Trade Card for A. Shuman & Co., Mail Order Department

This trade card advertises the mail order department of A. Shuman & Co., a clothing retailer located at the corner of Washington and Summer Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. The front of the card depicts a boy bundled in a fur-trimmed coat, standing in a snowstorm, as an advertisement for the company's “Latest Fashions for Fall and Winter 1889-90.” The text at the bottom of the card reads: “The Wealthiest Clothing Mfg. & Retailer in 19th Century Boston.” The back of the card provides a diagram for self-measurement of a gentleman’s coat for mail order purposes.

Associated People/Businesses

• A. Shuman & Co.
• SHUMAN, A.

Geography

• Boston

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Textile industry
• Retail trade
• Jewish merchants
• Advertising cards
• 19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 14, Page 21