Trade Card: Leopold Strauss, Dry Goods and House Furnishings, Middletown, Connecticut

This trade card advertises Leopold Strauss's dry goods and house furnishings store in Middletown, Connecticut. The front of the card (Image 1) depicts a charming illustration of a child in a walker. The style of the illustration suggests a late 19th-century aesthetic. The back of the card (Image 2) is blank. [Leopold Strauss, born June 2, 1835, and died August 19, 1887, held a patent for scissors and shears (Patent #226128, issued March 30, 1880). He was buried in Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, a section largely comprised of Jewish residents.]

Associated People/Businesses

• Leopold Strauss (Firm)
• STRAUSS, LEOPOLD

Geography

• Middletown

Subjects

• House furnishings
• Clothing trade
• Advertising cards
• Dry Goods

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 9, Page 65