Two Victorian women in elaborate bustle-era gowns face off in a lively confrontational pose over the tagline "Make No Mistake — You Buy a 'Domestic'" in this 1880s chromolithograph trade card for the Domestic Sewing Machine Company. Predating postcards by a decade, it's a vivid piece of the aggressive advertising battles American sewing-machine makers waged for the era's women consumers.

• Publisher: Domestic Sewing Machine Co.
• Status: Unposted