Trade Card [Gibbons, 1880-1890]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.2021.7
Description
Trade card for Smith's clinch back suspenders with a Japanese geisha floating in front of a flower on the front and an ad for "Hugh Gibbons, Main Street, Oldtown, ME" on the back. Printed by Bufford (Boston). Smith's suspenders were patented in 1878 and Gibbons closed his store in 1896. The Bufford Co. closed in 1890. The spelling "Oldtown" makes it more likely that the card dates from the 1880s as well.