Plowing Match
Datelate 1800s
Names
Verity Plow Co., Ltd.
(contributor)
Toronto Lithographing Company
(printer)
Format
Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of several lines of field being plowed. The card is folded up and opens to reveal that Verity Plows are the victors. Caption on the front states, "Plowing Match // Puzzle - Who gets the prize?" Caption on the inside of the card states, " Massey-Harris Co., Ltd., Sole Selling Agents // VERITY PLOWS are sure winners... Brantford, Canada. The back of the card portrays a black/white sketch of large factories on the shores of a waterway. Caption "NEW WORKS OF VERITY PLOW CO., LTD., Brantford, - Canada."
Medium
DimensionsCLOSED - 10.9cm H x 14cm W
OPEN - 10.9cm H x 28cm W
OPEN - 10.9cm H x 28cm W
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-TC-209
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brantford
Province or state:Ontario
Approximately 1900
late 1800s
late 1800s
approx 1899-1900
approx 1850-1920
approx 1850-1920
mid 1850s
approximately 1869
Approximately 1890