About This Item


  • Call NumberFULT_0006
  • Title"Lay on MacDuff." A.C. Flatley, ...
  • SummaryAdvertising card for A.C. Flatley. Front of card: sepia Illustration of interior of a restaurant with two men and caption: Lay on Macduff. Sign in background reads: Macduffs free lunch every day. Advertising text beneath: Fine furniture, carpets, oil cloths, bedding, &c...stoves & clocks. Back of card is blank. Business address: 482 & 484 Fulton Street, opposite Gold Street, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Date[1881-1885?]
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 print : sepia ; 4.4 x 2.75 in.
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardstrade cards
  • Biographical NoteThe Fulton Street Trade Card Collection consists of 245 late 19th and early 20th century illustrated trade cards, all emanating from businesses in Brooklyn's historic commercial thoroughfare. The cards combine humor, bright and elegant graphic design and typography to promote a wide variety of wares and services.
  • CreatorA.C. Flatley
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectStores, Retail ; House furnishings ; Furniture ; Restaurants
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.