A. J. Runkle & Co.

Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a woman in a feathered hat. Front of card says: ?ǣAlice Atherton, uses Warner Bros. Coraline Corsets, Ask for it.?ǥ It also is stamped with "A. J. Runkle & Co., Dealers in Fancy Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods." Back of card has an image of the corset and says: "Dr. Warner's Flexible Hip 'D' Corset. Boned with a New Material called Coraline. No more Broken Bones." followed by further advertising copy offering "A reward of $10.00 will be paid for every strip of Corline which breaks with four months' ordinary wear in a corset.." Address given on front of card:Nos. 1044 and 1046 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

7 x 12 cm.

1885~

Advertising cards
Clothing stores
Corsets
Women

Warner Bros. Coraline Corsets
A. J. Runkle and Company

See also: SC3, Box 9, Scrapbook 4, page 78

Advertising Card

Advertising Cards (SC3) - See finding aid: https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A63730

SC3, Box 1, Corsets

Front: 10019302; Back: 10019303

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