| Any group of items being offered as a lot must be sold as a lot. | | | Unique & Fun Nostalgic Items | You can feel secure shopping with PayPal. | Worldwide Sales | Quality Packing And Postal Insurance | You don't have to be an eight year old to enjoy having a childhood treasure. | Quantity Discount Prices (when available) | All Original Items. No Reproductions | |
| | | The pictures show front and back views of this Old Jackson's Best Tobacco Advertising Grocery Store Novelty Trade Card. The card is not dated but it is believed to be from the 1800s. This novelty advertising card has a two sided picture with one view being a man and the other being an ass or donkey. This side is marked as follows: THE WONDERFUL EFFECT OF JACKSON'S BEST. MANUFACTURED BY C.A. JACKSON & CO. PETERSBURGH, VA. I WAS A MOST CONSUMMATE ASS, FOR NOTHING HUMAN COULD I PASS, I GOT A CHEW OF ''JACKSON'S BEST'' INVERT THIS CARD AND KNOW THE REST. MY WORTHY FRIEND, IF EVER YOU SHOULD WANT A REALLY FIRST CLASS CHEW, USE JACKSON'S BEST, OR YOU WILL BE AN ASS, LIKE I WAS FORMERLY. PUBLISHED BY DONALDSON BROTHERS, FIVE POINTS, N.Y. THIS UNRIVALED TOBACCO FOR SALE BY L. R. PRATT, DEALER IN GROCERIES, & c. SALEM, MASS. THE HIGHEST PRIZE AWARDED THIS TOBACCO AT CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION IT IS THE FINEST SWEET NAVY PLUG EVER MADE PLUGS OF ALL SIZES MADE IN BOTH BRIGHT AND MAHOGANY WRAPPERS BLUE STRIP TRADE MARK ON EVERY PLUG.The card measures 5-1/4'' x 3-3/8''. It is in poor condition with creasing, wear, and spotting as pictured. |
|
Click on image to zoom.
|