Victorian Trade Cards 1859 Clarence Brooks & Co. Varnishes, St. Louis, Missouri For Sale

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Retailer/Manufacturer: Clarence Brooks & Co.Location: The company began and manufactured inSt. Louis, Missouri. They were headquartered at West & 12th West Street in New York.Date: 1859Product/Background: The company opened in 1859. Clarence Brooks established dedicated western branch offices and depots in cities like St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati to bypass geographical shipping hurdles. In St. Louis, the firm supplied bulk quantities of high-grade \"body varnishes\" for railroads, carriages, and wagons, utilizing local trade catalogs to market their goods to the expanding frontier of the American WestCard Back: BlankTrade Card Size: 4-5/8 x 3-1/8 inchesPrinter: Card was printed by Donaldson brothers, Five Points, NYGrade: 5+. (Card is printed on a metallic gold background, and the color is clean and crisp. Right side may have been trimmed.The back, is blank but has been glued).
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