Card Samples & the Sales of Cards:
Calling cards were sold by the tons via salesmen, printing firms, dry good stores and some by mail order. Card Samples are simply the sample cards used by sales people to show to potential customers.
The following scrapbook example is the most unusual seen to date. Some printers used sheets of illustrations, others placed sample cards in with ordered cards. Individual sales people were often left to do something creative with sample cards acquired from the printing firms.
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Scrapbook salesbook:
Calling cards were often placed in special books similar to how specialty invitations are shown today. |
| Sample pages shows the care that went into the display. |
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Fringed
Embossed Hand Sample Card |
| About the scrapbook: | This scrapbook dates from the 1880's and was found in New Hampshire. The collection of cards in the salesbook includes over 60 different & unique cards. |
| Image Copyright Information: | The images are presented for educational purposes only and will be removed upon request by the current owner of the designs. |