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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Advertisement for the Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Advertisement for the Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co.

Object numberMO 1969.148
Name Advertisement
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 Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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