Object Details
Advertiser
Bell, R.W., Manufacturing Co.
Allis, A.T. (Hornellsville, N.Y.)
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
Text: "Now see this burly bison. / Who'd break the strongest rope. / He quiet as a lamb remains / When rubbed with Buffalo Soap. / Try it." Illustration of two young boys washing a sleeping buffalo (bison), while a girl bends over a box of soap and an American Indian boy seems to be riding a hobby horse. Illustration printing credit to "The Courier Lith. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." Reverse is text ad for A. T. Allis, Hornellsville, N.Y., dealer of pianos, organs, and sewing machines.
sova.nmah.ac.0060.s01.01.soap_ref564
Local Numbers
Ivorydata4 890
0300600045 (AC Scan No., includes both front and verso of card)
Topic
Organ (Musical instrument)
Piano
Sewing machines -- 19th century
Children
Bison
Indians of North America
Play
Soap
Buffalo
Advertiser
Bell, R.W., Manufacturing Co.
Allis, A.T. (Hornellsville, N.Y.)
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap
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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.)
Condition
Good condition.
Container
Box 1, Folder 19
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
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
Advertising cards
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Probably public domain due to copyright expiration.
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Record ID
ebl-1562725817793-1562725817841-0