Image of a leaflet by retailer Austin, Nichols & Co. listing different types of fireworks for sale. The right side of the print lists more gunpowder related products sold by the retailer, from firecrackers, hot air balloons, to pistols and more. The right of the print also includes two images of pistols pointed at one another, a paper cap pistol titled 'The Boss,' and a blank cartridge pistol. Towards the bottom of the right is an image titled "The New Excelsior Illuminating Meteoric Balloon - Inflating and Firework Attachments." The image depicts a hot-air balloon shown flying up, surrounded by lit fireworks. "The demand for fireworks this year will be very large, and the unprecedented success and favor the Assorted Cases of the Excelsior Fireworks met with last year warrants our offering them now on a more extended scale, as the most convenient way for you to obtain a desirable assortment of the goods most salable for the Fourth of July trade, and such as will afford you a handsome profit. Below please find lists showing the contents of the cases, and you will notice they are the staple articles most in demand, and best suited to the retail trade." --text, top of print below title. "Austin, Nichols & Co., Hudson, Jay and Staple Sts., New York." --text, bottom center.
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1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 35.4 x 52.07 cm (13 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
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