Trade card for Solar Tip and Pansy children's shoes by John Mundell & Co. – Historic Reproduction
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This rare historic image captures Trade card for Solar Tip and Pansy children's shoes by John Mundell & Co. in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Trade card for Solar Tip and Pansy children's shoes by John Mundell & Co.
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Children's shoes sold under the names Solar Tip and Pansy are the subject of this trade card, a small printed advertisement that merchants handed to customers or tucked into parcels. Cards like this were often chromolithographed in bright color, and many mixed sentimental scenes of children with brand names, a common approach in the late 1800s as shoe makers competed for family buyers. Trade cards of this kind offer a useful record of how footwear was marketed to parents, and of the everyday concern with durable, well-fitting shoes for growing children.
| Original scan | 612 × 828 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 1535 |
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