Appendix 1 - introduction

Revised 21 July 2017

Dr. R.V. Pierce, MD, founder of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo NY, produced many profitable lines of medications, which were promoted in several publications including his book, "Common Sense Medical Advisor."

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As with most research projects, the Arnold Advertising Collection has accumulated a number of materials in addition to those presented in the Collection itself. It is the intention of the author to assemble those materials here for review and discussion.

Topics will be posted as they occur to the author or are suggested by comments on various pages of the Collection.

A Moment for Reading & Reflection - brought to you by the diseases Dr. Jayne claimed to cure
Anonymous Cards - homeless cards assigned to no merchant in particular
At Random: a variety of trade cards for your enjoyment - a bank, soap powder, a tailor shop & more....
Bennett Tea House Collection (The) - cards distributed by a famous 19th century business
Dr. Pierce's Neighborhood Gossip Dream Book - advertising booklet with comment
Eureka! The Eureka Silk Thread Manufacturing Company - card, pictures, convoluted history
Fuller & Warren Company: Connection of the Century - a youngster tells her story
Let E.F. Kunkel "Cure" Your Ills! - a little vehicle for some commentary on the philosophy of advertising
Stiffen up! New Process Starch - card, current occupant of NYC office profiled
Universal Fashion Company - cards advertising the Universal Fashion Company
Whatever Happened to Lion Coffee? - some of the most beautiful trade cards ever issued!

The Bennett Tea House Collection

updated  5 October 2018
The Bennett Tea House

Collection

Located in Harlem "one door from 121st St." at 2225 Third Ave., the Bennett Tea House was for a time in the late 1800s the "Largest Establishment in its Line in New York." Offering the "Best Black, Mixed Japan or Eng. Teas," Bennett wanted you to know there was "no finer quality" and that they were putting all this up at "wholesale prices." Among other brews, they stocked Mandetralin Java and "Best Old Govt. Java."

My guess is that these were stock advertising trade cards later printed with the Bennett Tea House information on the back. Scrapbook glue has obscured much of the information on the back of the cards found so far, so we'll be on the lookout for more!