Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card Rosenthal netter I have left the protective

I have left the protective plastic cover on and photographed it as such

"We two have paddled in the stream

except that it came from the estate of a serious collector of Americana

are highly collected and fairly rare to find

or just hanging on the wall

Parker and Wood Seeds and Tools Victorian Watermelon Man Trade Card Rosenthal netter I have left the protectiveThis is my favorite trade card I've found, c. 1890 or so I believe, and a pretty rare one the only other copy I can find of it out there is held int he Cornell University Library Rare and Manuscript Collection. What a face, and what a watermelon, and how much fun I think it would have been to visit Parker & Wood's Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store (with celebrated ice tools!) in Boston, located just a few steps from historic Faneuil Hall. 5 1 8" x