Saturday, June 2, 2012

Object of the Day: A Trade Card for G. Schindler & Co.



A pretty little girl graces the front of this Victorian trade card. Again, we most likely have a stock card which the retailer selected from a catalog to have printed with his information. 

She’s dressed cheerfully for springtime in a casual hat trimmed with little daisies. She has pinned flowers to her white shirt front and she wears large glass beads which blend with the golden curls of hair that cascade over her shoulders.

The reverse of the card reads:

OFFICE OF 
G. Shindler & Co., 
165 & 167 FIRST STREET

Portland, Ogn.,……………….188
Dear Sir;
     As you may soon be in need of
goods in our line, we most respectfully
call your attention to our large and varied
stock of parlor, bedroom, dining,
library and office furniture. Lace and
Nottingham curtains, carpets, oil-
Cloths, mats, rugs, wall paper &c.
     It will be a pleasure to us to show
you through our warerooms, giving
prices, or making estimates for work
to be done.
               G. Shindler & C0.



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