Subject: Domestic scenes

This trade card advertises A. B. SIMON as a Merchant Tailor and Clothier located on Spring St., Newton, N. J. The card features a colorful illustration depicting a domestic scene with a woman sitting on a man's lap, accompanied by the caption: "PLAYFUL WIFE ON HIS KNEE, SITS AND TALKS, WAITING TEA." The text advertising the business is printed above the illustration. The design is typical of late 19th-century advertising. 3.

This color lithograph trade card advertises Arthur Kohn, a clothier, hatter, and merchant tailor located at the corner of Second and Morrison Streets in Portland, Oregon. The card features a charming illustration of an older boy feeding a younger child with a spoon, set in a domestic interior with shelves holding dishes. The business name and services are prominently displayed above the image. The verso of the card is blank except for handwritten collection marks. 3.

This trade card advertises Phillip J. Cohn's Fashionable Millinery, located at 5009 Main Street in Germantown, with a branch at 244 N. Second Street in Philadelphia. The business specialized in trimmed and untrimmed bonnets and hats for ladies and children, and also offered mourning goods as a specialty. The front of the card features a color illustration depicting a mother holding a baby, surrounded by four other children, one of whom is reading. The verso displays the business advertisement with "Fashionable Millinery" rendered in ornate script. **3.

This circular trade card, shaped like a tambourine, advertises Shoneman Brothers, a "Leading Trimming and Fancy Goods Establishment" located at 116, 118, 120 & 122 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front features a color lithograph titled "The Morning Prayer," depicting an elderly woman holding an infant, with another young girl standing beside her and a cat playing on the floor in a domestic interior. The reverse side explicitly states "The Lowest Prices Guaranteed" and includes details about the business. A cardboard hanger, manufactured by Wolf & Co. of 243 & 245 Arch St., Philadelphia, is attached to the top of the card.

Trade card depicting a domestic scene: a mother sleeping in a chair, a baby in a crib, and a detail of the mother looking for the baby who is hanging onto a shade in the air. The address 486 Broadway is prominently displayed. The card is part of a larger collection of trade cards and suggests the business at 486 Broadway. Circa 1885.