Victorian Ephemera & Trade Cards

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About Victorian Ephemera & Trade Cards

Mainly Victorian Trade Cards, but any great & authentic images of Victorian ephemera are welcome too.

Trade cards mainly existed from the 1870s to the late 1890s and were a phenomenom in advertising that only lasted about 25 years. Although I have seen cards as early as the late 1860s and as late as the early 1900s.

The popularity of peridicals and magazines became the advertising venue by the early 20th Century, and the wonderful era of Trade Cards and the albums people made of them passed into history.

Please provide good quality scans or photos, no internet grabs, and try not to duplicate other people's posts.

Post as many as you like without limits.