Object of the Day: Domestic Sewing Machines

Click on image to see the girl behind the curtain.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST LIGHT RUNNING “DOMESTIC” SEWING
                                               MACHINE? 

So asks this lovely card. I confess I find it especially enchanting because of the wholly Victorian turquoise blue. Look how brilliant it is? Contrasting with the coral and shell pink of the young lady’s cheeks, the blue is even more powerful.

Of course, in true Victorian fashion, this image of a little girl poking her head through a drape has nothing to do with sewing machines.

But, who cares? It’s very pretty and because of it, ideally suited for it’s purpose.

The back is not even printed, it’s been stamped with a retailer of the machines. In this case:

E.D. BLISS 
DEALER IN PIANOS, ORGANS 
Sewing Machines and School Furniture, MILTON JUNCTION & EDGERTON, WIS.