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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 7827, member: 201&quot;]Thought I&#039;d share some Victorian trade cards I&#039;ve had, all circa 1880s. These are advertising cards that were given away by businesses.</p><p><br /></p><p>They were all printed using chromolithography, a relatively inexpensive process that made multi-color printing affordable for the first time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some trade cards were designed and produced for a particular company or product, while others were generic cards that companies purchased and imprinted with their own info. Some are humourous, some educational, and some have really beautiful images. Below are a few favorites of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the image on the front of this card....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1770[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the typography on the back...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1771[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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