Trade Cards for Boots and Shoes

Bridgeport, Conn. C. H. Ayres, 1885. Cards. 6 trade cards: #1 (6.3 x 10.6 cm.) for C. H. Ayres, boots and shoes, Bridgeport, Conn.; printed by J. H. Bufford's Sons, Boston; illustration of a small child (angel?) and flowers on a gilt background. #2 (5 x 8.3 cm.) for C. H. Ayres, boots and shoes, Bridgeport, Conn.; color illustration with a hummingbird and flowers. #3 (4.3 x 8.8 cm.) for Miller & Co., French boots and Shoes, New York; color illustration of flowers on a gilt background. #3 5 x9 cm.) for Robert M. Quincey, boot and shoe dealer (New York); printed by Ellery & Wilson, NY.; with a color illustration of a man carrying dolls and a tree through the snow. #5 (4.7 x8.7 cm.) for D. D. Mahony, fine boots and shoes, Lawrence, Mass.; printed by Ellery & Wilson, NY.; with a color illustration of a woman reading in a hammock. #5 (5.8 x 9.7 cm.) for The New Boot & Shoe Store, Cambridgeport with a color illustration of a sailor at the top of a mast and the store information on the mast and "JEB's" in a lower corner. None of the cards have printing on the back or dates; Ellery & Wilson were active from 1885 to 1889. In Very Good+ Condition: #1 is slightly rubbed; #4 is slightly discolored; otherwise, clean and bright. Very Good +. Item #010381

Price: $25.00