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Second in a series of four cards. A young girl looks on in horror as a little boy falls into a well. He is holding a bar of Acme soap. Text on the front: ""Use Acme soap"/Oh dear, Willie will be drowned." The card is marked 2, center bottom. Text on…

Third in a series of four cards. A young girl looks watches as the little boy who fell down the well (see card 2) is rising up on the foam made from the Acme soap. Text on the front: ""Use Acme soap"/Why, the foam is bringing him up!" The card is…

Fourth in a series of four cards. A young girl and a little boy are walking hand in hand. He is soaking wet and holding a bar of Acme soap. There is a frog in the lower right corner. Text on the front: "Saved by Acme Soap." The card is marked 4,…

A boy playing a lute and two girls who may be singing. Text on the front: "Presented by Tuttle & Bryant,/dry goods, capets, wall papers & draperies./2 & 3 Wilson Block, North Adams, Mass." The back is blank.

A boy and a girl looking at a book with a picture of a windmill. Text on the front: "Perkins/A.G. Hall, North Adams, Mass." Text on the back includes the warranty for Perkins windmills and a number of customer testimonials. Text at the beginning…

Four children playing: a little boy in red with a horn and toy cannon, a girl in brown seated at a table holding a knife, a boy in blue and a little girl in a purple dress and white pinafore, with a wheel barrow. Text on front: "Compliments of The…

A very young child in a white dress, sitting on a chair and holding a red stick. Text on front: "Acme, Marseilles White, Circus, White Spray soaps./"Hailing the Ferryman" for 100 wrappers. The finest and largest picture ever given away for soap…

Four children playing tug of war with a piece of lace. Two boys on the left and two girls on the right. Text on the front: "Merrick Thread Co. Best six cord. 100. American six cord. 200 standard yds." Text on back: "Buy Merrick Thread Cos.' best six…

A young girl in a pink dress and white pinafore, holding a bunch of roses. She has blonde hair and a dove is perched on her left shoulder. Text on front of card: "Use Lautz Bros. & Co's Acme soap./Best bar soap made./(Cut full pounds.)" Text on back:…

A boy and a girl sitting on a tree limb pretending it's a horse. Text on front: "Story & Clark Organ Co., Chicago--London./Cluett & Sons,/49 State St. Albany, N.Y./265 River St. Troy, N.Y." Text on back: "Do you want an O-R-G-A-N-?/Cluett & Sons…

Although not identified on the card, this is a picture of Thomas A. Hendricks, who was elected Vice President of the United States in 1884, but only served for eight months. The Democrat died in November 1885. Text on the front: "Vote as you think,…

A boy wheeling a large hat on a hand truck. A girl stands in the background pointing the way. Text on the front: "C. H. Cutting & Co., hatters/North Adams, Mass." Number 404 in lower right corner. The back is blank.