Here is a very colorful trade card for Berry Brothers Architectural Finishes – Uncle Sam supplying the world with architectural finishes. Uncle Sam supplies people of all cultures in costume with gallon can of their varnish. Victorian trade cards are an early form of collectible advertising. Popularized after the Civil War by businesses, they offer a colorful and diverse look at popular culture and society in the late 1800s. Trade cards originated in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. But the advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color, leading to a golden age from 1876 to the early 1900s when halftone printed newspaper and magazine ads became more economical. Trade cards typically had a picture on one side and an ad on the other. Postcard sized. Very clean and nice card. Colors are clean and bright. In addition to the trade card is a booklet published by Berry Brothers for children. I believe the title was “Around the World in a Berry Wagon.” Illustrated by W W Denslow with 25 color plates.  It has no covers and the spine is taped. But inside are color illustrations showing children from numerous locations around the world with a description of each. Detroit US, Sunny South, Mexico, Peru, Canada, Alaska, Japan, China, Australia, India, Africa, Transval Colony (British ruled South Africa), 2 page map, Egypt, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Lapland, Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland and England. No text page for England. No covers. Rough edges. Too bad the covers are missing. This is a rare and wonderful children’s booklet. Sold together only.