Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card floating leaves floating faces The added bonus is the

The added bonus is the delicate trace memory of the design on what I assume was the adjacent page in the album

I think they're just so beautiful

The slate on the back is blank

Cards measure approx 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" each

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Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card floating leaves floating faces The added bonus is theThis is my favorite trade card I've found, c. 1890 or so I believe, and a pretty rare one the only other copy I can find of it out there is held int he Cornell University Library Rare and Manuscript Collection. What a face, and what a watermelon, and how much fun I think it would have been to visit Parker & Wood's Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store (with celebrated ice tools!) in Boston, located just a few steps from historic Faneuil Hall. 5 1 8" x