Featured Columbia Bicycle / Shipman Steam Engine Advertising Card

I picked this up at a consignment shop yesterday. I started doing a little research and it seems like this is a scarce item. It measures 8 1/4" by 5 3/4". It is a lithograph on a type of card stock. I was able to find a few things that were sort of similar, but a little bit later in date. I was wondering if anyone has seem something like this before and what it was used for, possibly a display? I was able to find several examples of the steam engine in museums, it has quite a reputation as being durable and well engineered.

 

What a cool card!

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/giant-columbia-bicycle-victorian-3844018634 ($49.00 in 2021) a number of them have sold, though yours is the only one with the advertising for the engine I saw.

 

Thanks. Hopefully I can get some antique engine people and bicycle folks bidding at the same time.

 

Advertising cards of this type are often called trade cards. Just more keywords to use. The link Kronos posted includes that phrase. The one you have is larger than some I have seen.

 

Thanks, I will have to remember that. I was drawn to it because the quality of the printing. The steam engine was a bonus, I like going to our annual antique engine show.