Mellin's Food Children advertisement with baby engraving, Doliber-Goodale Co. – Antique Wall Art
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Description
This rare antique engraving captures Mellin's Food Children advertisement with baby engraving, Doliber-Goodale Co. in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Mellin's Food Children advertisement with baby engraving, Doliber-Goodale Co.
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The particular draw here is the engraved baby at the center, which sets this card apart from the many food advertisements that relied on generic appetite or abundance. Mellin's Food was a powdered infant food sold in the late 19th century as an alternative to breast milk, and advertisers leaned on images of healthy, plump children to suggest what the product could do. Trade cards like this one were handed out to shoppers and kept as keepsakes, so they reached homes directly and often survived in family collections. Notice how the picture makes the product's promise personal: the child, not the tin, is the main subject.
| Original scan | 661 × 976 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 940 |
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