A business letter dated October 17, 1892, from D. Rosenbaum in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Porter Bros. & Co. Rosenbaum requests a sample dozen pants buttons, indicating an intention to sell them door-to-door.
Subject: Retail Sales
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This trade card advertises Schranz & Bieber Co., distributors of animal trade cards. The front of the card features an illustration of a rhinoceros. The back of the card advertises Schranz & Bieber Co., located at 149 5th Ave. in New York City. The card notes that this is one of 52 cards, suggesting the company was offering a set of animal cards. [The company Schranz & Bieber Co. was likely a business dealing in wholesale and retail sales of various items, including novelty items such as animal trade cards. The cards were likely given away free with purchases or given to children to encourage buying. The company may have sold wholesale to other businesses. ]