Pirated Newspaper Supplement

  • [New York, New York]: J. Ottman Lith. Co, 1894
[New York, New York]: J. Ottman Lith. Co, 1894. Good. Toning, minor stains and short tears including one small open tear to lower left-hand corner (not touching image). Lower right-hand corner dog-eared.. A paper doll blatantly pirated by J. Ottman Lithography Co. from McLoughlin, who first used it to advertise coffee in 1894. It was published here as a newspaper supplement for the Boston Sunday Post. This example is uncut and includes two dolls, a boy ("Dick") and a girl ("Hester"), with outfits and hats. Measures 10" by 8", verso blank. Uncut.

Details

Title

Pirated Newspaper Supplement

Condition

Good

Publisher

J. Ottman Lith. Co: [New York, New York]

Date

1894


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