1895 Antique Trade Card Walker Evans & Cogswell Co Charleston SC Atlanta Exhibit For Sale

1895 Antique Trade Card Walker Evans & Cogswell Co Charleston SC Atlanta Exhibit

Approximately 6" by 4" Damage at edges see pics.

• 1895 Antique Trade / Advertising Card: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.

  "Atlanta Exhibit" – South Carolina Blank Book Exhibit (1895 Cotton States & International Exposition)

  Up for sale/sale is a rare 19th-century trade advertising card issued by the prominent Charleston, South Carolina printing, bookbinding, and stationery firm Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.

  Key Details & Features:

  • Front: Features a detailed cyan/green-tone photo-illustration of their display booth labeled "Atlanta Exhibit - Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co." showing off their blank books, display cases, and decorative banner reading "South Carolina Blank Book Exhibit Manufactured at Charleston S.C. by Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co. Blank Book Mfrs."

  • Back: Printed promotional text reading:

    "EVERY BOOK IN OUR EXHIBIT Is made in our Shops in Charleston, by workmen, most and chief of whom grew up in our employ, and all are employees, working many years with us. Is made not for show, but on a bona fide customer's order, to be delivered during the year 1896. WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL CO., CHARLESTON, S. C."

  • Historical Context: Refers to their exhibit display at the famous 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia. Walker, Evans & Cogswell were iconic Lowcountry printers who notably served as printers and lithographers for the Confederate government during the Civil War before continuing operations through the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • Date: Circa late 1895 (referencing deliverable orders for 1896).