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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Victorian Trade Card Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: SC.VTC
Physical Description:
0.20 linear feet
Date (inclusive): ca.1840-1900
Abstract: This collection consists of trade cards
from Great Britain and the United States produced during the 19th century for such products
as Heinz tomato soup, Peake, Frean, & Co. Biscuits and Cakes, P.W. Barr & Co.'s Old
Calabar Dog Biscuits, and Penrose's Fine Teas. They often feature colored images on one
side, and information about the business on the other, especially slogans, address
information, and endorsements.
Language of Material: English
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
The
Victorian Trade Card Collection consists of trade cards
from Great Britain and the United States produced during the 19th century for such products
as Heinz tomato soup, Peake, Frean, & Co. Biscuits and Cakes, P.W. Barr & Co.'s Old
Calabar Dog Biscuits, and Penrose's Fine Teas. They often feature colored images on one
side, and information about the business on the other, especially slogans, address
information, and endorsements.
Related Material
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
10/06/2016
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera