Murray & Lanman Florida Water Victorian Trade Cards
Try to complete my set of these cards.
Let me know if you have any to sell that I don't have yet,
including these.
See the labeled bottles that go
with these cards.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / 8 page booklet
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- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Monkey with Bottle
Colorful Florida Water Trade Card shows a monkey holding a bottle of Florida
Water while sitting in a Jewelry chest. The trade card measures 4 7/8 X 3 1/8.
Back partially reads "Murray & Lanman's Florida Water, the most popular perfume
in the world." Card is in near mint condition.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Parrot with Bottle
Colorful Florida Water Trade Card shows a green parrot perched on the side
of a bottle trying to get it open. Vivid colors. Fountain in background.
The card is in excellent condition, with no creases etc., and only some
glue residue on the back. The back is intact with full advertising.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Cockatiel with Bottle
Colorful Florida Water Trade Card shows a white cockatiel perched atop a labeled
bottle. Card in very good condition with a crease in the upper left and lower right corners.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Hummingbirds with Bottle
Colorful Florida Water Trade Card shows a pair of hummingbirds flying above a labeled
bottle. Card in very good condition with a crease in the lower left corner and some
minor edge wear.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Young Lady Smelling Rose with Bottle
Colorful card shows fancily dressed Victorian young lady who is smelling
a red rose. Labeled bottle is also shown. Measures 3" x 5".
Back has advertising text.
Very good condition with a top right corner crease.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Young Lady Smelling Rose with Bottle
Same card as above but very fine condition.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Lady holding Bottle up to Fountain
Colorful card shows lady holding bottle up to catch water from a flowing fountain.
Back has advertising text. Very good condition.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Pixie chasing bug in flowers
No PIC Yet
Colorful card shows a winged pixie chasing a lady bug through flowers.
Back has advertising text.
Very good condition with 2 bent corners and back has a few smudges.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Woman with long brown hair by fountain
Murray & Lanman's Celebrated Florida Water, "the richest, most lasting, yet most delicate
of all perfumes for use on the handkerchief, at the toilet and in the bath, delightful and
healthful in the sick-room, relieves weakness, fatigue, prostration, nervousness and headache."
Size: 3" x 4.25". Very good condition and clean with one very light corner crease.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Cherubs with Bottle
One cherub rides on a bottle while four others pull it along.
Size 3" x 4.5" and appears to have been removed from an album since
there is excess paper on back from the album (could be soaked off?).
There is one tiny dark line in top left corner, rounded edges and light soiling.
Otherwise, very fine condition.
SOLD.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Cherubs with Bottle
Same as card above. Near mint condition.
SOLD.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Lady in Red Dress
Color front shows lady in red dress and white blowse carrying a jug
of water on her shoulder; water from fountain in the background.
Excellent condition on front, several glue stains on back.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Lady in Pink Dress
Color front shows lady in pink dress picking white roses.
Back has advertising text. Very fine condition.
SOLD.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Mystery booklet
No PIC Yet
Small booklet (size 3 1/4 x 5 3/4") with color front entitled "MYSTERY"
and showing beautify lady in wizard cap holding up playing cards.
Inside cover shows labeled bottle and how to identify a genuine
bottle with see-thru water mark.
Contents have sections on "Omens - Good and Bad, Meaning of Names,
What some dreams mean, Fortune Telling with Dice, Handkerchief
Flirtation, zodiac definitions, When Shall I Marry?, and finally
advertising for Oriental Tonic for the Hair.
Back cover has color picture of water fountain and a rainbow of
colors entitled "signification of colors" (e.g. hope is green,
purity is white, truth is blue, ...). Copyright 1905.
Excellent condition with light edge wear - pages are perfect - missing
one of the staples that binds book together.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Partial Nude Lady by Waterfall
Color front shows partially topless lady in white gown with flowing hair
and surrounded by flowers. She is in front of a waterfall.
Front in excellent condition except for some small spots of color loss.
Advertising on back has a few small spots of paper loss from being glued in
an album. Copyrighted 1883.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Partial Nude Lady by Waterfall
Duplicate of card above. Fine condition except a small spot of paper
loss in bottom left corner.
For Sale $10.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Partial Nude Lady by Waterfall
Duplicate of card above. Very good condition.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Birds and Baby above Fountain
Color front shows two birds and a baby above a water fountain.
Back has advertising text. Copyright 1883.
Very fine condition.
SOLD.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Fountain of Youth
Color front shows rainbow labeled "Fountain of Youth" in front
of a waterfall. Left side shows old man going in and right side
shows young man coming out.
Back has advertising text, which partly reads
This exquisite article is the most elegant, invigorating, delightful,
and refreshing perfume in the world. It is also a most wonderful
deodorizer in the sick chamber, and badly ventilated apartments,
and when sprinkled on the carpet and clothing will cause the atmosphere
to become healthful and invigorating
Front is mint, back is perfect except for 4 tiny glue spots.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Bottle by Fountain
Color front shows bottle leaning in front of a bouquet of roses in
the foreground, with trademark water fountain in background.
Back has advertising text.
Very good condition with just some glue reside and album paper on back.
Colors a bit faded on front.
SOLD.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Nude child by waterfall
Color front shows nude child by waterfall.
Advertising text on back. Copyright 1883.
Great condition except for rounded corners.
- Murray and Lanman Florida Water / Woman picking roses by fountain
Color front shows woman picking roses by a fountain.
Excellent condition with no creases, but has small paper pull on back
and the borders have been trimmed.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Girl with bottle in basket
Color front shows brunette girl by fountain - she is holding a basket of flowers
with bottle of product resting on top of the flowers.
Back has advertising text with large picture of bottle.
Excellent condition with slight glue stain on back - but back easily readable.
Image on front is perfect.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Lady in red picking red roses
Color front shows lady in red dress picking red roses.
Bottom right corner shows seal for 1888 Expo.
Back has advertising text. Has dealer stamp for "W.J. Jones, Druggist"
that appears faintly on right side of front image.
Very fine condition. Never been glued.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Blue winged angel with 2 cherubs
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Color front shows winged angel in lavendar dress with blue wings,
along with two winged cherubs one of which is pouring a bottle
of product into suspended container held by the angel.
Has dealer stamp for "W.J. Jones, Druggist"
that appears faintly on right side of front image.
Back has advertising text.
Excellent condition with just a slight crease in top left corner.
Never been glued.
SOLD.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Blue winged angel with 2 cherubs
Same card as above in excellent condition with a crease in bottom right corner.
Never been glued.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / 1892 Magazine ad
B&W full page ad from a 1892 magazine.
Caption reads "For the toilet, an indispensible requisite for all persons of
taste, in the country, at the seaside, afloat, in the bath, in the boudoir.
A pungent and refreshing Perfume, recherche in character and of
general application for toilet use." Perfect condition.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Golden haired woman with fan
Color front shows picture of beautifully dressed in lady with
long flowing blonde hair. She is fanning herself.
She is a room with the curtain pulled back so you can see
the water fountain outside. Copyright 1883.
Very Good Condition with several glue spots on back and slight tear.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Golden haired woman with fan
Same card as above in excellent condition.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Lady Mirror Fancy Room
Color front shows fancy dressed lady admiring herself in hand
mirror while in a fancy room - great colors!.
Back has picture of bottle and advertising text.
Fine condition with just a corner crease but otherwise perfect.
SOLD.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Pampered Lady
Color front shows lady in yellow dress reclining while
a servant brushes her hair. Bottle on table is not identifiable (not a
Murray & Lanman Florida Water botte, but maybe their hair product?).
Copyright 1894.
Back of card pictures a bottle and shows no glue residue but is yellowed
with age. About perfect except for rounded corners.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Lady on bench smelling rose
Color front shows lady in red dress, sitting on bench, smelling a rose
with a water fountain in the background.
Front would be good but has an ink spot visable in the picture on her right leg,
the reverse has scrap book glue damage.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / Lady on bench smelling rose
Color front shows lady in red dress, sitting on bench, smelling a rose
with a water fountain in the background.
- Murray & Lanman Florida Water / 2 Mid East women
Color front shows two women possiably from Mid East and colorful flowers.
On reverse - Lanman & Kemp, New York.
This is a harder than usual card to find but is beat as can be seen in picture, two tears
and staple holes.
Back of card has glue damage in one spot, most is readable.
One bent corner, over all very nice.
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