Card No. 29, Tree Swallow, from the "48 Bird Cards" series (DC1-a), issued by McCormick Manufacturing, Co., Limited.

Trade card number 29 from the series "48 Bird Cards" (DC1-a), issued in 1935 by McCormick Manufacturing, Co., Limited and included in several varieties of McCormick Biscuits. Two sets were published as part of this series: DC1-a which comprised 48 cards and was printed in color, and DC1-b which included 48 cards and was printed in black and white.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Card No. 29, Tree Swallow, from the "48 Bird Cards" series (DC1-a), issued by McCormick Manufacturing, Co., Limited.
  • Publisher: McCormick Manufacturing Co., Limited, London, Ontario
  • Date: 1935
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.8 × 7.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 308, DC1.25
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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