Arm and Hammer Salerutus Gorgeous Late 19th C Trade Card rubber striped snake I believe--have so much grace

I believe--have so much grace and character

Photos best portray the damage to the lid--the lip has come apart from the flat part of the lid on one side

Structurally it's in great shape and completely stable

with yellow beak and red wings

reminding one of how much effort it would take to make one of these

Arm and Hammer Salerutus Gorgeous Late 19th C Trade Card rubber striped snake I believe--have so much graceI 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