Antique Advertising: Country Store Signs and Products (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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The country store of yesterday was stocked with an amazing variety of goods as well as clever advertising used to gain customers’ attention and promote brand recognition. The wonderful graphics showcased here recall the delightful and sometimes unusual products they were meant to help sell. Advertising signs made of glass, tin, cardboard, and porcelain tout the benefits of everything from cigars to corsets to soaps. Eye-catching packages include canned goods, baking needs, tobacco tins, games, washday and cleaning agents, candy, and cocoa. There are products for the favorite car, the favorite lady, even the favorite horse. Country store enthusiasts and advertising aficionados will delight in this assortment from the c. 1880-1930 era. Current market values provided.
Publisher : Schiffer
Publication date : July 27, 2001
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 0764314505
ISBN-13 : 978-0764314506
Item Weight : 1.9 pounds
Dimensions : 8.25 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,938,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #149 in Antique & Collectible Magazines & Newspapers #635 in Americana Antiques & Collectibles #23,182 in Art History & Criticism (Books)
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