Boxing Made Easy booklet by Old Judge, Goodwin & Company (HP1a)

1880s
Not on view
An Old Judge Advertising booklet (HP1a). Issued in the 1880s by Goodwin & Co., New York. Giles, New York lithographers.12 page booklet with back cover featuring pugilists of the time -- Jack McAuliffe, Jack Dempsey and John L. Sullivan. Includes illustrated figures of boxers. Printed on cover: BOXING/ MADE EASY/ By/ Old Judge. At center: PATENTED/ MARCH 5.1878. At bottom: PUBLISHED/ BY GOODWIN & CO/ NEW YORK. At center with trademark image: TRADEMARK. Note: HP1a has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards from a number of companies including Allen & Ginter, Duke, Goodwin and Kimball and covers a large number of and wide variety of subjects and images.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Boxing Made Easy booklet by Old Judge, Goodwin & Company (HP1a)
  • Publisher: Goodwin & Company
  • Date: 1880s
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in. (11 × 8.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 5, HP1a.152
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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