Advertising - Overview
Advertising is meant to persuade, and the themes and techniques of that persuasion reveal a part of the nation's history. The Museum has preserved advertising campaigns for several familiar companies, such as Marlboro, Alka-Seltzer, Federal Express, Cover Girl, and Nike. It also holds the records of the NW Ayer Advertising Agency and business papers from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Carvel Ice Cream, and other companies. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana comprises thousands of trade cards, catalogs, labels, and other business papers and images dating back to the late 1700s.
Beyond advertising campaigns, the collections encompass thousands of examples of packaging, catalogs, and other literature from many crafts and trades, from engineering to hat making. The collections also contain an eclectic array of advertising objects, such as wooden cigar-store Indians, neon signs, and political campaign ads.
"Advertising - Overview" showing 13 items.
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[Trade catalogs from Public Ledger]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Public Ledger
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_33879
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Fenton Label Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Fenton Label Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_14782
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Young & Rubicam]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Young & Rubicam
- Related companies
- Y & R ; Y. & R.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_34460
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Perfect Rubber Seat Cushion Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Perfect Rubber Seat Cushion Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_30462
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Struthers Dunn, Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Variant company name
- Pitman, NJ
- Company Name
- Struthers Dunn, Inc.
- Related companies
- Struthers-Dunn, Inc., Systems Div. (Bettendorf, IA)
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_23634
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Lefax, Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Lefax, Inc.
- Related companies
- Lefax
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_26320
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Willey Co., Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Willey Co., Inc.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_28490
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Philadelphia Electric Co.]
- Date range
- 1800s-1900s
- Company Name
- Philadelphia Electric Co.
- Related companies
- Philadelphia Assoc. of Credit Men, Inc.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_31802
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Perry Equipment Corp. (PA)]
- Date
- 1900s
- Variant company name
- Established 1932 (http://www.perrymachinery.com/perry/perryweb.nsf/history); Now in Hainesport, NJ (www.perryequipment.com)
- Company Name
- Perry Equipment Corp. (PA)
- Related companies
- Perry Products Co. (the fabrication division) ; Perry Videx ; Perry Machinery Corp. (USA & Poland) ; Perry Process Equiment Ltd. (UK) ; Perry Products Co. of Puerto Rico
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_31011
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Variant company name
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729472,00.html?promoid=googlep ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Pennsylvania_Transportation_Authority ; http://www.septa.org/inside/history.html
- Company Name
- Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
- Related companies
- PTC (Philadelphia Transportation Company) ; SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_32022
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries