Subject: Dolls

Advertising postcard from Jeselsohn & Co., located at 545 Broadway, New York City, dated July 27, 1881. The postcard advertises photo albums, dolls, and fancy china. The postcard was sent from New York to Oswego, New York.

This is a two-color trade card for I. Rice Sons, Clothiers & Merchant Tailors, located at 29 E. Main St., Rochester, N.Y. The business was established in 1852. The card features an illustration of a young girl in a bonnet and ruffled dress pushing a doll in an ornate pram, rendered in blue and white against a brown/gold background. The text, including the business name and details, is printed in a straightforward, clear font. The reverse side is blank except for collection marks. 3.

This trade card for Schweitzer & Beer, Importers and Dealers in Fancy Goods and Toys, advertises their products including holiday goods, children's carriages, carts, wagons, and novelties. The business was located at 111 State Street, between Washington and Madison Streets, in Chicago. The front of the card features a color illustration of a young girl holding two dolls, with the text "MY DARLINGS" below. The reverse side presents the business name and product categories in a clear, bold typeface, with an ornate decorative border around the "FANCY GOODS AND TOYS" heading. 3.

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This die-cut trade card is shaped like a stocking. The front features pink and white stripes and ornate red script text asking, “What Shall we put in the Childrens Stockings? See inside.” The interior of the card, on a pale tan background, advertises a wide array of goods sold by Stern Brothers at attractive prices. Items for children include French and German dolls, doll's outfits, fancy stationery, lace articles, gloves, mittens, and handkerchiefs. For gentlemen, the card lists smoking jackets and robes, umbrellas, canes, slippers, gloves, mufflers, neckwear, and handkerchiefs. Ladies' items include costumes, cloaks, Paris and Vienna fancy goods, fur garments, bric-a-brac, dress silks, velvet, jewelry, dress goods, Russia leather goods, Alexandre Kid Gloves, toilet articles, handkerchiefs, lace goods, and painted satin articles, all in endless variety. The back of the stocking is marked "Stern Bro's Christmas Stocking." The business name, "Stern Brothers," is presented in a decorative script font on the interior.