Set of 7 Victorian Advertising Trade Cards

SET OF 7, Victorian style trade cards with an antique finish. The trade cards are advertisements for different items. There is a  "Reynolds Brothers Fine Shoes Utica, NY". A "Kee Kee Tea P J Towle & Co  Chicago". A "Creme Oatmeal Toilet Soap". A "Mason & Hamlin Piano" out of Springfield, Mo. A "Granite Iron Ware" from Uthaca, NY. A "Henderson's "School Shoe"" shoe from Kendallville, Ind. Finally a "Swift & Company Hides Union Stock Yards Chicago". A tradecard is about the size of a 3x5 index card and typically has a nice picture with advertising slogan on the front side, and full advertising text (and sometimes testimonials) on the back side. They were popular between 1880-1900 time period of the Victorian era. Local merchants and street walkers would hand them out for free as a cheap and effective way to advertise products and services. A local store would sometimes stamp their name on the back. Some trade cards were beautiful, some funny, some had puzzles, and some were risque. People would collect the many different cards and paste them into scrap books.