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Outstanding Victorian Advertising Trade Card – Warner & Miller Boots & Shoes – Akron, Ohio
Offered is a fantastic original Victorian chromolithograph trade card advertising:
Warner & Miller – Boots and Shoes
101 E. Market St. (Phinney’s Corner)
& 185 S. Howard St., near Post Office
Akron, Ohio
This highly visual advertising piece features a whimsical fantasy scene of two children riding in a bright red shoe transformed into a boat, complete with sail, while confronting a sea creature in the water.
A wonderful example of imaginative Victorian advertising art — combining footwear promotion with storybook imagery designed to capture attention.
Graphics of this quality are increasingly sought after by collectors of:
Victorian trade cards
Shoe & boot advertising
Akron Ohio ephemera
Chromolithograph advertising art
Children / fantasy imagery
19th-century retail advertising
Condition
Good antique condition.
Age toning present
Light edge and corner wear
Minor surface marks from age
Colors remain strong and display very well
Please review all photos carefully for exact condition.
Guaranteed original Victorian period card — not a reproduction.
Shipped flat and well protected.