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Trade Card - The London & Liverpool Clothing House, Tacoma, W. T., circa 1885Trade Card - The London & Liverpool Clothing House, Tacoma, W. T., circa 1885

This trade card from The London & Liverpool Clothing House, located at 902 & 904 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma, W. T., dates to circa 1885. It features a colorful illustration of a woman balancing a basket filled with fruit and glasses on her head, a common advertising motif of the period. The card serves as a compliment from the clothing establishment, with proprietor Chas. Reichenbach noted. The lettering for the business name is decorative, indicative of Victorian-era advertising aesthetics.