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Subject: Poultry


Trade Card for A. Clifford & Co., Poultry Dealers Trade Card for A. Clifford & Co., Poultry Dealers

This trade card advertises A. Clifford & Co., a poultry dealer located at 205 Commercial Street, Boston. The front of the card features a large, colorful lithograph of a chicken. Text on the card states that farmers should bring their chickens to the company for various Jewish holidays and lists the dates of these holidays. The back of the card is blank. The first card in this record has text written in an ornate script, while the second card, which is a duplicate, has more block lettering. Both cards are in English.

Trade Card for O. V. Handy & Bros., Poultry Dealers Trade Card for O. V. Handy & Bros., Poultry Dealers

This trade card advertises O. V. Handy & Bros., a poultry dealer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The card is a calendar intended for farmers, detailing Jewish holidays and the most popular fowl in demand for each holiday. It is likely that Handy & Bros purchased poultry from farmers for resale. The front of the card features a calendar with the holidays and fowl listed in a table format. It has a red border with the name and address of the company. The back of the card is blank.

Trade Card: 41 Lake Street, Syracuse, New York Trade Card: 41 Lake Street, Syracuse, New York

A trade card depicting children, a rooster, chickens, and eggs. The reverse side features a full advertisement. The card is part of a two-part series. The card is dated circa 1885 and is geographically situated in Syracuse, New York at 41 Lake Street.