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Advertisement for the Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co.

Object numberMO 1969.148
Maker (American lithographers, 1857-1867)
Dateca. 1859
Mediumfabric, paper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 17 5/8 in x W 23 13/16 in (44.8 cm x 60.5 cm )

DescriptionA paper on cloth advertising poster for the Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co., manufacturers of men's, women's & children's life preserving garments, located on 256 Broadway, New York. The lithographed advertisement features four depictions in color of shipwrecks and drowning people. On either side of the poster is a written testimonial about the attributes of the T. A. Delano inflatable life vest: one by George W. Cullum, Captain, U.S. Engineer; and one by Charles C. Turner, Commandant, U.S. Navy, along with four other members of the U.S. Navy .

The advertisement also includes information that the company was granted a patent on November 9, 1858, and was incorporated in January 1859 with $125,000 in capital. Printed along the bottom of the poster is the advertisement maker's information: LITH. OF SARONY, MAJOR & KNAPP. 449 BROADWAY. N.Y.

A pencil note on the reverse of the poster reads: Melrose, N.Y. 1925.
Label TextFranklin D. Roosevelt purchased this advertisement for the Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co. in 1933 from the Old Print Shop in New York City for $28.
Additional DetailsUse Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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