Buchner Gold Coin (N284) – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Buchner Gold Coin (N284), an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Buchner Gold Coin (N284)
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Among the baseball cards in this collection, this one stands out for its tobacco-company origin. It was issued by D. Buchner & Company as the Buchner Gold Coin series, catalogued as N284, and printed in 1887. Like many cards of the period, it was packaged with tobacco products to attract buyers and encourage repeat purchases. Chromolithography, a multi-stone color printing process, let manufacturers produce bright, detailed images at low cost, which helped make these small cards popular with collectors. The card comes from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection, one of the Library's main holdings of 1880s baseball ephemera.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1880-1890.Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: D. Buchner & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,687 × 3,787 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220497 |
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