Agent's Sample Book from Crown Card Co., Ohio, ca. 1890

Summary

Creator:

Crown Card Company

Abstract:

The Agent’s sample book from Crown Card Co., Columbus, Ohio, contains 34 samples of visiting cards accompanied by prices, design names, and instructions for ordering.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Annika Dekker and Jakob Dopp, March 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The Agent’s sample book from Crown Card Co., Columbus, Ohio, contains 34 samples of visiting cards accompanied by prices, design names, and instructions for ordering. The volume (12.5 x 18 cm) is bound with blue paper and staples. Sample styles range from simple to intricate, with some including beveling, embossing, or silk borders. Most feature chromolithographic color, floral imagery, and animals. Different type settings available to a customer are also advertised.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased from Sandra Hoekstra, December 2020. P-3103 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Printers--Ohio.
Prints shelf.
Advertising.
Animals.
Chromolithography.
Flowers.
Selling.

Formats:

Visiting cards.
Sample books.