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2x Victorian Corsets - LARGE Trade Cards: Worcester Corset Co.
Frame These 2x Together ? Exhibit ? BIG enough to draw attention in a Store Window!
$95
Item Details
LARGE / Paper Store Size "Show Cards" - Approx. 4.3 x 8.75 inches ea., Queen Bess Corset and Skirt Supporter, Bon-Ton Corset, Worcester, Mass.
19th Century Fashion / Corset Cards = 2x
Perfect Pair... of Oversized Cards for a Victorian Exhibit ... or for Framing!
These two large (approx. 4.3 x 8.75 inches ea.) classic Victorian cards side-by-side in a Display Case or Framed for a Hallway or Room Exhibit would stop school students or visiting guests in their tracks!
It's almost impossible to not take a look!
Queen Bess Corset:
Front & Back depictions of the Queen Bess Corset as modeled by fashionable Auburn Blonde and Brunette Victorian ladies adorned in puffy ruffs and frills, exaggerated ruffle queen lace collars.
"To the Ladies: We can confidently recommend this Supporter as far superior to anything of the kind in the market for the following reasons:
FIRST. It is a perfect fitting Corset, cut short on the hips to avoid pressure; high in back to give support to the shoulders;
boned sufficiently heavy to support the body; combined with Shoulder Straps, and a Bustle sufficiently heavy to support the clothing....
THIRD. The Bustle is a handsome roll.... FIFTH. It is made of heavy, durable Satin Jean, with fine Steel Clasps .... etc.
"For Sale by John Wanamaker, Grand Depot, City Hall Square, Philadelphia, Pa."
The Improved Bon-Ton Corset:
"To the Ladies ... best fitting and most stylish Corsets ever yet produced.... 'CLOTH-BUSK PROTECTORS' ... PATENT 'LOCK CLASPS' ... to prevent the steels from unfastening
"For Sale by E.B Whiting & Co., New Bedford, Mass."
Condition... as shown; t
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Higher resolution scans of any listed items are available upon request for closer inspection of details, condition, or flaws as needed. My passion for collecting and dealing began at flea markets and antique shows in the 1970's. I've been on ebay for over 25 years, with more than 1,000 cards always available 24-7 as "Buy It Now" at the Dave Cheadle Card Store on ebay. Cards from common to rare are added to my ebay store almost daily. As the co-founder the Trade Card Collectors Association, and as the founding editor of the Advertising Trade Card Quarterly journal, I've been at the heart of the trade card world for decades. I've published over 150 articles on trade cards in magazines ranging from Sports Collectors Digest to Victorian Decorating and Lifestyles, as well as numerous books, including the field's best-selling classic: "Victorian Trade Cards - Historical Reference and Value Guide," by Dave Cheadle