The Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection 1885

updated 17 December 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE       ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> Gimp was used to enhance the faded color of this enlargement. Colors on the original scanned page above have not been changed from the original scan. The original color of the cards when new was probably somewhere in between. "That's the Kind! Bring me some more!" Google Books  source Fibre & Fabric gives on an idea of how big the J & P Coats operation was at its height: Title Fibre & Fabric: A Record of American Textile Industries in the Cotton and Woolen Trad e, Volume 43 no. 1106 p.14, 12 May 1906 Published 1906 Original from the New York Public Library Digitized Jun 6, 2006 Add caption Before: --Rampant Scotland Newsletter 31 May 2003 After:   Google Street View  captured the Paisley headquarters of J & P Coats in June of 2015: For an additional Coats card,...

updated  21 August 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE       ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> Edwin C. Burt shoes started out in Hartford, CT in 1838. The firm moved to New York City ten years later in search of a larger market. Portion of the versa of an advertising card similar to the card in the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection. According to Wikipedia , "In 1874, Burt patented an improvement he made to shoes. The patent described a new method of producing shoes that provides increased durability. The patent number was 146801 and was filed November 24, 1873. Burt's shoe company was especially known for its advertisements. " The 1880 calendar was printed on the reverse of the 3 cards above. mfg: Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, RI Here's what is on the back of a similar card for this product: For once! Trade card advertising that actually sho...