Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card floating leaves floating faces but might guess 1940s

but might guess 1940s

likely mid-20th century

The slate on the back is blank

which expanded to include 314 colors

It is very faintly stamped Sierra Leone on the bottom and I believe dates to the 1920s or so

Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card floating leaves floating faces but might guess 1940sThis is my favorite trade card I've found, c. 1890 or so I believe, and a pretty rare one the only other copy I can find of it out there is held int he Cornell University Library Rare and Manuscript Collection. What a face, and what a watermelon, and how much fun I think it would have been to visit Parker & Wood's Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store (with celebrated ice tools!) in Boston, located just a few steps from historic Faneuil Hall. 5 1 8" x