{"product_id":"15758-fashion-group-of-victorian-era-tailors-trade-cards","title":"[Fashion] Group of Victorian Era Tailors' Trade Cards","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA group of 4 interesting original trade cards advertising the services of tailors. Two cards advertising Nicoll the Tailor of New York show an amusing scene of a soldier firing the cork of an oversized champagne bottle at a man in a fez and two similar soldiers exchanging greetings on the street; a card advertising Gemmill, Burnham \u0026amp; Co. of Hartford shows an organ-grinder with his monkey; a card advertising Conrad Schirra of Buffalo depicts a young woman holding a sprig of flowers. In very fine condition overall. 3.75 x 2.5 inches (9.7 x 6.4 cm) and 3.25 x 5 inches (8.3 x 12.8 cm).\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eVictorian trade cards are an early form of collectible advertising. Popularized after the Civil War by businesses, they offer a colorful and diverse look at popular culture and society in the late 1800s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrade cards originated in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. But the advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color, leading to a golden age from 1876 to the early 1900s when halftone printed newspaper and magazine ads became more economical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093595246751,"sku":"15758","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Tailor_Cards_15758_01.jpg?v=1722189070","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15758-fashion-group-of-victorian-era-tailors-trade-cards","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}