Tappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco

Tappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trade cards from the "Terrors of America" series (N136), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The original lithographs for the series were created by Knapp & Company, N.Y. This is the second time that Duke released the "Terrors of America" series. The cards of the first set (N88) are smaller than N136 cards.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut TobaccoTappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut TobaccoTappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut TobaccoTappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut TobaccoTappy-on-the-Window-Pane, "This'll scare em sick," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco

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