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Trade Card for Edwin C. Burt, Clothing and Dry Goods

Trade Card for Edwin C. Burt, Clothing and Dry Goods

This trade card advertises Edwin C. Burt's store in Toledo, Ohio. The front of the card features an advertisement for AUSTENS FOREST FLOWER COLOGNE with the address 94 MAIN STREET printed beneath. The back of the card is blank. [This card appears to be from the collection of J. Reizensten].

Trade Card for H. Heynemann & Co. and W. J. Austen & Co.: National Card for Forest Flowers Perfume

Trade Card for H. Heynemann & Co. and W. J. Austen & Co.: National Card for Forest Flowers Perfume

This trade card advertises Forest Flowers Perfume, a fragrance sold by both H. Heynemann & Co. in San Francisco, California, and W. J. Austen & Co. in Oswego, New York. The card features an illustration of a boy and a girl standing together, perhaps representing a young couple. The boy has his arm around the girl's waist. The girl is holding a bouquet of flowers. There is a background scene with a rustic wooden fence. The front of the card includes a note at the top stating 'National Card.' The back of the card includes a full advertisement for Forest Flowers Perfume.

Trade Card: Hirsh & Brother, One Price Clothing House; W. J. Austen & Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Trade Card: Hirsh & Brother, One Price Clothing House; W. J. Austen & Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Trade card advertising Hirsh & Brother's One Price Clothing House and W. J. Austen & Co.'s Austen Forest Cologne. The card features advertisements for both businesses. The front advertises Austen Forest Cologne, while the back features a full advertisement for Hirsh & Brother's grand opening on May 2nd, highlighting their renovated space and offerings of clothing and novelties. The card is dated circa 1885.

Trade Card for I. Cohen, Clothier and Dealer in W.J. Austen & Co. Cologne

Trade Card for I. Cohen, Clothier and Dealer in W.J. Austen & Co. Cologne

This trade card features a small illustration of a child holding a bouquet of violets. The front of the card lists the business name, I. Cohen, located at 53 Stephenson Street in Oswego, New York. The back of the card includes an advertisement for W.J. Austen & Co., a retailer of Austen Cologne. [The trade card suggests a possible business relationship between I. Cohen, a clothier in Oswego, New York and W. J. Austen & Co., a cologne manufacturer in Freeport, Illinois.]

Trade Card for Goetter, Weil & Co., Dry Goods Merchants

Trade Card for Goetter, Weil & Co., Dry Goods Merchants

This trade card advertises Goetter, Weil & Co., dry goods merchants. The card lists the business as agents for Austen's Forest Flower Cologne. The address for the business is in Montgomery, Alabama. The card has a red border and a stylized floral illustration.