Subject: Tambourines

This circular trade card, shaped like a tambourine, advertises Shoneman Brothers, a "Leading Trimming and Fancy Goods Establishment" located at 116, 118, 120 & 122 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front features a color lithograph titled "The Morning Prayer," depicting an elderly woman holding an infant, with another young girl standing beside her and a cat playing on the floor in a domestic interior. The reverse side explicitly states "The Lowest Prices Guaranteed" and includes details about the business. A cardboard hanger, manufactured by Wolf & Co. of 243 & 245 Arch St., Philadelphia, is attached to the top of the card.

This trade card advertises the Union Clothing Co., located at 80 & 82 State Street in Albany, NY, promoting savings of "$3.00 on $10.00" on clothing purchases. The front of the card features a white, fluffy dog with a pink ribbon around its neck, sitting on a pink tasseled pillow and holding a tambourine containing the company's advertising message. The reverse side details a special offer of "Free Excursions to Albany" for residents of Troy and surrounding towns, where the Union Clothing Co. would pay railroad fares both ways, provided they did not exceed 10% of the total purchase amount. 3.

This trade card, shaped like a tambourine, advertises S. Rosenblatt & Co., a business located at 42 State Street, Rochester, New York. The front of the card features an illustration of a tambourine with flowers and a fish bowl inside. The back of the card is blank.