Briggs Excursion Fleet Trade Card with Rebus.

May 31, 2026 By

: Briggs Excursion Fleet Trade Card with Rebus.

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Item #51133
Briggs Excursion Fleet Trade Card with Rebus.
Ephemera.
Clay & Richmond, ( Circe 1881), Buffalo, NY
15.5 x 18 cm. Chromolithograph with b/w display type on verso
Price: $50

This folding trade card advertises the Briggs Excursion Fleet, which consisted of five “double decked barges.” They offered cruises up the Hudson, on Long Island Sound, and the Raritan River in New Jersey. The colorful front of the card features three Briggs steamers. The verso, which has abrasions from old scrap book mounts, features Briggs steamers and routes.

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