Victorian Trade Cards Springfield Mass c. 1880

Lot of 19 original Victorian Trade Cards: chromolithographed advertisements for businesses in Springfield, Massachusetts, around 1880 to 1885, including:

Antique Lithographed Victorian Advertising Trade Card for Brightwood Nurseries. J.W. Adams, Proprietor. C.C. Hartwell, Agent. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. On back: Please let the Agent show you specimens of natural foliage of several new Ornamental Trees and Shrubs; and agent's address in Boston, handwritten. Measures 4.75 by 2.75 inches; card has been trimmed on right side, some letters cut off.

Antique Lithographed Victorian Advertising Trade Card for Charles Hall, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in China, Crockery, Glass and Silver Plated Ware. Nice illustration of birds with nest. Reverse is blank. Measures 4-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches. Bottom left corner is clipped. Surface of paper on back is peeled and thin in spots.

Two Antique Lithographed Victorian Advertising Trade Cards with 2 different floral designs for H.I. & C.E. Clarke, Successors to E.W. Clarke & Son, Seedsmen & Florists, Fullers Block, Springfield, Mass. Reverse side is blank. Each measures 4.25 by 5-1/8 inches. One missing lower right corner.

Antique Lithographed Victorian Advertising Trade Card for G. H. Curtis, Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. Embossed design of flower, winter scene, and bird. Reverse is blank. Measures 3.5 by 5-1/8 inches. Light surface & edge wear; lightly creased.

Five [5] Antique Lithographed Victorian Advertising Trade Cards for Robinson Bros Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Pictures, Frames ... Main Street. These 5 cards have nice detailed scenes presented as drawings, bouquets in the background, and company name stamped on top edge. Blank on reverse sides. Each card measures 3.25 by 4.75 inches. Some lightly spotted with light blue marks.

Opera House, Springfield, Bennett & Moulton's Comic Opera, circa 1890. First-Class Comic Opera! At the People's Prices. Admission 10 and 20 cents. ... 10,000 People attend our Performances every week. Color lithographed Victorian trade card measures 5 by 2.75 inches. Back is lightly yellowed.

Also: 3 chromo cards for Fisk Manufacturing Co. advertising soaps: 2 cards for D.H. Brigham Clothiers; 1 chromo card for the Universal Wringer sold at Charles Hall on Main St.; and 2 gorgeous cards with chromo seaside designs for Springfield Turkish Baths on Court St.

Cards are 140 years old: some trimmed, corners clipped or chipped, paper on back is peeling, light to moderate surface and/or edge wear, light creasing.