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Saturday, February 18, 2017
1892 - Samuel Wilson, Seedsman, Takes Umbrage
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1892 catalog B efore modern social media there were opportunities for people to publicly disagree in mean and petty ways...only it ...
1876 - Samuel Wilson, Exuberant Seedsman, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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S amuel Wilson's ads are delightfully odd. He was a showman, and his claims and ad styles reflect this. His Mole Tree ad caught m...
Sunday, February 12, 2017
1893 - Samuel Wilson's Mole-Tree!
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I love the outrageous claims you can find in old seed catalogs! And when it is accompanied by a great illustration my day is complete. ...
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