Reed's American dressing for blacking and polishing ladies' and children's boots & shoes.
Description
Elaborate advertisement for Reed's shoe polish.
A large bald eagle perched on a rock extends its wings beyond a "frame" or proscenium adorned with scrollwork and U.S. flags. At left foreground, a pile of boxes supports two glass bottles. Each box is marked "American dressing from Geo. H. Reed & Sons. 568, 570 & 572 Commercial St. Boston."
A large bald eagle perched on a rock extends its wings beyond a "frame" or proscenium adorned with scrollwork and U.S. flags. At left foreground, a pile of boxes supports two glass bottles. Each box is marked "American dressing from Geo. H. Reed & Sons. 568, 570 & 572 Commercial St. Boston."
Title
Reed's American dressing for blacking and polishing ladies' and children's boots & shoes.
Creator
L. Prang & Co.
Date
ca. 1872
Identifier
152506
Item Relations
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Citation
L. Prang & Co., “Reed's American dressing for blacking and polishing ladies' and children's boots & shoes.,” Louis Prang: Innovator, Collaborator, Educator, accessed December 4, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/prang/items/show/76.