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Now see this burly bison [opening line of text]. [Advertising card.]

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Now see this burly bison [opening line of text]. [Advertising card.]
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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

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e7248c49-677c-49cd-a1ac-3960acbfbc7e

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
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Soap / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other

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.
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Soap_ref564
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e7248c49-677c-49cd-a1ac-3960acbfbc7e
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Soap
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1562725817793-1562725817841-0

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