Clothing

 

John Kelly's Fine Shoes, Rochester, N.Y., is advertised in this example by showing three young children playing in a giant, high-buttoned woman's shoe--which was high fashion during the late 1800s.

This is also a good example of the frequent use of exaggeration in trade cards for capturing the viewer's attention.

This trade card is shown at seventy percent of its actual size, and its printer is unknown.

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