Object Details
Advertiser
Bell, R.W., Manufacturing Co.
Series Creator
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Series Citation
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
"R.W. BELL MANUFACTURING CO." on pictorial side of card. Humorous illustration of a bald, elderly man wearing magnifying eyepiece, repairing a pocket watch at a workbench, advertising "Buffalo Soap." The verso advertises Michaud Fils Frere's "French Villa Soap."
Front & verso of card shown.
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Local Numbers
Ivorydata4 885
0300600040 (Scan No.)
Topic
Wit and humor
Older people
Male employees
Clocks and watches
Soap
Advertiser
Bell, R.W., Manufacturing Co.
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Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Extent
1 Item (col., 13 x 7.5 cm.)
Condition
Good condition.
Container
Box 1, Folder 19
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Cartoons (humorous images)
Advertising cards
Series Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Cartoons (humorous images)
Advertising cards
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Reproduction restrictions due to copyright.
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Record ID
ebl-1562725817793-1562725817840-0