ANTIQUE Vtg 1912-1919 Celoron Park CHAUTAUQUA LAKE NY Woolworth A2662 Postcard

Description

VINTAGE
CHAUTAUQUA
LAKE NY
AMUSEMENT
PARK
POSTCARD
BY
WOOLWORTH
This vintage postcard was published by the F.W. Woolworth Co.* of New York, New York as card number
#A2662.
It features a lively outdoor amusement image of crowds and attractions at Celoron Park of Lake Chautauqua, N.Y.
The double decker street car (just left of center) ran between Jamestown, NY and Celoron Park.
The attire of the crowd is in keeping with the date estimate between 1912 - 1915.
*POSTCARD PUBLISHER F.W. WOOLWORTH CO:
Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first retail store in Utica, NY in 1878. He became a publisher and major retailer of postcards in 1912. These cards were sold from the company’s ever expanding chain of Five & Dime stores both in America and abroad. They had designed and published many of their own Christmas cards since 1879. As other publishers were forced to compete with their bargain prices the quality of postcards was forced downward. Many publishers blamed Woolworth for destroying the postcard craze by dumping cards on the market at prices set below profit margin. The Woolworth makers mark used on their postcards was a capital "W" inside a diamond.
CONDITION (as stated above):
EXCELLENT -especially for a 116+ year old postcard. It was never posted, but does have a message written on the back -with perfect penmanship!. A small round "Merry Christmas" sticker is also affixed to the back.
Corners are curved slightly at the very tips and there is just of bit of edge wear.  There are fine creases across the top left and right corners. The card has no abrasions, handling marks, writing, discoloration. age spots, tears or repairs. Colors are vibrant and the imagery are very clear.
Both sides are bright and very clean. Completely odor-free.
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