Stollwerck 38' Chocolate "Statue of Germania" 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Giant German Chocolate Statue Exhibit Handout Ad Card from the 1893 WCE
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4
x 2.5 inches
stiff buff card
with black print in English and graphic of their
solid chocolate statue exhibited
in the
Agricultural Building
(front shown). Cologne, Germany:
Stollwerck
, 1893. Single card printed one side only.
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Supplemental Historical Information:
Stollwerck is listed in "The Official Directory" of exhibitors in the German section in the
Agricultural Building
(shown and digitally highlighted). Stollwerck began manufacture in Germany in 1839 and has had many corporate setbacks such as the Depression and WW II but it still exists today as a maker of very fine chocolates. They were the first confection to make their products available in the newly invented vending machine (example shown from 1887). I also insert a product label from 1890 from the Internet for reference only. Since 2011, they have been a subsidiary of the Baronie Group in Belgium and their chocolates can still be purchased today!
- Condition:
V
ery Good:
Perfect black print and color exhibit graphic (shown). Tiny partial bend in lower left corner and surface scuffing (shown). Blank back shows an ink transfer from an underlying document (shown).
**Buyer
pays
.95 First Class Package shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.