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America for Sale: A Collectors Guide to Antique Advertising
Douglas Congdon
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Description for America for Sale: A Collectors Guide to Antique Advertising
Paperback. Ads were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the sides of carriages and buses. Here is advertising in all its media-tin, paper, celluloid, and enamel. In full color, it portrays the creativity of its makers, while bringing to life the styles of the past 120 years. Num Pages: 160 pages, 400 color photos. BIC Classification: AKL; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 836.
Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the sides of carriages and buses. A history of advertising printed in the 1880s even show and advertisement on a tombstone. With the advent of color lithography in the late 1800s, some of the most beautiful and highly collectible items were created. Tin signs with colorful, strong images, often embossed, were made for stores, and often found their way ... Read more
Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the sides of carriages and buses. A history of advertising printed in the 1880s even show and advertisement on a tombstone. With the advent of color lithography in the late 1800s, some of the most beautiful and highly collectible items were created. Tin signs with colorful, strong images, often embossed, were made for stores, and often found their way ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887403330
SKU
V9780887403330
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Douglas Congdon
Douglas Congdon-Martin resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania and is the author of Country Store Collectibles and Images in Black.
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