RARE 1880's LORD & TAYLOR STATUE of LIBERTY DIE STAMPED WOOD TRADE CARD

Description

An exceptional and rare piece of Statue of Liberty memorabilia.  Produced by Lord & Taylor shortly after the Statue opened, the front of this wood card has an image depicting liberty, and on the back the words:
"Bartholdi Statue Liberty Enlightening the World.  Presented by the people of France to the United States.  Total Height 817 feet, being 39 feet taller than the Tower of the Famous Brooklyn Bridge.  Lord & Taylor New York". Made of wood and 4 x 3 inches.  This die stamped wood card was made by steaming the wood to become soft and inserting into a press.  There are not many of these scarce early Liberty souvenirs surviving today.
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