Original antique Victorian trade card featuring two young girls in red winter coats with fur trim, one holding a doll. This lithographed advertising card promotes the National Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio. The card has an overprint stamp from a distributor at 631 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio, likely a local retailer or dealer.
📌 Details:
Front: Color litho of two girls in red coats
Text: "The National Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, Cleveland, Ohio"
Overprint: "631 N. High St, Columbus O" in purple ink
Back: Blank
Condition: Fair to good — visible edge wear, corner bumping, some soiling and creasing, minor paper loss in lower right
Likely from the late 1800s to early 1900s
A charming example of Victorian advertising ephemera, perfect for collectors of antique trade cards, sewing memorabilia, or Columbus, Ohio history.