Jumbo Must Go, Because Drawn by Willimantic Thread!
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Title
Jumbo Must Go, Because Drawn by Willimantic Thread!
Subject
Trade cards
Advertising cards
Jumbo (Elephant)
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Cotton thread
Textile industry
Willimantic Linen Company
Advertising cards
Jumbo (Elephant)
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Cotton thread
Textile industry
Willimantic Linen Company
Description
A late nineteenth century advertising trade card produced by the Willimantic Linen Company. The card depicts Jumbo, promoted as the largest elephant in captivity, being dragged through New York City by unbreakable Willimantic cotton thread to demonstrate the thread’s strength. Trade cards were a common advertising format in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, typically featuring an attention grabbing image on the front and product text on the back.
Source
Mill Museum Collection
Publisher
American Thread Company
Date
ca. 1880
Rights
No known copyright restrictions.
Courtesy of Mill Museum
Courtesy of Mill Museum
Format
1 trade card print : chromolithograph ; 9 x 15 cm.
Language
English
Identifier
Accession Number: 2021.1
Collection
Citation
“Jumbo Must Go, Because Drawn by Willimantic Thread!,” The Mill Museum Archives, accessed April 26, 2026, https://archives.millmuseum.org/items/show/5.