Lot 105: Meckumfat Sussex Ground Oats Advertising Showcard

A chromolithographed advertising showcard for Meckumfat Sussex Ground Oats, mounted on thick cardboard. The central scene features a detailed farmyard illustration with various breeds of poultry including a large grey goose, a bronze turkey, roosters, hens, ducks, and multiple chicks and ducklings set against a rural landscape of fields and haystacks. The branding is rendered in large red serif lettering reading MECKUMFAT REGD above yellow outlined text for SUSSEX GROUND OATS. To the left, promotional text in black script and serif fonts reads Prepared From & proved to be the best for making POULTRY PLUMP. The bottom edge features red text reading TO BE OBTAINED FROM ALL HIGH CLASS SHOPS. A small printed mark at the centre bottom edge reads T. FORMAN & SONS, NOTTINGHAM, LONDON & GLASGOW. The showcard retains its original hanging cord threaded through two punched holes at the top.
20.5 inches by 14.5 inches.