Double-warp Velocipede Brand – Historic Reproduction
(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 Double-warp Velocipede Brand brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Double-warp Velocipede Brand
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The label's brand name, "Double-warp Velocipede," joins a term from weaving with the fashion of the moment. A warp is the set of threads run lengthwise through a loom, so the name suggests a sturdy cloth, while "velocipede," the early bicycle often nicknamed the "boneshaker," reflects the craze for these machines around 1869. Dry goods merchants often attached such topical names to their wares to attract attention. The bison among the pictured figures is a reminder that many nineteenth-century trade labels relied on animal emblems to stand out on crowded shelves.
| Created / published | c1869. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | LOT subject: Textile industry and fabrics. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Caption card tracings: Animals -- Bison, American; Bicycles and Tricycles; Advertisements -- Dry Goods -- 1869; Advertisements -- Bicycles-- 1869; Industry -- Clothing -- 1869; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,034 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148955 |
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