Victorian Advertising Cards

Advertising trade cards reached the peak of their popularity in the 1880s and 1890s. According to the Miami University Libraries, the rise of magazine publishing led to the ultimate demise of this uniquely American form of advertising.

Via Bibliodyssey.

Comments

[Jay, writer Memberspeed.com]

Well, they sure do like their frogs and cats. These advertising cards are fascinating. They represent the Victorian era's whimsical energy well. It makes me wonder what our own advertising materials will look like against the future's.