Historical Object
Singer Advertising Card Box
| Cover of a box produced by The Singer Manufacturing Company, which holds "Costumes of All Nations" souvenir cards, created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Chromolithograph printed based on ink or watercolor calligraphy. Text reads "These cards are lithographed reproductions of photographs taken on the spot in the various countries and provinces and colored THERE to correctly represent the native costumes. They are NATIONAL COSTUME STUDIES, reliable and perfect in every detail." |
| Image ID: | 57887 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1893 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company records, 1850-circa 1975 |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6403, Box 2, Folder 10 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches |
| Used to house set of cards at PH 6403. Back of box bears a decorative Singer insignia. |
| Costume |
| Sewing |
| Advertising |
| Ephemera |
| Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
| Marketing |
| Selling |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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