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Trade card for Dobbins' Electric Soap, I.L. Cragin & Co., 116 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-245748

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Description

This is Card No. 2 of a seven card set. The card verso urges the purchase of the item as "an article of necessity in your house every week."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
soap (organic material)
washing (cleaning)
clothing
boys
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.03.03.004

Image Dimensions

5 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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