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1880s antique S.B. THING & CO albany ny BOOTS SHOES die cut TRADE CARD AD
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A charming late-19th century die-cut advertising trade card for S.B. THING & CO., dealers in boots, shoes, and rubbers, with locations at 328 & 330 River Street, Troy, New York, and 85 North Pearl Street, Albany, New York. Measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches, the card features a colorful Victorian illustration of two children dressed in sailor-style clothing peering over a garden wall.
This attractive double-sided card was produced in a shaped die-cut format rather than the more common rectangular form. The front displays the merchant\'s advertising while the reverse continues the scene from behind, accompanied by the amusing instruction \"Please Turn Us Over.\" Such interactive designs were popular during the golden age of trade cards in the 1880s and 1890s and were intended to encourage customers to handle and keep the advertisement.
The artwork exhibits the bright chromolithographic printing and sentimental child imagery that characterized Victorian advertising ephemera. The combination of the Troy and Albany business locations provides additional appeal for collectors of New York State advertising, footwear history, and nineteenth-century mercantile ephemera.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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