There may have had different trade cards, thus the catalog no. It's possible it was a generic trade card that the store had it's name stamped/printed on. A lot of trade cards, especially in the 1800s, were like that. Many 1880s Tobin Litho. trade cards have a local company stamped on it. Thus the catalog number could be from the printer.
Just thinking out loud.
Last edited by drc; 04-09-2012 at 06:42 PM.
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