This vintage trade card advertises the George R. Fuller Co., manufacturer of Artificial Limbs, Trusses, and other products. This advertising trade card focuses on “The Fuller Walkeasy” artificial leg. The firm was established in 1857 and was located in Rochester, New York. The firm also had branches in Buffalo, New York and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company issued a set of 15 cards illustrating different ships of the US Navy. This card features the USS Maine which in early 1898, tragically suffered a massive explosion on board causing the ship to sink in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. Interestingly, this trade card has a copyright from 1898. The card was published by Koerner & Hayes. SOLD
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