Victorian Advertising Trade Cards and Ephemera
Updated September 22, 2026
| Lot number | 183 |
| Category | Antiques & Furniture |
| Auction | 10-06-2026 Exciting Designer Fashions & Collectibles Auction |
| Date | October 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Tom Hall Auctions, Inc |
| Location | Schnecksville, Pennsylvania |
This group of late 19th and early 20th-century paper goods includes advertising trade cards for Windsor Baking Powder, various thread companies, and sewing machines. A bound volume of Peterson's Magazine (1884) and The Lady's Friend (1870) are present alongside Singer Sewing Machine instruction manuals and an embroidery manual by Th. de Dillmont. The lot features two art prints with attached 1929 and 1927 calendars and several sepia-toned studio photograph post cards featuring dolls. The periodicals show heavy foxing and damp staining with detached covers. Art prints have adhesive residue and paper loss on the reverse. Trade cards exhibit toned edges and rounded corners.
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