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Victorian Trade Card - Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company - "A CORDIAL INVITATION" (#80)

Victorian Trade Card - Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company - "A CORDIAL INVITATION" (#80)
  • Victorian Trade Card - Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company - "A CORDIAL INVITATION" (#80)
  • Victorian Trade Card - Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company - "A CORDIAL INVITATION" (#80)

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Shipping: Australia: $5.00 (more destinations)

Condition: Used

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SERIES: Satire

This is one of 100 cards featuring humorous cartoons and advertising the "Ariosa" brand of coffee that Arbuckles' issued in the late 1880s. All the illustrations were originally published in either Puck, Judge, or Texas Siftings, three of the more popular satirical periodicals of the day. Most typically aimed their derision at blacks, country "rubes", or the Irish. This particular card was based on an 1887 Puck cartoon drawn by Frederick B. Opper and features a doctor belittling the vocal efforts of a trio of carolers outside his door.

The back shows the Arbuckles' factory buildings, dock, railroad cars, and a ship.

SIZE: 5" x 3"

DATE: Undated (but probably 1888 or 1889)

LITHOGRAPHER: Not identified

CONDITION: Fine, I'd say. This card is only very lightly soiled with just slightly worn edges and corners. (Please see scans.)

MULTIPLE ITEM SHIPPING DISCOUNT: I will ship up to 4 cards for the single base shipping charge shown. For purchases of more than 4 cards, the shipping charge will increase by just a small increment for every 4 additional cards.

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A CORDIAL INVITATION

DOCTOR (to serenaders)--"Come right in the office, and
I will try to relieve your sufferings. No use standing there
howling with pain!"

From Puck, by permission.
... [Full Description]

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