1900s - 3 French Advertising Cards - Humorous Chromos - Vintage Parisian Dry Cleaner Business Cards - Collectible Ephemera

This lot features a collection of three French advertising cards from the 1900s, humorous chromos and dry cleaner business cards. These items offer a glimpse into early 20th-century French popular culture and commerce, reflecting the era's distinctive artistic and commercial styles.

The set includes three colorfully illustrated cards, each portraying a comedic scene with French text. One card features a man's suggestive apology: 'Par inadvertance, je vous ai touché avec ma queue de billard, je suis prêt à vous en rendre raison.' (Inadvertently, I touched you with my billiard cue, I'm ready to explain). The other two depict caricatured soldiers and a domestic scene with a financial quip.

Two cards for 'Teinturerie Nouvelle Henri Pelardy' on Rue Fécam highlight 'Nettoyage à sec' (Dry Cleaning). The third, for 'Grande Teinturerie Moderne L. Mary' on Rue Vaneau, Paris, emphasizes 'Livraison à domicile' and 'Teinture & Nettoyage en tous genres' (Dyeing & Cleaning).