[Older man seated in interior looking at bathing beauty picture], Old Gold Plug Cut from William S. Kimball & Co. (HP1a)
Publisher William S. Kimball & Company
Not on view
Issued ca.1880s by William S. Kimball & Co. Large scale heavy cardstock. Image of older man seated in an interior, smoking a pipe and looking at a bathing beauty picture. Grommet at top center. Upper left in frame: OLD/ GOLD/ PLUG CUT/ MANUFACTURED BY WM. S. KIMBALL & Co./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. On bottom wide border: SOLID COMFORT/ OLD GOLD PLUG CUT. Lower right on border: ROCHESTER LITHO. & PRINT CO. 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.
