About This Item

  • Call NumberFULT_0242
  • SummaryAdvertising page for Hermann H. Kife sporting goods mounted on book board covered with green cloth and embossed with geometric design. Black and white illustrations of man with gun shooting at birds among plants and with dog beside him; man with fishing rod in stream; monogrammed cap; and arm holding large club. Text: Every character of guns, revolvers, rifles. Every variety of ammunition for sporting.... Business address: 318 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date[date of publication not identified]
  • Physical Description1 print : black and white ; 11.25 x 8.1 in.
  • CreatorHermann H. Kife
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisements
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectStores, Retail ; Fishing ; Hunting ; Men's clothing ; Clothing and dress ; Firearms
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • TitleHermann H. Kife, manufacturer and dealer in sporting goods.
  • Biographical NoteThe Fulton Street Trade Card Collection consists of 245 late 19th and early 20th century illustrated trade cards, all emanating from businesses in Brooklyn's historic commercial thoroughfare. The cards combine humor, bright and elegant graphic design and typography to promote a wide variety of wares and services.