This card includes prices for orders of individual pieces, by the pair and by the dozen - the forms include: a range in size and style of flowerpots, lawn vases, mantle vases, parlor vases, umbrella stands, stove collars, bread pans, stew pans, Boston bean pots, fancy pitchers, urns, monkey jugs, chicken fountains, chambers, slop jars, cuspidores and spittoons, hanging or air baskets, wash bowls and pitchers, beer mugs, match safes, cornucopias, wall baskets, cake moulds, lambs for door stops, rustic stump vases, soap dishes, toy jugs and pitchers, jelly crocks, and a variety of other goods not mentioned on this card.
Interestingly, among the styles cited is a match safe, which I consider to be a rare form to find from the Eberly Pottery today. And while the form does somewhat resemble an egg cup, I believe this is a form that is much more uncommon to find. In fact, I recently shared on Facebook a match safe that is currently available from Sheffield, Massachusetts antiques dealer, Sam Herrup. This match safe is a really good example of form and glaze, while also retaining an old label from the George S. McKearin Collection.
But I am thrilled to own this trade card - I have never seen or held one of these in-hand before. It is a great piece of history, as well as an excellent source of documentation revealing many of the forms that were made at this business.
J. Eberly & Company Trade Card
Late-19th Century Trade Card from J. Eberly & Company in Strasburg, VA
From the Collection of Gene Comstock
Circa 1890
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View of the Back of the Trade Card
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