File name: 10_03_001529a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: Londonderry. (front) Created/Published: N. Y. : J. Ottmann Lith Co. Copyrightdate: 1894 Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 14 x 8 cm. Subject: Adults; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Statement of responsibility: The Singer Manufacturing Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

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Here is a Victorian trading card with an image of a young girl stitching her doll’s hat. The advertisement on the card is for Merrick’s thread. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts that may interest you: Domestic Sewing Machine ~ Free Printable Card Willimantic Thread ~ Free Vintage Advertising Card Victorian Trade Card, He...Read More

The last examples of New Home Sewing Machine Co. trade cards are not truly trade cards, but they do represent Victorian-style advertising and foreshadow the demise of trade cards in favor of postcards. I posted some of the images in a larger size so you could see the details in the illustrations - please be patient while everything loads. A true trade card - no advertising on the reverse, just kids and cats playing with the sewing machine. This image is not a true trade card. It is larger than a typical trade card and printed on heavier stock. It's also cut to follow the printed image. This may have been done by a collector or it may have been originally issued this way. Perhaps it was used as an in-store advertisement or maybe part of a calendar. Regardless, it has typical imagery from the period: this time a pug dog is even included! Another example of advertising that is not a true trade card. Again, a much larger size and printed on heavy card stock. The smaller image in the upper right had corner appears to be pasted in place. I can't quite figure out what is happening in the scene - was the little girl sewing something for dolly when Mother caught her in the act? At first glance, this piece appears to be a bookmark. It's actually a cut-out, which becomes a three-dimensional house when assembled. As the popularity of Victorian trade cards waned, advertisers introduced variations on a theme. Paper dolls were used for advertising a multitude of products, including sewing machines. This image was also meant to be cut and assembled. The last four cards in the New Home collection are actually postcards. By the end of the nineteenth century, trade cards were being replaced in popularity by postcards. Prior to 1898, only the US Postal Service could issue postcards. After that date regulations were changed and postcards became an increasingly popular medium for images of all sorts, as well as for sending messages! These two postcards are typical images that were repeated in various forms for years: beautiful, well-groomed women posed with sewing machines. Do a search on eBay for postcard + sewing machine and you'll likely get a crop of photo postcards with similar illustrations. This amusing image may have been New Home's response to Singer's Costumes of All Nations cards. If you've ever moved a treadle sewing machine (they were made of cast iron), you can image what this camel is feeling! Another common sewing machine image: sewing/repairing a garment while the wearer is occupying it. This postcard may be a reproduction. Note the greyhound dog near the top of the card - the "light-running" greyhound was New Home advertising logo. That wraps up the New Home Sewing Machine Company cards in my collection. I'm not sure which company I'll focus on next; if you have any requests please leave them in the Comments section!

Singer Sewing Machine Trade Cards featuring British Birds.

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This one had to be re-furbished. I got rid of the wrinkles and blotches, and fixed the color.

In the era pictured, the usual dress consisted of loose gauze trousers, with a short frock of some bright-colored silk or muslin girded by a wide sash. Ears, neck, hands and feet were loaded with ornaments, sometimes of great value.

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While doing a little construction, giving my blog a new look. I came across these vintage "Sewing machine trading cards" on the web! I LOVE the look on this little girls face. This is what I feel like every time I sit down at my machine.

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In December, I shared some Domestic Sewing Machine trade cards along with some info about the company's history and their advertising themes. Today I have some more Domestic cards, but they're more about charming illustrations than hard-sell advertising. This is one of my favorite cards. Do you think they're playing "house" under the sewing machine? Two young ladies making doll clothes with the Domestic sewing machine. A paper doll and her outfits. This card is dated 1901. It is still considered a trade card, but about this time postcards started usurping the popularity of trade cards and this type of advertising started to fade away. I think we can agree the advertising copy still rings true today. Don't you agree having just the right sewing machine makes you a happy camper and in turn, makes your home happy?

There are a lot of sewing machine choices out there, from fancy, expensive computerized machines that can embroider large designs to basic garage sale machines with little more than forward and reverse. Where should the budget-conscious...

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File name: 10_03_001566a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: Simple, durable, complete, the White is king. 500,000 White machines now in use. (front) Created/Published: Cleveland : W. J. Morgan & Co. Lith Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 14 x 9 cm. Subject: Cats; Sewing machines; Animals in human situations Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

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Native dress Valencia Spain, 1892

The characteristic tall blonde of the northern races is typified in this instance by a "Dalkullan," or native of Dalarne, a mountainous interior district of Sweden, where the old fashions and costumes are still preserved. The two great silver buttons fastening the flowing collar, the brooches at the throat and bow, the belt clasp and other jewelry are silver heirlooms; the apron is homespun, in brilliant colors, similar to a Roman scarf. Sweden has given to us Jenny Lind, Neilson and other sweet singers.

File name: 10_03_003656a Binder label: Special Cards: Sewing Machines Title: New Home [front] Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 16 x 6 cm. Genre: Advertising cards; Cut-paper works Subject: Birds; Fairies; Rivers; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank. Statement of responsibility: The New Home Sewing Machine Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

Sewing thread was another popular advertising topic for Victorian trade cards. Thread companies often used fantasy themes to illustrate the qualities of their thread. Imaginative vignettes touting the strength, smoothness and colorfastness of thread were common themes. Here an adorable puppy is reigned in with Willimantic thread - For the Safety of the Public. The reverse side explains that Willimantic thread is especially designed to be used with sewing machines, as it has the softest finish, and is the "smoothest and most elastic cotton on the market". Of interest to modern consumers, the card also emphasizes Willimantic thread is made from combed Sea Island Cotton and "is purely an American production", offering sewists the opportunity to "patronize and sustain Home Industries". J & P Coats imagined their thread was used by the Lilliputians to tie down Gulliver. Of note is the extra-large spool near Gulliver's feet that is being used like a winch and the wagon load of spools near his right hand. J & P Coats thread was manufactured in Paisley, Scotland - not an American product at the time! Clark's also has advice on How to Keep Husbands at Home, Nights. The name "Salanger's" appears to be stamped on the card and was probably a store that sold Clark's thread. The reverse of the card notes Mile-End thread came in a large variety of colors and the black thread was particularly color-fast. It is also described as the Standard for use upon all Sewing Machines.

I’ve had a sewing themed junk journal on my list of junk journal themes for some time now. I’ve had all sorts of ideas about ribbons, threads and lace. Maybe some corset cards, and a

In December, I shared some Domestic Sewing Machine trade cards along with some info about the company's history and their advertising themes. Today I have some more Domestic cards, but they're more about charming illustrations than hard-sell advertising. This is one of my favorite cards. Do you think they're playing "house" under the sewing machine? Two young ladies making doll clothes with the Domestic sewing machine. A paper doll and her outfits. This card is dated 1901. It is still considered a trade card, but about this time postcards started usurping the popularity of trade cards and this type of advertising started to fade away. I think we can agree the advertising copy still rings true today. Don't you agree having just the right sewing machine makes you a happy camper and in turn, makes your home happy?

This illustration is reproduced from a photograph taken in Manila in 1892, and intended to form part of the series of National Costume cards prepared for distribution at the Chicago Exposition. Their favorite costume is a long, loose robe of bright-hued silk, and their long, flowing hair forms their mantilla.

File name: 10_03_001578a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: W. S. Underwood Pianos, Organs, Sewing machines, Wheeler & Wilson M'f'g Co. (front) Created/Published: N. Y. : Donaldson Brothers Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 11 x 9 cm. Subject: Women; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Retailer: W. S. Underwood, 1 Holden St., No. Adams, Mass. Statement of responsibility: Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

File name: 10_03_001557a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: New Home Sewing Machine Co. 248 State St., Chicago, Ill. (front) Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 12 x 7 cm. Subject: Girls; Cats; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank. Statement of responsibility: New Home Sewing Machine Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

File name: 10_03_001579a Binder label: Sewing Machines Title: New 'No 9' Wheeler & Wilson triumphant!! At the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889. The highest possible premium, the only grand prize for sewing machines was awarded to Wheeler & Wilson M'f'g Co. and the Cross of the Legion of Honor was conferred on the president of the company. (front) Created/Published: N. Y. : H. A. Thomas & Wylie Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 12 x 8 cm. Subject: Boys; Dogs; Sewing machines Notes: Title from item. Statement of responsibility: Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

File name: 10_03_002353a Binder label: Thread Title: The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. Merrick Thread Co., the cradle of American liberty. [front] Created/Published: N. Y. : Donaldson Brothers Date issued: 1870 - 1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 12 x 8 cm. Genre: Advertising cards Subject: Women; Infants; Thread; Cotton; Cradles Notes: Title from item. Retailer: Jno. F. Rowland, St. James, Md. Statement of responsibility: Merrick Thread Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

Corunna, the country is very mountainous, craggy and picturesque, and essentially agricultural. The inhabitants are descendants of the ancient Goths. They are not very tall, but stout and robust. Corunna, the capital, was founded by the Phoenicians several centures B.C.