Three Strikes from Turn Cards (N354a) issued by Consolidated Cigarette Company to promote Consols and Paxi brand cigarettes

ca.1894
Not on view
From Turn Cards (N354a) issued ca. 1894 by Consolidated Cigarette Company to promote Consols and Paxi brand cigarettes. Various subjects with one baseball related card. Each side of card includes a drawn image with front and back images blending to complete the picture when rotated rapidly. Cards also have small punched holes for string.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Strikes from Turn Cards (N354a) issued by Consolidated Cigarette Company to promote Consols and Paxi brand cigarettes
  • Publisher: Consolidated Cigarette Company
  • Date: ca.1894
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 1 5/8 × 2 7/8 in. (4.2 × 7.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 224, N354.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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