[Advertisement for Hoyt's German Cologne and Rubifoam for the Teeth, both manufactured by E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass., illustrated with girl and Ladies Calendar for 1889] – Historic Reproduction
![[Advertisement for Hoyt's German Cologne and Rubifoam for the Teeth, both manufactured by E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass., illustrated with girl and Ladies Calendar for 1889], 1889 — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/40/40310ceb3e15-L.webp)
(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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This antique lithograph of [Advertisement for Hoyt's German Cologne and Rubifoam for the Teeth, both manufactured by E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass., illustrated with girl and Ladies Calendar for 1889] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Advertisement for Hoyt's German Cologne and Rubifoam for the Teeth, both manufactured by E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass., illustrated with girl and Ladies Calendar for 1889]
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A calendar for 1889 sits alongside a young girl on this trade card, which pairs a dated keepsake with a product pitch for two of E.W. Hoyt & Co.'s toiletries: Hoyt's German Cologne, a scented toilet water, and Rubifoam, a tooth preparation. The company was based in Lowell, Massachusetts, a mill city known for textile production. In the 1880s, merchants and manufacturers handed out colorful lithographed cards like this one, which people often kept on the mantel or tucked into albums. The card reflects how makers used cheerful imagery and useful-looking extras to win loyalty for everyday products.
| Created / published | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1890.Trade cards 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Samuel Rosenberg Collection. |
| Subjects | Girls--1880-1890. Perfumes--1880-1890. Calendars--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,150 × 1,461 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219294 |
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