Image of a an anthropomorphized pig wearing a waistcoat, jacket, pants, shirt, tie, and glasses seated in a tufted chair next to a table; triangular ring by H.W. Hill & Co. of Decatur, Illinois, through one nostril on his snout and one held in one hoof; framed image of H.W. Hill & Co. industrial building at top left; decorative border with H.W. Hill & Co. "trade mark" triangular rings in each corner. Date supplied by cataloger based on item text; H.W. Hill & Company were founded in 1872 and sold 172,000,000 triangular rings in 14 years. "Established 1872."--text, top center of image. "H.W. Hill & Co. Decatur, Ill. H.W. Hill C.P. Housum. 172000000 Hill's Triangular Rings Sold in Fourteen Years"--text, center left of image.
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image
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1 wood engraving : color printed ; overall 37.78 x 33.97 cm (14 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
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