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April 15,1884 The Publishers'circular 39...
April 15 , 1884 The Publishers ' Circular 39 S
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72 & 73 COLEMAN STKEET , CITY , LONDON , April 1884 . ^^ W GrENTXEMEU , ¦ SS JS WHrafc jMgfHE ^^ r full 7 WU TITLE y > - m NEW erited 'ARTISTIC . YE ^ I ^ C ^ , l ' ^ which D COLLECTION we selected for w our as universall LAST SEASON y allowed 'S CP to ^ IJS have * Fja be # en j 5 SS ^^^ W . The acknowledgment of their excellence was general , while the first and only recogaKKjfr KWz § * the nitions JURY yet awarded of the INTERN to CHRISTMAS ATIONAL AND EXHIBITION NEW YEAR , CALCUTTA CARDS fell , awarding to onr share us a , ' jkgTJP GOLD MED 4 L , and BOSTON , MASS ., a DIPLOMA and MEDAL . ~ v ~ It is now our pleasurable duty to announce the completion of our this Season ' s Collection , for "which we venture to lay claim to this same ambitious prefix * Artistic / and respectfully submit our jnpjSHG CTOIg ^^ g § FffiW YB ^ C ^ Dg , SEASON 1884-5 , for your consideration . We refrain from expatiating upon the merits of this collection , but we feel it incumbent upon us to do this simple act of justice to our two thousand Coadjutors , the Artists who designed , the Artists who Chromo-Lithographed , and the Artists who printed these Cards , by here publicly expressing our deep obligation to them for the earnest enthusiasm they have displayed in . striving to complete an ensemble worthy of being pronounced an advance upon any of our previous efforts . It were invidious to single out names or instances , for , from the painter who has drawn his Two Hundred Guineas for a single set of designs , to the Printer in receipt of weekly wages , one and all have laboured with us devotedly to worthily maintain , and even still farther to elevate , the high artistic position admittedly occupied by the CHRISTMAS CARD TRADE . The FOUR HUNDRED ENTIRELY NEW SETS , embracing over Fifteen Hundred distinct designs , of which our this Season ' s Collection is comprised , may be broadly summarised in the following classes : — 1 . OHROMO CARDS , SINGLE and TOXjDING . 2 . TWOFOLD , THREEFOLD , and FOURFOLD SCREEN CARDS . 3 . EASEL CARDS and PORTFOLIO SETS . 4 . OVAL and CIRCULAR OHROMO PLAQUES . 5 . ETCHINGS . 6 . GILr-EDGED SATIN OHROMO TABLETS . 7 . FROSTED CARDS . 8 . SILK , FRINGED , PLUSH , and MECHANICAL CARDS . Novelty , Elegance , and Finish , have been aimed at throughout . gilt- In edged the Satin tablet Cards , which we , while would tending draw attention to give to these our new beautiful departure souvenirs in mounting a greater - each finish card , adds on a solid considerabl y to their durability and value . Our price , however , for each size remains unaltered . Wiich The the Gilt desi -ed gns ged are Tablet speciall princi y adapted ple has further to the app been lication extended of this by method us to a . number of Chromo Cards , in the The Trad elegant e and Public appearance . of our Diamond-shaped Cards will commend them to the special notice of of vhich As usual will , particular be found to attention keep pace has with been the bestowed continued , by improvement xlb upon the in literary our card work productions , the high . character carefull The y backs engraved of the Poems Card , thereb s have y in imparting most instances an harmonious been either character embellished to the entire with card suitable . designs or gPECAJlh ' DKVO ^ IOJV TI Is' JSK ^ IKJS is comprised in the collection . The want of such a series has long been manifest . tfi We trust we have succeeded in our efforts to make our Cards for 1884—5 in I every respect worthy of a continuance of the approval with which our publications have hitherto been regarded . "We aro , Qentlemen , Yours faithfully , RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS . The back of every Card issued by us will continue to bear onr TRADE MARK , l i «« ut mark The Easel and Palette , with the words * Artistic Series' on the Pcdette . | ^
