1883 Ad Litographer Color Steam Printer Mayer Merkel - ORIGINAL GROC1 YTMM3 Halftone copper etching with hand

Halftone copper etching with hand engraved background

Revolutionary America

Please note that the small mark in the upper left is an anomaly which does not appear on the actual item

UP Vintage Advertising

The Stratofreighter is shown flying over Berlin rooftops approaching the Tempelhof Airport in Germany

1883 Ad Litographer Color Steam Printer Mayer Merkel - ORIGINAL GROC1 YTMM3 Halftone copper etching with handThis is an ultra rare original 1883 color print ad for Mayer, Merkel and Ottman general lithographers and color steam printers. This is one of the most rare grocery related original advertising items we have procured. It is from a rare trade journal printed in original letterpress manner (you can feel the emboss, deboss feel to the letter printed areas of each ad). Images were woodblock prints for most and are amazing. The journal this was removed