Original antique Victorian trade card advertising J.E. Caldwell & Co. of Philadelphia, PA. The chromolithograph image features a young boy standing on the back of an ox or cow holding a staff, set against a gold background. Condition: The front displays well with vibrant colors and mild edge wear. The back is blank but shows significant paper residue and glue marks on the corners from being previously mounted in a scrapbook album. A classic piece of 19th-century advertising ephemera.

Philadelphia PA J.E. Caldwell & Co Boy Standing on Cow Ox Victorian Trade Card

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