Frame Size (H x L): 22” x 28”
Broadside Size (H x L): 11” x 17”

Offered is a textile broadside with the following folksy overprint:

Wanted! Ten Thousand
CALF SKINS
AND 1000 BEEF HIDES
Highest Cash Price Paid

Having made arrangements to purchase Calf Skins for C.S. PAGE, Hyde Park, “V.t., the largest dealer in New England, we beg leave to announce that we shall pay the Highest Market Price therefor. Printed slips, giving direction as to the best method of taking off and curing Calf-Skins, are furnished FREE on application to us. Butchers and Dairymen are earnestly advised to follow these directions, as a special allowance of 10 cents on each skin is made to us, and will therefore be allowed by us, for such skins as are taken off and cured in accordance with these directions.

D.C. POLLARD, Proctorsville, Vt.

It is the only example that we have encountered. C.S. PAGE is a reference to Carroll Smalley Page, a Vermont based businessman and politician.

As a businessman, he specialized in buying and selling raw animal hides, which he would then process into leather. Page was known for his pioneering advertising and marketing techniques, which eventually helped him to become the world’s largest calfskin dealer.

As a politician, he served as the treasurer of Lamoille County from 1866 through 1872, as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 through 1872, as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1874 through 1876, and as a probate judge in Lamoille County from 1880 through 1891. In September of 1890, he was elected as the Governor of Vermont. He served just a single term—a term length aligned with what was referred to as the Republican Party’s “Mountain Rule”—from October to 1890 through October of 1892.

Conservation Process: This broadside was hand sewn to cotton fabric, and both were hand sewn to a mounting board. To prevent the black dye in the cotton fabric from seeping into the broadside, it was first washed in a standard wash and then in a dye setting wash. The broadside is positioned behind Optium Museum Acrylic.

Frame: This broadside is in our Large Distressed Gold Frame.

Condition: This broadside has a few small stains near its lower left corner. Overall, it is in fine condition and attractive.

Collectability Level: The Great – Perfect for Rising Collectors
Date of Origin: 1875-1880