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Trade Card - Louis Cohen, Merchant Tailor, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 30, 1884
This trade card advertises Louis Cohen, a merchant tailor and dealer in gents' furnishing goods, located at 106 Cambridge St., East Cambridge. The front features an illustration of a child in a hat and overalls, stirring a pot over an open fire, depicted in blue and brown ink, with the business name and address framed in a decorative border. The verso of the card details a "Guess the Number of Beans in the Jar" contest offering "$115.00 IN PRIZES," including a $75.00 Gold Watch, a $30.00 Suit of Clothes, and a $10.00 Pair of Pants. The contest was to be opened and beans counted on July 30th, 1884. **3.
Associated People/Businesses
- Louis Cohen (Merchant Tailor)
- Cohen, Louis
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Tailors
- Menswear
- Clothing
- Retail trade
- Gent's Furnishing Goods
- Trade cards
- 19th century
- 1880s
- Children in advertising
- Contests
- Advertising
- Marketing
- East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11