The New Home in the Far West. Trade card for Sewing Machines.
Cleveland OH: Morgan Lith. Co., 1881. Ephemera. Trade card advertising the New Home Sewing Machine Co., 30 Union Square NY & Orange, Massachusetts. Attracive image of a propering homestead, the woman sitting at her sewing machine on the front verandah, the family & their dog walking in from work. Color lithograph, 3 x 5". Some glue residue on verso and slt. marginal browning.
The Morgan Lithograph Company was established by William J. Morgan (1838-1904) and his younger brother, George W. (1843-1905) in 1864. The Morgan brothers' parents emigrated from Wales in 1842, first settling in Pittsburgh before arriving in Cleveland in 1854. Located originally on Superior Street, the W. J. Morgan & Company produced broadsheets, trade cards, pamphlets, blotters, postcards, and posters to advertise local businesses. Increasing orders from surrounding states soon allowed the company to move to larger headquarters. Good + overall. Item #28032
Price: $55.00