Description
Iconic night scene at Broadway & 42nd Street showing the animated Corticelli Spool Silk electric sign above Louis Martin’s. The back text (printed by Corticelli) boasts about the sign’s ~3,300 lamps and playful “kitten and spool” animation in the heart of the Great White Way. Divided-back era, ca. 1913. Unused advertising postcard; not a real photo.
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Advertising crossover: Times Square, neon/electric signs, NYC night view, sewing ephemera
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Divided Back issue, c.1913; publisher uncredited (Corticelli promotional)
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Back panel text describes the animation, size, and location of the sign
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Condition: clean and bright with light tip/edge wear; unused, sharp color lithography; clean back
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Standard size approx. 3.5″ x 5.5″
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Scarcer subject compared with Corticelli factory/process cards; strong collector appeal
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