Arm and Hammer Salerutus Gorgeous Late 19th C Trade Card Adirondack frame and there is a hole

and there is a hole inside the head for a few fingers

1900 in Germany

etched with very MCM lozenge pattern (a bit tricky to photograph)

There is a nice warm patina to the grass

It is signed by its maker

Arm and Hammer Salerutus Gorgeous Late 19th C Trade Card Adirondack frame and there is a holeI do believe this is the most beautiful advertising trade card I have ever seen combining perhaps the best company logo ever with the perfect graphic design (that lettering!) and beautiful production (that gold!). I have only found one other like this, held in the San Diego State University Library Special Collections; it's a rare one. And dates to the late 19th century, as soon after Arm and Hammer changed the name from Salerutus to the perhaps