One colored CJ card advertising Johnston's Corn Flour · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: One colored CJ card advertising Johnston's Corn Flour
Description: 1905? One colored CJ card advertising Johnston's Corn Flour. 2 5/8"x 4 1/8".

The golden background distinguishes this card, which has been cropped, bent, and is in only fair condition. The choice of a girl to complement the rooster in the illustration is surprising. What might she have to do with the fable's story? The text is in fact James' version verbatim, where no particular human being is mentioned. That version is unusual because it actually ends up contradicting the fable: "The Cock was a sensible Cock; but there are many silly people who despise what is precious only because they cannot understand it." The verso quotes Augustus Voelcker, chemist of the Royal Agricultural Society, on the value of corn flour. I have found a whole booklet of 24 images in this style.
Date: 1905?
Source: £5 from Peter Sleeman, Westerham, UK, through Ebay, July, '00.
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