Postcard
Singer Advertising Card - Japan
| Chromolithograph card of two women from Japan in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. |
| Image ID: | 57866 |
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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, "JAPAN. THE Japanese are a progressive race, generally small of stature, but strong and graceful. They are patriotic and intelligent; even the lower classes being less ignorant than corresponding classes in Europe. The women, who enjoy much more freedom than their Asiatic sisters, have held an important place in the field of politics, of arts and letters. Gentleness of voice and manner, implicit obedience and politeness, are essentially characteristic of Japanese women. A girl must, unless she be a nobleman's daughter, know how to cut and make clothing, wash it, and attend to all household duties. The picturesque, flowing dress, which has so long been associated with the Japanese, is fast disappearing in favor of the tight-fitting Paris fashions; but the women of the middle and lower classes, many of whom are engaged in manufactures, still cling to the older and more comfortable style shown in the illustration. Singer agencies are to be found in the principal commercial cities of Japan, and the use of Singer sewing-machines in constantly increasing. Singer Stores in Every City. See Singer Store in YOUR CITY." But One Standard of Quality. There are three distinct types of Singer sewing-machines for family use, but there is only one standard of quality-- The Best. There is a wide range of prices, depending on the style of cabinet work and ornamentation, but whether the price be the lowest or the highest, the working quality of the machine is the same and has been fully tested before leaving the factory." |
| Costume |
| Sewing |
| Advertising |
| Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
| Asians |
| Women |
| Sewing Machines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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