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Trade Card - Spitz Bros. & Mork, Boston, circa 1885Trade Card - Spitz Bros. & Mork, Boston, circa 1885

This trade card advertises Spitz Bros. & Mork, a clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer located at 508 Washington Street and 5 Bedford Street in Boston. The card promotes "Wide-awake Bargains for Wide-awake People" in men's and boys' wear, including Ulsters, Cape Overcoats, Suits, and Trousers. Specific items advertised are the "Banner" Winter Overcoat, priced from $10.00 to $15.00, and the "Bedford" Cape Overcoat, priced from $12.00 to $16.00. The Boys' Department also offered overcoats from $3.50 to $6.00. The verso of the card details the business's relocation to a new six-story building and mentions they are "open evenings until New Year" for holiday purchases. The front of the card features a detailed chromolithographic illustration with a central circular vignette depicting a winter scene with a snow-covered watermill, framed by an ornate border of blooming purple violets and green leaves, typical of late 19th-century trade card aesthetics. 3.

Trade Card: S. Cohen & Co., Trimming Store, Boston, MassachusettsTrade Card: S. Cohen & Co., Trimming Store, Boston, Massachusetts

This record contains two images of trade cards for S. Cohen & Co., a trimming store located at 9 Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The front of the first card (Image 1) shows a depiction of a vase. The text on the card clearly identifies the business as "S. Cohen & Co.," describes it as a "Trimming Store," and provides the address: "9 Winter Street, Boston, Mass." The back of this card is blank (Image 2). The second image shows the back of the card which is blank.

Trade Card: S. Cohen & Co., Trimming Store, Boston, MassachusettsTrade Card: S. Cohen & Co., Trimming Store, Boston, Massachusetts

This trade card advertises S. Cohen & Co., a trimming store located at 9 Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The front of the card features a central image of a butterfly. The text on the front clearly states the business name, "S. Cohen & Co.," its description as a "Trimming Store," and its address, "9 Winter Street, Boston, Massachusetts." The back of the card is blank.