{"product_id":"new-york-14th-street-store-siegel-black-kitten-girl-roses-1910s-trade-card-3-x-5","title":"New York 14th Street Store Siegel Black Kitten Girl Roses 1910s Trade Card 3 x 5","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"381\" data-start=\"193\"\u003eThis early twentieth-century trade card promoted New York’s famous 14th Street Store through a sentimental illustration of a young girl holding roses while a black kitten climbs her dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"968\" data-start=\"383\"\u003eLarge urban department stores of the early twentieth century relied heavily on visually appealing giveaway cards and circulars to build customer loyalty and create recognizable brand identity. Retail advertising from New York’s major shopping corridors often combined soft domestic imagery, children, flowers, and animals with dense promotional copy designed to associate bargain culture with comfort and familiarity. Henry Siegel’s 14th Street Store became known for aggressive mass retailing and elaborate sales promotions aimed at the rapidly expanding middle-class consumer market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1603\" data-start=\"970\"\u003eThe front features a delicately printed scene of a child in a yellow dress standing beside blooming rose bushes while a black kitten stretches upward against her clothing, creating a warm and highly collectible composition for cat and animal advertising collectors. The reverse contains a lengthy “Old-Fashioned Bargain Friday” sales promotion describing the crowds, departments, and merchandising displays of the 14th Street Store in New York City. The contrast between the gentle illustrated front and the energetic retail language on the back captures the evolving sophistication of department-store advertising during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1894\" data-start=\"1605\"\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":53438760812728,"sku":"20260503","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_38d181ea-e461-4eeb-a20a-1afce0e40862.jpg?v=1778044278","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/new-york-14th-street-store-siegel-black-kitten-girl-roses-1910s-trade-card-3-x-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}