Trade card - Oregon Furniture Mfg. Co., Portland, Oregon, 1885

This trade card serves as an advertisement for the Oregon Furniture Mfg. Co., located in Portland, Oregon. The business manufactured and sold furniture, and also dealt in carpets, bedding, and other related items. The front of the card features a color illustration of a young girl with curly blonde hair, wearing a ruffled bonnet, holding a pink and white fan, with a cat peeking from behind her. This image is characteristic of late 19th-century chromolithography. The verso provides business details, including the names of the President (Sam. Lowenstein) and Secretary (Wm. Kapus), lists the company's offerings, and provides addresses for their Office and Salesrooms (208 and 210 First Street) and Steam Factory (207 and 209 Front Street). The verso also features decorative borders and ornate Victorian-style typography.

Associated People/Businesses

• Sam. Lowenstein (President)
• Wm. Kapus (Secretary)
• Lowenstein, Sam

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Furniture
• Carpets
• Bedding
• Retail trade
• Advertising
• Trade cards
• Chromolithography
• Portland, Oregon
• 19th century
• Jewish businesses
• Cats
• Girls
• Fans

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 10