as are all the others.