Image of a circular fold-out advertisement for Walter A. Wood agricultural machinery; caricature drawings with captions on recto and verso illustrate various strengths of their products, including a marching band for "tightness of band" and a woman walking a dog with a leash tied to its tail for "freedom from choking" on wedge-shaped panels; decorative border with "W.A.W." monogram and small machinery images. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history and clothing style in image. "Rand Avery Company, Lawson Press."--text, center of image. "Reliability. More than 700,000 Walter A. Wood harvesting machines have been made and sold. This is the largest sale reached by any harvesting machines in the world. Their average annual sale is also heaviest. This illustrates "reliability" better than any picture the artist can draw."--text, center of panel.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 29.37 x 29.37 cm (11 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Advertising--Agriculture Advertising--Machinery industry Agricultural machinery Caricatures and cartoons Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Agriculture Large Size Implements & Supplies The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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