GUSN-242052
This trade card contains harmful imagery and language including stereotypical caricatures regarding domestic work.
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The top of the card is captioned "Look on this picture," detailing an exchange on the poor quality of a competitor's stove polish.
advertising
business (commercial function)
stoves (heating equipment)
appliances
labor
workers
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.006.03.04.008
5 3/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Canton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
trade cards (advertising)
Polishes
Stove industry and trade
Kitchen appliances
Heating
Domestic workers
Item
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