"Song Card"

Item Details

Pittsburgh PA, unknown, ca1885

fine

Ca1885 Cooperative advertising “song card” - The advertisement for Kuhn & Bro. Groceries, Pittsburgh (ancestor of the present grocery chain) heads the group of six businesses all in the East End on or near Penn Avenue. John Cooke Swearingen (1846-1933) operated his show store beginning 1882, before specializing in ink. C. Strahley & Sons were active in selling home furnishings into the early 20th century. Many 1880s advertising trade cards are known for Reinhold Siedle, watchmaker and jeweler. A.H. Wilson was recorded as a member of the Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy in 1886. The song “Now or Never” on the reverse. Coated card stock, 3.25”x4.75”