Victorian Trade Card - Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton - Hard to Beat - Boy with Drum Delaware " At the lower edge

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Many people felt the water had medicinal qualities and the spa was popular from 1810 to the mid 1870’s

These marks are believed to be late war or postwar at an arsenal

Yellow for Cotton

Rochester New York

Victorian Trade Card - Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton - Hard to Beat - Boy with Drum Delaware " At the lower edgeThis is an original Victorian trade card for Clark's O. N. T. spool cotton, titled "Hard to Beat". It shows a young boy with a drum that looks like a spool of Clark's thread. The back says "If the lady who reads this card will buy Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton she will get the best thread for hand & machine sewing. It is wound on white spools." It measures 2 7 8 x 4 3 8 inches and is in good condition with a little wear and discoloration to edges.