Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Trade |
Date |
ca. 1885-1900 |
Title |
Compliments of Benedict Parker |
Description |
Trade card. Chromolithograph on paper. Illustration of a young child in a landscape; the child is opening the lid of a large glass egg which is filled with flowers. The child holds an envelope in his or her right hand. Printed inscription at top: "Compliments of / BENEDICT PARKER, / GROCER, / WEST BRIGHTON." (Keywords: West New Brighton, New York) |
Ownership and History |
Benedict Parker's store was mentioned in the Richmond County Advance on May 21, 1887: "The fine new double building of Mr. Benedict Parker, on Castleton avenue, West New Brighton, is rapidly nearing completion, and will, when finished, be one of the finest structures on that thoroughfare, which is fast becoming the business centre of the town." He was still in business in 1896, as noted in th Advance: "Benedict Parker, the Castleton avenue grocer, has purchased a fine new delivery wagon from Isaac S. Booth & Co., the well-known wagon builders of West Brighton." |
Earliest Date |
1880 |
Latest Date |
1900 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Advertising Trade cards Grocery stores |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Advertising Medium |
Associated People |
Parker, Benedict |
Catalog Number |
X19.0103 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2019. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |