Subject: Trade cards--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Collection of five items related to Isaac D. Sailor's mercantile activities, circa 1890-1900. The collection includes two price lists, a trade card, and two envelopes. Isaac D. Sailor's wife's name is Hanna. He was a significant annual donor to the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia in 1879 and the early 1880s. The materials are geographically associated with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Trade card advertising Hoffman's Family and Fancy Groceries, located at the corner of Fifth and Market Streets. The card depicts roses in a fancy bowl and lists the store's offerings: canned goods, wine, cigars, and country produce. The card is estimated to date from circa 1885. The card is part of a larger collection of trade cards found within Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Binder 1, Page 7.

A circa 1885 trade card depicting a girl dressed as an officer. The card advertises Selliez L. J.'s hat store, located at the northwest corner of 11th and South Streets in Philadelphia. The reverse side features a comical poem titled "An Enigma."

Trade card advertising the hat shop of Louis J. Selliez, successor to Wm. Hopson, located at the corner of 11th and South Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The card features an illustration of two boys in a circus, one holding weights and the other balancing a ball. The reverse side contains a full advertisement with prices. The card dates from January 1, 1879.

Trade card advertising Louis J. Selliez's hat shop, successor to Wm. Hopson. Located on the corner of 11th and South Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card depicts two boys in a circus setting. The back features a full advertisement with prices. Published circa 1879.