Trade Card - S. Levy, Oberlin, Ohio, circa 1885

This trade card features advertisements for two distinct businesses. The recto side displays a lithographic illustration of a baseball player falling, titled "Bravo! The Pet of the Nine," and promotes "MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL," stating it was first introduced in 1833, manufactured by M. G. O. Co. in Lockport, N.Y., and sold by druggists. It also mentions "JOHN HODGE, Sec'y." The verso side advertises S. Levy, a dealer in Fancy Goods, Notions, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Gloves, Embroideries, Laces, Wooden and Willow Ware, Zephyrs, Yarns, Canvas, and other novelties in fancy needlework, located on College Street in Oberlin, Ohio. The text on both sides is presented in various decorative typefaces typical of late 19th-century advertising.

Associated People/Businesses

• S. Levy
• John Hodge (Sec'y)
• Levy, S.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Trade cards
• Fancy Goods
• Notions
• Dry Goods
• Retail trade
• Advertising
• Baseball
• Patent medicine
• 19th Century
• Gloves
• Hosiery
• Embroideries
• Laces
• Wooden ware
• Willow ware
• Yarns
• Canvas
• Needlework
• Mercantile

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11