Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Title
Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Description
Trade card distributed by H. B. Edwards & Co., a clothing store that operated in Merchants' Row from the 1880's to about 1915. The store specialized in ladies' fine underwear. The advertisement is for Warner Brothers Coraline Corsets, introduced in 1881. Coraline was a new stiffening agent that was much more flexible (and comfortable) than horn, reed, or whalebone, materials that were commonly used in corsets.
Date
Circa 1885
Original Format
Advertising card
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 in.
How to Cite this Item
"Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset," in Digital Amherst, Item #929, http://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/929 (accessed February 7, 2012).
Rights
This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
Item Type
Still Image
Subject
Advertising cards; Business cards; Corsets -- History; Women's Clothing -- History -- 19th Century.
Digital Format
image/jpg
Digital Publisher
Jones Library Special Collections
Language
eng
Identifier
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
