{"product_id":"advertising-trade-cards-huntington-pianos-sailor-deployment-loving-departure-or-reunion-antique","title":"Trade Card, Huntington Pianos, Sailor \u0026 Sweetheart Farewell Lithograph, Bailey's Music Rooms Burlington VT, Antique, 1890s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sailor holds his sweetheart close — and someone thought this was the perfect way to sell pianos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat charming disconnect is exactly what makes Victorian trade cards so beloved. Before print advertising existed as we know it, merchants distributed small, beautifully lithographed cards to attract customers — the 19th century equivalent of the business card, but far more lovely. This one advertises Huntington Pianos sold through Bailey's Music Rooms of Burlington, Vermont, a music retailer that opened in 1869 and survived an impressive 112 years before closing in 1983. The Huntington Piano Company operated from approximately 1894 into the 1960s. The illustration — a sailor's tender farewell or joyful return, rendered in full color — has nothing to do with music and everything to do with the era's appetite for romance and sentiment. A deep crease on the bottom right and a light one on the upper left are noted and photographed; the colors remain vivid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrame it, tuck it into an archival sleeve, or gift it to a trade card collector, a piano enthusiast, a Navy admirer, or anyone who loves a piece of history small enough to hold in one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original antique advertising trade card — not a reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdvertiser:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huntington Pianos, sold by Bailey's Music Rooms, Burlington, VT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1890s–early 1900s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sailor and sweetheart farewell\/reunion, full color lithograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.25 × 3.0 inches (portrait)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good antique — deep crease bottom right, light crease upper left (photographed); colors vivid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage recommendation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Archival sleeve or album; UV-protective glass if framing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Antigo Trunk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43099038777553,"sku":"U2849","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1733\/8577\/files\/IMG_7272_4ccfe3d2-5360-49e3-987f-c025ed70a369.jpg?v=1779401116","url":"https:\/\/www.antigotrunk.com\/products\/advertising-trade-cards-huntington-pianos-sailor-deployment-loving-departure-or-reunion-antique","provider":"Antigo Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}