Buchner Gold Coin (N284) – Antique 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.)
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Step back in time with Buchner Gold Coin (N284), an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Buchner Gold Coin (N284)
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The Buchner Gold Coin card, catalogued as N284, is a color chromolithograph from 1887, issued by D. Buchner & Company. Cards like this were packed with tobacco products in the 1880s, when manufacturers used colorful baseball images to attract buyers and encourage collecting. Chromolithography, which printed in several stone-lithographic color layers, allowed these small cards to reach a wide audience at low cost. This example is part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards, and its design reflects how closely the sport and tobacco advertising were tied during the decade.
| 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 | 4,677 × 3,802 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220528 |
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