1890s Armour's Beef Extract Trade Card Chicago Advertising Mother Baby Forbes
$26.99
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Discover a charming piece of late 19th-century advertising with this antique trade card for Armour's Beef Extract. The colorful front features a delightful illustration of a mother and a "happy as a King" baby, who proudly holds a miniature box of Armour's Beef Extract. Printed by Forbes Co. Boston, this vivid chromolithograph captures a heartwarming domestic scene, designed to evoke feelings of health and contentment associated with the product.
The reverse side provides fascinating historical context, detailing a comprehensive advertisement for Armour's Beef Extract. It highlights the product as the "BEST and most ECONOMICAL "STOCK" for SOUPS, SAUCES, etc." and even includes a full recipe for soup serving six persons for just ten cents. This piece offers a unique glimpse into Victorian-era marketing strategies, dietary habits, and the early branding efforts of a major American company, Armour & Co., based in Chicago. It's a superb collectible for enthusiasts of vintage advertising, food history, or ephemera from the 1890s.
Please see pictures/scans for details on condition. Discoloration, worn/torn around edges, may have some holes, markings, with normal vintage estate wear for age and storage.
Measures approx. 5 by 3.5 inches
1890s Armour's Beef Extract Trade Card Chicago Advertising Mother Baby Forbes
$26.99
The reverse side provides fascinating historical context, detailing a comprehensive advertisement for Armour's Beef Extract. It highlights the product as the "BEST and most ECONOMICAL "STOCK" for SOUPS, SAUCES, etc." and even includes a full recipe for soup serving six persons for just ten cents. This piece offers a unique glimpse into Victorian-era marketing strategies, dietary habits, and the early branding efforts of a major American company, Armour & Co., based in Chicago. It's a superb collectible for enthusiasts of vintage advertising, food history, or ephemera from the 1890s.
Please see pictures/scans for details on condition. Discoloration, worn/torn around edges, may have some holes, markings, with normal vintage estate wear for age and storage.
Measures approx. 5 by 3.5 inches
