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Original late-19th-century advertising trade card issued for J. T. Rigby, local agent for White Sewing Machines at the Eldridge House Corner in Lawrence, Kansas.
The colorful chromolithographed front features a Middle Eastern caravan scene with camels and attendants, captioned “The Caravan” and numbered 135. The combination of early White Sewing Machine advertising and the locally printed Lawrence, Kansas dealer information makes this an appealing piece of regional and commercial history.
Condition: Very good antique condition with strong colors, clean imagery, light age toning, and minor edge and surface wear. The reverse is blank with faint age-related marks. No major tears or missing sections observed. Please examine all photographs closely for exact condition.
A desirable collectible for enthusiasts of Victorian trade cards, antique sewing machines, Kansas advertising, Lawrence history, camel imagery, and 19th-century ephemera.
The card will be placed in a protective sleeve and shipped securely between rigid supports.
