{"product_id":"1890s-armours-beef-extract-trade-card-chicago-advertising-mother-baby-forbes","title":"1890s Armour's Beef Extract Trade Card Chicago Advertising Mother Baby Forbes","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 \u0026amp; Co., based in Chicago. It's a superb collectible for enthusiasts of vintage advertising, food history, or ephemera from the 1890s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures approx. 5 by 3.5 inches","brand":"Farmhouse Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58895289974944,"sku":"B-46 #91","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/3814\/0832\/files\/3dac4aa6-52df-413f-814c-9336a5c828b1.jpg?v=1789057294","url":"https:\/\/farmhouseephemera.com\/products\/1890s-armours-beef-extract-trade-card-chicago-advertising-mother-baby-forbes","provider":"Farmhouse Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}