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What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Painters and Limners Colours, / Dyers and Fullers Articles, / Window Glass of all Sizes.” Gerardus Duyckinck regularly advertised the “UNIVERSAL STORE” in the New-York...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Fifes, Violins, Powder, / Lead, Shott, / Steel, &c.” Gilbert Deblois used graphic design to increase the likelihood that his newspapers advertisements would attract...
What was advertised in a colonial America newspaper 250 years ago today? “N.B. Said Griffith / continues to carry one / the Goldsmith’s Business as usual.” Like many other advertisements for consumer goods and services that ran in eighteenth-century...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Choice Bohea, Souchon, and Hyson Tea.” In the fall of 1771, Gilbert Deblois deployed graphic design to distinguish his newspaper advertisements from those placed by his...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “A very large Assortment of Winter Goods.” Most advertisements in eighteenth-century newspapers consisted text unadorned with images, though some did feature woodcuts depicting...
What weas advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Diapers for clouting, napkins and table cloths.” Throughout the summer of 1771, Bethune and Prince ran an advertisement for “IRISH LINNENS” in the Massachusetts Gazette...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Brown Sugars of various Qualities.” Like most advertisements that ran in eighteenth-century newspapers, Joseph Barrell’s notice in the July 22, 1771, edition of the Boston...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “THE Printer of this Paper … GIVES THIS EARLY NOTICE.” Peter Timothy, printer of the South-Carolina Gazette, made it impossible for readers to ignore the notices that he ran...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Choice Cyder Vinegar.” As summer approached in 1771, the number of advertisements in the Providence Gazette increased, due in part to the arrival of ships from England delivering...
Happy June! I’m going to transition into a summer of lighter fare here: houses, gardens, non-academic books, events with people! In my contrary fashion, I’m going to start this transition with a spooky short story: one of the spookiest and shortest...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “Writing Paper, Wafers, &c. Loaf Sugar, and Bohea Tea, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, &c.” When an advertisement announcing the “SALE of the late Mr. CORKER’S...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Brass candlesticks.” Joseph Russell and William Russell regularly placed advertisements in the Providence Gazette in the late 1760s and early 1770s. Like many...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “SADLERY WARE.” Ornamental printing helped to make the final page of the supplement that accompanied the January 21, 1771, edition of the New-York Gazette and Weekly...
Happy New Year! And my very best wishes to all for a better year than last! I’m a little bleary-eyed, having worked very hard over the holidays on grading and my forthcoming book, which is due at the publisher on March 1. And I’ve got to prep...
Happy Thanksgiving! Those of you who have followed the blog for a while know that I’m a big fan of graphic design and typography, especially from the earlier part of the last century. I love fonts from the entire era of print actually, and script...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “ELIXIRS … PILLS … WATERS.” The partnership of Carne and Poinsett sold a variety of medicines and medical supplies at their shop on Elliott Street in Charleston. ...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “MRS. SWALLOW begs Leave to inform the Publick.” Newman Swallow and Mrs. Swallow, presumably husband and wife, both ran newspaper advertisements in late October and...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago this week? “The Medley of Goods Sold by G DUYCKINCK.” Few visual images adorned advertisements published in eighteenth-century newspapers. Most of those that did appear...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Ratteen, / Wiltons, / Sagathees, / Ducapes, / Lutestrings.” James King and Jacob Treadwell each advertised a variety of consumer goods in the June 1m 1770, edition...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Pencill’d China,” “Burnt Image China,” “Blue and white China.” Like many other colonial shopkeepers, George Ball published an extensive...
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