Black Watermelon Peerless Coffee F. Rex Co Philadelphia
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Ethnic / African American "fat" Black man = Racial themes 1800's antique card: Racial stereotype of features and/or dialect, character (gorging on watermelon) ... etc. MORE Coming! "ETHNIC" Rare ~ & ~ Fantastic BETTER cards! Go to my STORE SEARCH and type in any word (try for example " coffee " or " ethnic ") ...then hit "SEARCH" to see what I have as listed in EVERY category ! ! More in my store: Old Cards @ Daves Great Cards Galore ================================================================ "What Er Melon!" -- belly ready to burst!!! "What Er Melon!" ... making a sick Victorian humor joke out of racial based pun: Watermelon / "What a Melon!" -- "Peerless Coffee" -- Negative Stereotypes abound in this Victorian card image! NOTE: American History Horrors -- --For samples of my publications on the topic of ethnic bigotry and racist stereotypes in advertising, visit my store and order a back issue of: The Advertising Trade Card Quarterly -- especially: Winter 1994, Winter 1995, and Summer 1998. Authentic 100% Guaranteed Original Reverse : -- BLANK -- as shown above "Frd'k A. Rex, Philadelphia" - From a set of stock cards usually found w/ advertising imprints. Condition: - Minor evidence of aging and wear as seen in HUGE scans. Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size : ... as indicated
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