Show off your 19th & early 20th Century Lithographic "beauties"

[cguidi]

This isn't a Red Cross baseball card but I thought it was a cool piece and wanted to share:

It is a Lithograph Advertising Poster for the Pierre Abraham Lorillard Tobacco Company's Red Cross Plug Tobacco Brand.

It is quite large and measures overall in frame 46 x 36 inches. It appears to be a lithograph on linen backing.

It is marked Hatch Lithograph Co. New York, NY and most likely comes from the 1880's.

Hatch & Co. specialized in producing fine chromolithographic prints, certificates, labels and advertising, and by the mid-1870’s trade cards. In 1887 they reorganized as the Hatch Litho Co. but they were out of business by 1889.

It is really dirty and I am trying to figure if I should bring it to a conservator. Anyone have experience with that sort of thing?

[CW]

William coming through with the N36 American Indians. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! Very nice! Damn, those are bad ass. If I were to ever collect anything non-sport, it would be that set. Thanks for posting.