Antique De Laval Cream Separator Metamorphic Trade Card Maysville MO Agent 1900

Title: Antique Victorian De Laval Metamorphic Trade Card – Maysville, MO Agent

Product Overview: Up for sale is a rare, original Victorian-era metamorphic (folding) trade card for the De Laval Separator Company. This clever piece of late 19th-century advertising was printed by Livermore & Knight Co. and features a local merchant stamp for Sam'l W. Cook & Son in Maysville, MO.

These cards were a clever form of early "gimmick" advertising. When closed, it often shows a "before" or humorous scene—in this case, a farmer struggling with traditional, less efficient methods (indicated by the "Pure Milk for Sale" pump and the cat drinking from the bucket). When opened, it reveals the "after" or the solution: a De Laval Cream Separator, which promised to save farmers $10.00 per cow every year.

The specific card you have features a local stamp for Sam'l W. Cook & Son in Maysville, MO, who acted as the "Special Selling Agents" for the company.

Features & Details:

Type: Metamorphic / Folding