Victorian Trade Card - Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton - Hard to Beat - Boy with Drum Delaware French and Indian War and

French and Indian War and Revolutionary War

Many people felt the water had medicinal qualities and the spa was popular from 1810 to the mid 1870’s

The card has a little discoloration to the margins and some signs of wear to the back

The image size is 14 1/2-inches by 11 1/2-inches

Victorian Trade Card - Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton - Hard to Beat - Boy with Drum Delaware French and Indian War andThis is an original Victorian trade card for Clark's O. N. T. spool cotton, titled "Hard to Beat". It shows a young boy with a drum that looks like a spool of Clark's thread. The back says "If the lady who reads this card will buy Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton she will get the best thread for hand & machine sewing. It is wound on white spools." It measures 2 7 8 x 4 3 8 inches and is in good condition with a little wear and discoloration to edges.