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Saturday, February 13, 2026

A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever…

The following three examples bring our Victorian Age Commercial Romance Ads to an end (for now). But a special sweet (non-advertising) Valentine tale awaits you tomorrow!

The below are pages from Part 3 of the 1901 edition of Barker’s Komik Picture Souvenir - a premium cartoon book sent to purchasers of various Barker’s medicinal products for humans and farm animals. Barker’s premium cartoon books first saw print in 1892, each reprinting Barker’s cartoon advertisements of the past (some dating back to the late 1870s). The annual Barker’s Illustrated Almanac, first published in 1877 (for the 1878 edition), and continuing to at least 1932, also published cartoon ads.

The artist behind Barker’s woodcut-style illustrations is unknown.

Doug Wheeler

ValentinesDay AdvertisingStrips


— Doug

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