Retailer Siegel-Cooper Company (1887–1930)

Fan

1890-1920

Wood, paper

Overall: 15 1/4 × 10 × 3/4 in. (38.7 × 25.4 × 1.9 cm)

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

2002.1.1373

DescriptionWoman's hand fan made of bamboo with a paper covering; paper printed on one side with a full color print of a classical fountain statue of a woman in a forest surrounded by violets and waterlillies, with text that reads: "The Coolest and Most Attractive Store In The World / Siegel Cooper Co. / New York"; other side has a print of a huge city department store with a cable car visible in the street, with text that reads: "The World's Greatest Store / In Its 80 Departments Affords Every Facility For Comfortable Shopping By The Use Of / Iced Air & Electricity / Siegel Cooper Co. N.Y."

ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA

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