{"product_id":"honesdale-pa-rabbit-girl-philadelphia-clothing-house-1890s-trade-card-4-5-x-3","title":"Honesdale PA Rabbit Girl Philadelphia Clothing House 1890s Trade Card 4.5 x 3","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"349\" data-start=\"174\"\u003eThis 1890s Honesdale, Pennsylvania trade card promotes the New Philadelphia Clothing House through a charming Victorian illustration of a young girl interacting with a rabbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"943\" data-start=\"351\"\u003eLate nineteenth-century clothing merchants frequently used sentimental childhood imagery and animal subjects to create memorable advertising pieces that would be saved rather than discarded. The front of this trade card features a monochrome red illustration of a girl in a decorative Victorian dress facing a rabbit perched on a tree stump, framed by promotional text for the New Philadelphia Clothing House in Honesdale. The soft theatrical composition and limited-color printing reflect economical chromolithographic advertising methods widely used by regional retailers during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1449\" data-start=\"945\"\u003eThe reverse emphasizes the store’s “Best Clothing” and “Lowest Prices” messaging while identifying proprietor J. Fox and the Keystone Block location in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Businesses commonly distributed sets of illustrated trade cards with varying scenes and characters to encourage repeat visits and customer loyalty. The surviving combination of child-and-animal imagery, bold typography, and small-town commercial advertising gives the piece strong appeal as a Victorian retail ephemera example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1740\" data-start=\"1451\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53440759103672,"sku":"20260503","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_a27502b0-dff9-4df5-adc8-31113c054e5c.jpg?v=1778103420","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/honesdale-pa-rabbit-girl-philadelphia-clothing-house-1890s-trade-card-4-5-x-3","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}