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Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's
Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's
Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's
Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's
Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's
Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's

Geo. S. Harris & Son FREE & EASY Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Sample 1800's

$ 145.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Label for Cigar Box & Trimmings
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Maker: Geo. S. Harris & Sons
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    George S. Harris & Son "FREE and EASY" Label Black Minstrel Ad Cigar Box Labels
    Very rare example - possibly one of one.
    3 1/2 x 2 1/2 Oval Shape
    Front
    Black Minstrel Banjo Player
    "FREE AND EASY"
    Verso
    Geo. S. Harris & Son
    Manufacturers of Cigar Box Labels and Trimmings
    Fourth & Vine Sts., Philadelphia
    No. 1001 .50 per 1000. 30 Cts. per 100.
    George S. Harris, born 1823 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, worked in Philadelphia as a lithographic and letterpress printer, producing lithographic trade cards, can and cigar box labels, circulars, calendars and stamped envelopes between 1847 and 1891. Although trained in law, Harris pursued printing and opened his own job and fancy card printing establishment ca. 1847 at 119 North Fourth Street. By 1848 Harris already owned and operated a Ruggles' small card press, which "attracted the attention of visitors by its handiwork," and in 1854, he relocated his company to the southeast corner of Fourth and Vine Streets.