Object of the Day: A Trade Card for Soap

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Here’s a very handsome die-cut trade card in the shape of an artist’s palette. This will now be the third in my collection. As was the case with the others, this one depicts the palette as if it had been painted with a scene using the paints thereon.

This one shows a lad with a fishing pole, wading through a creek. I don’t know why he needs the pole since he’s already stepping on any fish he might need.

What sets this card apart is the fact that this one was designed for a specific business. The name of the company is not over-printed, but rather, is part of the artwork.

The card was made for D.S.B & Co. of New York who bill themselves as:

SOAP MAKERS & PERFUMERS.

Let’s see what the reverse says.

Well, I can see that the initials stand for D.S. Brown.

It reads:

Presented 

by 

D.S. BROWN

and 

COMPANY 

NEW YORK 

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MANUFACTURE THE 

Largest & most 

Complete line of 

TOILET SOAPS 

in the country. 

Also a fine line of 

TOILET EXTRACTS 

LAWN LILAC 

“—a special!”