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Rare 19th-Century Rhode Island Industrial Advertising Ephemera
This listing features an original Victorian-era trade card for the Spicer Stove Co. (formerly Spicers & Peckham), manufacturers of the celebrated Model Ranges and Stoves. Based in Providence, R.I., this firm was a leader in the American stove industry during the Gilded Age.
Listing Highlights:
• Exquisite Front Illustration: A beautiful, large-format chromolithograph featuring a double portrait of two elegant Victorian women in period attire. The card is framed with an ornate gilt-style border and prominently displays the "Model Stoves & Ranges" branding.
• Detailed Product Engineering: The reverse side features a highly detailed, large-scale woodcut engraving of a Model Range, showcasing the intricate ironwork, warming ovens, and ornate legs that made these stoves high-status household items.
• Superior Printing: Produced by the renowned J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y., ensuring vibrant color saturation and fine line work that has lasted over a century.
• Regional Interest: A significant piece of Providence, Rhode Island manufacturing history.
Key Details:
• Brand: Spicer Stove Co. (Model Ranges).
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island.
• Era: Late 1800s (Victorian / Gilded Age).
• Lithographer: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y..
• Theme: Kitchen History, Industrial Design, Rhode Island Americana, Victorian Fashion.
