1885 Copyright Dated / Pre- Platinum Age – – Advertising Comic Strip Card: Approx. 3 x 5 inches – For: John Mundell Solar Tip Shoes & Boots Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authentic Antique printed in the 1880’s – 19th Century comic strip 2-frame story advertising trade card:”The Wise Man” with beautiful healthy wealthy family vs. “The Foolish Man” with his poor sad family and cascade of shoe bills – Before & after / with vs. without Shoe Store Imprinted Dealer: H. Darlinghaus & Co., Louisville, Kentucky KY Cards like this paved the way for comic strips! Graphic “Comic Story Cards” like this prepared audiences for comics! – Antique Business Advertising Card+Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. To See More 19th Century Fantasy & Humor Cards Click Here: (( MORE COMIC CARDS )) “… 1,100 boys in Girard College. / Medal of First Class Awarded at World’s Fair, New Orleans NOTE: The 1884 World’s Fair was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. At a time when nearly one-third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the Cotton Exchange, the idea for the fair was first advanced by the Cotton Planters Association. The name World Cotton Centennial referred to the earliest-surviving record of export of a shipment of cotton from the U.S. to England in 1784. It was also known as the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. To See More 19th Century “Boot / Shoe / Clothing” Click Here: (( MORE CLOTHING CARDS )) More – Before & After / With & Without – Cards: Novelty Cards For more information about novelty cards, order Ben Crane’s book from my store (click on B & A title below): Book about Novelty Cards (including With & Without / HTL / Metamorphic / etc.): The Before & After Trade Card To See More 19th Century Fantasy & Humor Cards Click Here: (( MORE COMIC CARDS )) ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== * * MORE GREAT pre-1900 Comic / Vintage Clothing, Shoe / Humor, etc. = use “Search store” Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== Condition: – Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above. Please … SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size: — see ruler in the scans. All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original After over 40 years of collecting, I’m thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I’ve published, including My … now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association’s journal, “The Trade Card Quarterly,” I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed– full refunds without question if not as represented. FREE Shipping with TRACKING and professional packaging within United States: – YES! International Global Shipping now handled with charges determined via the ebay Global Shipping Program. More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera, vintage Colorado History Postcards Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards etc. like this right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as — BUY IT NOW = Visit the Dave Cheadle Card Store: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ======================================================================= MORE! Pre-1900 ~ GREAT CARDS ! = Visit the Dave Cheadle Card Store: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store =======================================================================