1876 Expo Lamb Knitting Machine Chicopee Falls MA Then /Now Victorian Trade Card
1876 - Lamb Knitting Machine Manuf'g Co. Campbell Press Print, Centennial Grounds. "Centennial Grounds" - tiny print, bottom reverse. Front Lithograph: The Hatch Lith. 32 & 34 Vesey St.
Before & After novelty type of trade card: Then & Now / Old Way vs New Way: Upper Left Corner. Granny throws up her hands while knitting a sock the "old" way, Mother knits w/ modern Lamb Machine. Factory View image flanked by exposition medals... Lamb is still in business! - Lamb was founded after the Civil War in 1867, emerging from Ames Manufacturing Co.With local investors from the Massachusetts Arms Co. The company's original location in Chicopee Falls burned to the ground in a huge fire in 1967. 6 x 4 inches - Condition... Displays well, evidence of its age with common flaws. 145+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Farm, Sewing and Household -related Business Advertising Card + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store.
Including With & Without / HTL / Metamorphic / etc. The Before & After Trade Card. + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
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