Some companies have a long history. Eagle Brand (now part of Borden, Inc.), was advertising condensed milk for a variety of uses at least as early as 1885.
These two trade cards were advertisements for Storey & Bunnell, who shipped oysters around the east coast of the United States in the early 20th century.
Mellin's Food Company produced baby food, as well as nutritional foods for invalids. These represent a few of the Mellin's trade cards in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
In the late 19th century, Quaker Oats produced a series of collectible trade cards featuring lithograph landscapes and scenes from America. These two cards represent several held in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Arm & Hammer (part of Church & Driwght Co.) produced multiple series of trade cards in the early 20th century, including ones featuring birds, flowers, and animals. These cards represent a few examples of much larger set of cards in the Culinary…