19th Century Metamorphic Trade Card with Ad for N173 Old Judge Cabinets.
Lot 64. 19th Century Metamorphic Trade Card with Ad for N173 Old Judge Cabinets. Titled “An Interesting Interview,” this card comes with and without the ad on the back for the Old Judge cabinet cards, which were issued in 1888 and 1889. This version with the ad is far more desirable. Text on the back informs the tobacco purchaser and reader that a cabinet photograph is available for 25 “Slips” (coupons) packed in Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. The front of the card has a large, moveable umbrella. When lifted, it reveals two panels. In the bottom panel, a boy is being spanked because he came home from the general store with a cigarette brand other than Old Judge. In the top panel, the boy is back at the store, and he tells the proprietor, “Gimme Old Judge and no foolin this time.” One of the points of the umbrella is clipped, a die-cut piece of the father’s shoe is missing and there is a ½” tear on the bottom panel. F-g. The text promoting the cabinet photos is intact, and the card displays decently. It scarcity makes it well worth our Current Bid $83.
