Trade card: Kerr's Spool Cotton trade card featuring Jumbo the Elephant
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Trade card: Kerr's Spool Cotton trade card featuring Jumbo the Elephant
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Trade card: Kerr's Spool Cotton trade card featuring Jumbo the Elephant
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This trade card is advertising Kerr's Spool Cotton, a brand of thread in the 1880s. Centered in the image is Jumbo, giving rides to children on his back at the London Zoo. The blanket on his back features a dollar sign in red. At the bottom of the image it reads Who Bought Jumbo? Barnum with his Mighty $ on the left, whereas on the right is reads Poor old Jumbo with his little friends in the zoo. Pen at the bottom indicates when the item entered the Bridgeport History Center's collection. On the opposite side, in color, is a picture of Jumbo in chains being dragged. Men on the left side, pulling on the chains, fall over from the elephant's size and on the right, Uncle Sam pushes at Jumbo's rear. The text at the bottom of the image reads, He declines to leave his old home and frustrates the strength of iron chains! The emphasis of Jumbo's departure from England suggests that this was made in 1882, when Barnum's purchase of Jumbo caused a massive public outcry in England. During the 1800s, trade cards acted as both a means of marketing and as a business card, with the cards being distributed to customers and potential customers. The advent of color printing lead to more sophisticated designs, and collecting trade cards became a hobby. This lead to the development of collectible cards like baseball cards. Jumbo the Elephant (1861-September 15, 1885) was an unusually tall African elephant best known for his time as an attraction in the London Zoo and as a part of P.T. Barnum's circus from 1882 to his death in 1885. His sale from the London Zoo to Barnum's circus prompted a great public outcry in England, and Barnum used the publicity to his advantage. Jumbo was killed by a train on September 15, 1885. Barnum had his hide stuffed and bones mounted to exhibit them as a double Jumbo. The hide eventually went to Tufts University and was there until it burnt in the 1970s, and the bones to the American Museum of Natural History where they remain today.
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Creator (cre): Unknown creator, American
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This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Images and data from The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library are intended for public access and educational use only. This material is owned, held, or licensed by The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library and is being provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. All other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires permission of the appropriate department of The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library; fees may be applicable.
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PTB-jb-sp001
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/110002:4058
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Trade card: Kerr's Spool Cotton trade card featuring Jumbo the Elephant
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This trade card is advertising Kerr's Spool Cotton, a brand of thread in the 1880s. Centered in the image is Jumbo, giving rides to children on his back at the London Zoo. The blanket on his back features a dollar sign in red. At the bottom of the image it reads Who Bought Jumbo? Barnum with his Mighty $ on the left, whereas on the right is reads Poor old Jumbo with his little friends in the zoo. Pen at the bottom indicates when the item entered the Bridgeport History Center's collection. On the opposite side, in color, is a picture of Jumbo in chains being dragged. Men on the left side, pulling on the chains, fall over from the elephant's size and on the right, Uncle Sam pushes at Jumbo's rear. The text at the bottom of the image reads, He declines to leave his old home and frustrates the strength of iron chains! The emphasis of Jumbo's departure from England suggests that this was made in 1882, when Barnum's purchase of Jumbo caused a massive public outcry in England. During the 1800s, trade cards acted as both a means of marketing and as a business card, with the cards being distributed to customers and potential customers. The advent of color printing lead to more sophisticated designs, and collecting trade cards became a hobby. This lead to the development of collectible cards like baseball cards. Jumbo the Elephant (1861-September 15, 1885) was an unusually tall African elephant best known for his time as an attraction in the London Zoo and as a part of P.T. Barnum's circus from 1882 to his death in 1885. His sale from the London Zoo to Barnum's circus prompted a great public outcry in England, and Barnum used the publicity to his advantage. Jumbo was killed by a train on September 15, 1885. Barnum had his hide stuffed and bones mounted to exhibit them as a double Jumbo. The hide eventually went to Tufts University and was there until it burnt in the 1970s, and the bones to the American Museum of Natural History where they remain today.
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Creator (cre): Unknown creator, American
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This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Images and data from The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library are intended for public access and educational use only. This material is owned, held, or licensed by The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library and is being provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. All other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires permission of the appropriate department of The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library; fees may be applicable.
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PTB-jb-sp001
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