Description

About Victorian Trade Card Edwin C. Burt Shoes

This Victorian trade card advertises Edwin C. Burt Fine Shoes, a renowned New York shoemaker of the late 19th century. The whimsical lithographed artwork shows two children—one in a pink dress, the other in a sailor’s uniform—sailing across the waves in a giant shoe-shaped boat, with the brand name printed on the sail.

Issued as a premium by C.B.D. Boot and Shoe House, the card showcases the imaginative, eye-catching advertising style popular in the Victorian era. The reverse, partially obscured by paper remnants, contains printed brand information and a caution to look for the Edwin C. Burt stamp on genuine products.

Product Features:

• Era: Late 1800s

• Theme: Advertising / Footwear / Victorian Lithography

• Business: Edwin C. Burt Fine Shoes, New York – Distributed by C.B.D. Boot and Shoe House

• Design: Full-color lithograph with children sailing in shoe boat

• Condition: Bright colors on front; back has paper loss from previous mounting

• Collectible Appeal: Antique advertising, Victorian ephemera, footwear history

Perfect for collectors of:

• Victorian trade cards

• Antique shoe advertising

• Children’s illustration ephemera

• Advertising lithographs