Rat Poison c 1879 Bottle Kills 250 Vermin Rataline Farm Ad Victorian

ca. 1800's - "Rataline will kill the Rat that ate the Malt... - Authentic Antique Card "Hingston & Co., Sole Manufactures, Buffalo, N.Y."  / Comic Theme:  The House that Jack Built poem parody. "One Bottle will kill 250 Rats ... and save hundreds of dollars... etc. "Rats cost the American Farmers... during the year 1878 no less than $3,784,000 dollars.... View More GREAT   Medicine & Cure   Cards... Click:   Card is - NOT - trimmed.  All Rataline trade cards were printed by Clay & Richmond Lith. WITHOUT borders. Approx. 4.2 x 3 inches - Condition... shows age with flaws.  Please study the scans. "Rataline ... best Rat Poison Known. Buffalo, N.Y."- Hingston & Co., Sole Manufacturers, Buffalo, NY "Rataline is a dead shot on Rats, Mice, Gophers, Moles, Skunks ... all Vermin...." "One Bottle of Rataline will kill 250 Rats and save hundreds of dollars."circa 1879: "Rats cost the American Farmers ... during the year 1878 no less than 3,784,00 dollars...." poetry rhyme: "the Rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built." - from the poem To See More   19th Century Agriculture   Cards Click Here:   135+ Years Old - 19th Century Farm: Agriculture, Horse, Farmer, etc. Trade Card + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. To See More of the BEST  19th Century   Cards Click Here:   + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ============================================= ====================================================================================== * MORE  GREAT  pre-1900 - Farm / Horse / Household, etc. = use "Search store" Visit store: Click this Hot Link: ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== Condition:  - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in  HUGE  scans far above. Please ... SEE  the above   HUGE   SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size:  --   see ruler in the scans. All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original After approx. 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable cards to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have authored, along with numerous books I've published, including My  ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by  Dave Cheadle . Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. FREE Shipping with TRACKING and professional packaging within United States:  -  YES! NOTE:   International and World-Wide Global Shipping is now handled with charges determined via the ebay International Shipping Program . More  GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera, vintage Colorado History Postcards Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards etc. always available right now for ~  Immediate Purchase  ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW = Most Recently Added Cards ... Fresh to My Store, Starting with Most Recently Listed: Click this Hot Link:   =======================================================================

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