DESIGN NAME: Birds
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Trade Cards
INSPIRATION: Allen & Ginter was a Richmond, Virginia, tobacco manufacturing company formed by John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter around 1880. The firm created and marketed the first cigarette cards for collecting and trading in the United States.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Commercial color lithograph trade cards depicting birds; Wren, Scarlet Tanager, Cardinal Grosbeak, Red Bird, Humming Bird, Starling from the Birds of America series. Dated 1888. Each card is 7 cm × 3.8 cm.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Prototype
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: 8
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: 35pt Black Core
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 63 mm × 88 mm
TAGS: Trade Cards
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Alpha
CHALLENGE: Unique
ADDED DATE: 2022-04-07 01:18:22
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IMAGE CREDITS: Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes
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