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Two Mechanical Trade Cards "The Fairy's Children Who Ate The Fairy's Pie" from the New England Condensed Mince Meat

T.E. Dougherty: Chicago, IL & Port Byron NY, nd (late 19thc.?). Paperback. Very Good. Item #21-7156

Chromolithographs, approximately 4.75 x 2" and 5.5 x 1.5". Light wear and soiling, pencil names on the back, each has an arm that has been reattached, one with tape, the other with paper tape else good. One is a boy in a red military-style outfit, the other is a girl wearing a baby's gown, her skin considerably darker than the boy's skin. Both cards "work" and open up to display more advertising. Comes with a mechanical trade card for "Buttermilke Toilet Soap", Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co.: Chicago nd (late 19thc.?), chromolithograph, approximately 5 x 1.15", light creasing and soiling, light stain on reverse else good to very good condition. Works, shows a boy with long curls with a blue bow on his jacket. Sold as a lot. SCARCE.

Price: $50.00