Postcard
Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"
| Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine and leaning on an acoustic guitar. |
| Image ID: | 57846 |
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| Creation Date: | 1892 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company records, 1850-circa 1975 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6403, Box 2, Folder 10 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Text on back reads, "THE SPANISH WOMAN. It has been said that every native Spanish woman is energetic; whether she be from Andalusia or Asturias, the south or the north, she has none of the creole languor of the Spanish-descended woman of Cuba, Mexico and tropical America. There is vim and force in the native Spaniard, and she is usually a better type than the man of her race. Our artist has sent to us five photos, showing distinct types of Spanish women: the Basque from the Pyrenees, the industrious Catalonian, a blue-eyed blonde from Salamanca, a stout Andalusian of the provincial class, a patriotic Galician from Corunna, and the one whom we present from Old Seville with her lover. How characteristic are the accessories! The woman is industrious, and regards with an air of distinct disapproval the weak-faced individual before her with his guitar and glass of wine. Many a Spanish woman would now be driven to hard straits were it not for the Singer sewing-machine, which is furnished to her on the most liberal terms of payment; thus, she easily becomes self-supporting. Singer machines are almost universally used in Spain, because of their simplicity, great range of work and superior construction. They are "built like a watch," and never bother their operators, whether in Spain or elsewhere. Don't Use Poor Oil. For use on sewing-machines, bicycles and all purposes requiring fine lubricant, the best is cheapest in the end. Genuine SINGER OIL can only be obtained at Singer Stores. Singer Stores in Every City. See Singer Store in YOUR City." Similarly composed card located at Image ID: 57673. |
| Costume |
| Electric Guitars |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Jewelry |
| Sewing |
| Advertising |
| Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
| Couples |
| Europeans |
| Men |
| Women |
| Sewing Machines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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