Subject: Poetry, Modern--19th century

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Poetry as an Advertising Handout: A Collection of Advertisements from Brooklyn Merchants, 1870 Poetry as an Advertising Handout: A Collection of Advertisements from Brooklyn Merchants, 1870

This pamphlet, published in Brooklyn, New York, in 1870, uses poetry as a unique advertising medium for a variety of businesses. The advertisements feature numerous Jewish merchants, including hatters, stallholders at the Brooklyn Market, upholsterers, billiards businesses, and more. Specific businesses mentioned include Jacobson & Kahn (hatters), E. Sacchi (Brooklyn Market stalls), Green & Berg (stand 19), Funk & Schuermam (stands 45 & 46), Schuman (upholsterer), A. R. Samuell (billiards), and Isaac B. Slaight (segars).