One three-color card advertising the New Home sewing machine available at Leavitt & Brant in Boston. · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: One three-color card advertising the New Home sewing machine available at Leavitt & Brant in Boston.
Description: 1885? One three-color card advertising the New Home sewing machine available at Leavitt & Brant in Boston. 3" x 5". The card is titled "The Monkey and the Cat's Paw."

The monkey works the foot-treadle with "New Home" clearly stated in its metal-work. The cat sits atop the sewing machine. Is his paw caught in the machine? A Victorian woman enters the room with an arm upraised; her small son is behind her. Blank back; no text. Perhaps three inks were used: blue, brown, and red. For a French trade card for New Home sewing machines, click the link!
Date: 1885?
Source: $3.50 at Foster City, Feb., '97. One extra copy advertising L. W. Thompson, Cherry Valley, NY.
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