No "Iron Clad" Cakes at the Ideal Bakery

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Artist / MakerIdeal Bakery (Business)Kientz (Manager)J. E. Hazen (Artist)Heil (Manager)Material / Techniquepaper (fiber product) (Material)printing (process) (Technique)stamping (marking) (Technique)DescriptionFour-color card with title stamped in red. Figures in brown. Figure of Uncle Sam in uniform of red, white, and blue, with white stars on blue coat and hatband. Trousers are red and white striped. Uncle Sam is pointing to a large cake held in his right hand. A girl in profile is whispering into the ear of an oversized owl. The girl is wearing a blue dress with a blue sash and blue shoes, and a pinefore, red stockings, and a red hat. The girl and the owl are standing on a branch of a tree on the left side of the card. Between Uncle Sam and the girl are bakery items. Below the owl and the girl is the text: "A Word to the Wise/ WE ARE NOT ASLEEP/ Always Something new at the IDEAL." Signature of "J E Hazen, Topeka, Kan." on tree branch in brown.
Verso text in brown: "Post Card.", "THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.", square with "PLACE STAMP HERE" in top right corner.DimensionsSize 13.97 x 8.41 cm (5 1/2 x 3 5/16 in)Accession No.2007.062.017

CollectionTrade CardsPlaceTopeka, KS

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