1880’s Puritan Racing Yacht America’s Cup Winner San Francisco Trade Card

Description: Here we have a circa 1880’s Trade card issued by the Savage & Sons company of Freemont St. San Francisco. To advertise their Heating Mantel Grates. The front features an illustration of the America’s Cup Winning Racing Yacht Puritan. Here is some information I found on the internet about the Boat : The Puritan was a 19th-century racing yacht and the 1885 America's Cup defender of the international sailing trophy. Designed by Edward Burgess, she was built at the George Lawley & Son yard in South Boston, Massachusetts and launched May 26, 1885. For sails, Burgess chose the Irish-born sailmaker John H. McManus of McManus & Son, of Boston. The sails were of Plymouth duck. The Puritan was an early combination of American and English designs with some of the depth of a cutter but beam and power of a sloop. It was built and skippered by John Malcolm Forbes. She defeated the New York Yacht Club's Priscilla then went on to defend the America's Cup against the British yacht Genesta, a traditional cutter. Immediately following the contest, they began work on an improved version which would be called the Mayflower. The card measures 3 ¾ inches by 5 1/2 inches. It has some creasing & wear, as well as some spots of print loss to the back. I think it displays very well. I currently have another card from this company up on ebay that features the American Yacht The Priscilla that the Puritan defeated to go on to defend the 1885 America’s Cup. I will be trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities, Dog Breeds, Circus themes and many more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly to them. Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able to ship Monday Mornings. If I haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will have to wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that you do not bid or buy. Thanks again. This will be mailed from the USA. For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details. Unfortunately Ebay’s International Shipping Program does not allow for combined shipments on international orders

Price: 97.5 USD

Location: Niagara Falls, New York

End Time: 2024-12-12T01:05:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD