Trade Card - Golden Eagle, Detroit, Michigan

This trade card advertises the Golden Eagle, located at 90 Woodward Ave. in Detroit, Michigan, as "The Popular Low Priced House of Detroit." The business specialized in selling clothing and furnishing goods, and offered custom tailoring services. It operated on a "One Price Cash Business" model, claiming to offer goods at 30 to 50 percent less than competitors. Prices for custom suits or overcoats were $18, $20, or $25, and pants were $4.00. The front of the card is a monochrome puzzle illustration depicting hunters in a forest being charged by a deer, with text instructing the viewer to "Find Camel, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Three Dogs, Frog, Owl, Calf, Two Hogs, Alligator, Kid." The reverse features the business name "Golden Eagle" in an ornate, Victorian-style font, incorporating an eagle head into the 'G', with "90 Woodward Ave." below it. The card was printed by Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit. 3.

Associated People/Businesses

• J. Steinfeld
• Steinfeld, J.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Clothing
• Furnishing goods
• Tailoring
• Retail trade
• Advertising
• Trade cards
• Puzzle cards
• Hunting
• Animals
• Forest scenes
• Detroit, Michigan
• 19th Century
• Victorian Era

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 10