Victorian Advertising Ephemera
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The illustrations on these free printable ephemera sheets are from advertising trade cards from the Victorian era. These cards promoted a variety of products including pianos, household appliances, chewing gum, root beer, and shoes.
If you like these, I have a number of other Victorian trade card ephemera sheets in my library of free printables. You may also want to take a look at the Victorian category in my library.
Scroll down, and you’ll find two different sheets of mixed-sized trade cards.
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Victorian trade cards were small advertising cards that were produced during the Victorian era, which lasted from 1837 to 1901. These cards were used as a means of promoting various products and services to consumers.
Victorian trade cards were typically about the size of a modern-day postcard and featured colorful illustrations, often with humorous or sentimental themes. They were distributed by businesses to customers, often as a free gift with a purchase or as a way to entice potential customers into a store.
The cards were very popular during the late 1800s and were collected by many people. People would often trade cards with friends or display them in scrapbooks. In addition to being used for advertising, Victorian trade cards also served as a form of popular art and were considered to be quite collectible.
The subjects of Victorian trade cards varied widely, from household products and food to clothing and toys. Some of the most popular cards featured images of children or animals, often in humorous or sentimental situations.
Today, Victorian trade cards are highly valued by collectors and historians as a unique and charming artifact of the Victorian era and a glimpse into the advertising and consumer culture of the time.
Add this free vintage ephemera to your supplies for art journaling, junk journaling, bullet journaling, collage, artist trading cards (ATCs), scrapbooking and other mixed media artwork and crafts.
You may also enjoy these free collage sheets.
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