Subject: Advertisement

This holiday circular for Rothschild & Ehrenpfort, Manufacturing Confectioners and Importers of Tree Decorations and Christmas Goods, advertises a wide array of confectionery and seasonal items. The circular details their specialty in "strictly pure Confectionery from the best materials only and free from any adulteration whatsoever," listing various candies such as Fine Cream Candies, Hand Dipped Dreams, and Marshmallows. It also features an extensive catalog of Christmas decorations including Paper Mache Figures, Tree Ornaments (tinsels, glass balls, silver spun), Artificial Christmas Trees, Christmas Candles, and Cake Ornaments. The front of the circular is adorned with an ornate, Victorian-style red illustration of a bear holding a candy cane, serving as a company logo and "Registered Trade Mark." Headings are presented in decorative red ink. The back pages provide detailed lists of products with quantities and prices per box or piece, indicating the range of goods offered for holiday sales.

This trade card advertises the opening of a branch of Bronner & Co.'s Clothing Store at 20 Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The advertisement highlights Bronner & Co. as "the Largest Retail Clothing House in America," with its main establishment located at 610-618 Broadway, New York. The card promotes the new store opening with the promise of "GREAT SLAUGHTER IN PRICES!" The front of the card features a colorful illustration: on the left, a smiling boy in traditional Middle Eastern attire (turban, vest, loose pants) holds a scroll and a staff, framed by an ornate arch with Arabic script. To his right is a detailed map of Turkey and surrounding regions including Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and the Black Sea. A small scene of figures seated under a tree is depicted in the lower right. The reverse side of the card is a text-only advertisement, featuring bold, ornate Victorian-style typography characteristic of the period.

This item is a folded trade card for H. Roman & Co., advertising the opening of their new business, The Model Clothing House, located at 101 & 103 Montgomery Street, corner of Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, in September 1886. The advertisement announces a large and varied stock of men's, youths', boys', and children's clothing, as well as a complete assortment of furnishing goods including underwear, shirts, neckties, and hats. H. Roman & Co. emphasizes their "ONE PRICE PRINCIPLE" with prices marked in plain figures, and a commitment to offering "BETTER CLOTHING AT LOWER PRICES" with a motto of "THE BEST POSSIBLE GOODS, For the Least Possible Prices." The card features two ornate lithographic illustrations: one side depicts irises and cattails surrounding a framed scene of a pond with a house in the background; the other side shows dandelions with a framed scene of a rural road and a house. The interior text is presented in various elegant serif and script fonts typical of the late 19th century.

A colorful trade card for Kaufmann & Bro's, "The One Price Clothiers," located at 83, 85 & 87 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA. The front features a charming illustration of two young boys, one appearing as a salesman holding a coat and the other, elegantly dressed in a top hat and coat, contemplating the garment. The back of the card serves as a detailed advertisement for their "Reliable One Price. Men's, Boy's and Children's Clothing House," offering coats, caps, gents' furnishing goods, and specializing in merchant tailoring. The advertisement notes they deal in both wholesale and retail, emphasizing "Fair Dealing, One Price to All." Some damage is visible on the card, particularly on the verso.

This trade card advertises Simon Samler, a clothing house located at Nos. 27 & 109 South Greene St. in Trenton, N.J. The business promoted itself as "The Cheapest Clothing House in the City" and a "Popular and Reliable Clother," offering "The Finest and most complete Stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing at astonishing Low Prices." The front of the card features an illustrative lake scene with two men in boats and a gnarled tree under a moon or sun, with stylized text for the business name and offerings. The verso provides additional promotional text, also using ornate Victorian-style lettering for key phrases like "Clother." **3.

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