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Description: This1904 Gorgeous Die Cut Ad Calendar for \"Swift & Co.\" has a beautiful Girl Wearing a Lovely Red Hat. This calendar is embossed and glossy. The month of Dec is missing.
History ofDie Cuts: \"During the Victorian Era (1837-1901), middle-class householdswould often have a family scrap album, where the bits of paper collected eachday could becollagesonto its thick pages.Ticket stubs,brochures,greeting cards, newspaper clippings,paper dolls,postcards, business cards, ribbons,literary excerpts, and eventuallyphotographswereallpreserved on the pages of these memory books.In response tothescrap bookingtrend, 19th-century bookmakers designed blankalbums with elaborate, tooled-leather covers, gilt paper edgings, and engravedclasps. The earliest materials explicitly produced as die-cut “scrap” fordecorating homemade albums were black-and-white, hand-colored etchings. Aslithography processes improved, bright colors, textured embossing, and glossyfinishes were employed to enhance the printed imagery.By the late 1800s,Britain,Germany, and theUnitedStateshad become the leaders in such scrap production. Successfulcompanies like Currier & Ives and Raphael Tuck & Sons created beautifulscrap pieces alongside smaller brands like Allen & Ginter and Littauer& Boysen. But the German die cuts are considered the best because of thedetails of their tooling process.\"
Measures 7\" W x 10\" H.
Condition: Corners and edges slightly worn.
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