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Victorian Trade Card A. N. Wilson & Sons Greenville Ohio Handwritten Ad RARE

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Management number 7425148 Release Date 2025/08/21 List Price $17.99 Model Number 7425148
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A RARE FIND!

Nice antique original Victorian trade card from A. N. Wilson & Sons of Greenville, Ohio

Front features a portrait of August N. Wilson, a well-known local businessman. He was also the inventor of a clamp for carpet-making that would hold together strips of carpet which were to be sewed. This clamp was patented under date of August 5, 1890, and proved to be a practical invention, being sold to progressive merchants in various sections of the United States. Mr. Wilson was also elected Mayor of Greenville in 1903.

Back includes a handwritten advertisement that reads: "For Christmas / During all of the weeks before Christmas we will offer our entire lot of dress stuffs at prices that will interest the closest buyers - Please call before Saturday's rush. / A. N. Wilson & Sons"

Circa 1907

Approximate dimensions as photographed

Antique Condition: This is an antique item that shows wear commensurate with age as photographed. See photos for detailed condition.

CategoryVintage & collectibles > Paper ephemera > Advertisement
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ConditionGood

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