Singer Manufacturing Co. Trade Card (n.d.)

Singer Manufacturing Co. Trade Card (n.d.)

illustration of two Japanese women, one of them sitting at a sewing machine (both in kimono)

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Print Ephemera

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Tradecards

Japan The Japanese are a progressive race, generally small of stature, but strong and graceful. They are patriotic and intelligent; even the lower classes being less ignorant than corresponding classes in Europe. The women, who enjoy much more freedom than their Asiatic sisters, have held an important place in the field of politics, of art and of letters. Gentleness of voice and manner, implicit obedience and politeness, are essentially characteristic of Japanese women. A girl must, unless she be a nobleman's daughter, know how to cut and make clothing wash it, and attend to all household duties. The picturesque, flowing dress, which has so long been associated with the Japanese, is fast disappearing in favor of the tight-fitting Paris fashions; but the women of the middle and lower classes, many of whom are engaged in manufactures, still cling to the older and more comfortable style shown in the illustration. Singer agencies are to be found in the principal commercial cities of Japan, and the sue of Singer sewing machines is constantly increasing. [1846]

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3 x 5 card

Singer Sewing Machines

"Japan," with text on reverse.