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Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co : Original Trade Card - "Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. New York City."

Donaldson Brothers, New York, 1889

Original trade card with a composite color illustration showing scenes of and related to Bangkok, Thailand (referred to as Siam during this time period) including a map of Siam at center. Captions include "Land of the Sacred White Elephant," "The Nutmeg," and "Floating City of Bangkok, Population 600,000," which accompany the depicted subject. "Copyright 1889, Arbuckle Bros., N.Y." Printer's information: "Lith. by Donaldson Brothers, N.Y." 5" x 3." Trade card is very clean and intact. Slightly bumped corners and age toning. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company in New York. Printed text divided into two vertical panels on back. The left side promotes Arbuckle coffee. The right side denotes this card as one in a series of fifty. Each card in this series depicts a different country. Arbuckle Bros. was a coffee company founded by brothers John Arbuckle (1839-1912) and Charles Arbuckle in the 1860s. Sadly, Charles passed away at an early age. John continued to build the business and the Brooklyn factory opened in 1871. Arbuckle Bros. was once the largest coffee company in the United States. Their most famous coffee blend was Ariosa, which was the first national brand of coffee. Following the passing of John in 1912, Arbuckle family members continued to operate the business. Arbuckle Bros. stayed in the Arbuckle family until the 1930s when the company was acquired by General Foods. A separate coffee company in Arizona called Arbuckles' revived the Arbuckle name and still operates to this day. Notably, Arbuckles' still sells the Arbuckle Brothers' signature brand, Ariosa. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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