{"product_id":"victorian-trade-card-willimantic-little-girls-horse-palmyra-ny-sewing-3-x-4-5","title":"Willimantic Thread 1890s Trade Card Palmyra New York Sewing 3 x 4.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eIssued in the 1890s, this Victorian trade card promotes Willimantic Thread through a sentimental illustration tied to sewing culture and domestic marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eDuring the late nineteenth century, companies such as Willimantic Thread used vividly printed chromolithographic trade cards to reinforce brand recognition among household consumers. Sewing circles and sewing societies represented both practical domestic labor and social gathering, making them ideal themes for advertising thread, needles, and related goods. Illustrated children, animals, and miniature conveyances were frequently employed to create charm and memorability while keeping the product name visible in the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eThe front features two young girls riding in a small horse-drawn cart, one holding a parasol, beneath the caption Going to the Sewing Society with Willimantic Thread. The detailed chromolithographic printing shows layered color work typical of late-Victorian promotional ephemera. The reverse advertises dry goods and carpet offerings from a merchant in Palmyra, New York, tying national thread branding to a local retailer. The 3 x 4.5 format is consistent with pocket-size trade card distribution of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1680\"\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","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52893889364152,"sku":"20250527k","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_c12aac97-d348-47f3-ab1e-982180e4613e.jpg?v=1772410512","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/victorian-trade-card-willimantic-little-girls-horse-palmyra-ny-sewing-3-x-4-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}