Harvard Card with Crew Theme 1903 - Joseph Tetlow

4" x 6" heavy cardboard handcolored litho card - blank back. Copyright 1903 Joseph Tetlow. Harvard flag in corner - one woman on dock - the other in a skull. The card is in good condition with some minor surface soiling and the faintest hint of a small tear on the top right. The image associated with the listing is the best view of how it looks.

This beautiful image is from 1903 and was issued as a "premium" card. A common practice at the time was to give out various "cards" or little gifts to entice people to buy your product. Tobacco companies were famous for giving out miniature rugs or little "silks". Joseph Tetlow was a Philadelphia based manufacturer of perfumes and toilet powders. Their most famous products were the Gossamer and Swan Down powders. These cards were given out as premiums with a Gossmer purchase.