Front of the card depicts a child in Japanese attire, playing violine and a small dog is dancing. The background looks like a painting in Japanese landscape painting.
Front of card depicts a boy wiping a broom with a cloth. A girl waits behind him next to a brick hearth holding a wooden bucket. Behind and to the left of the boy, a copper kettle and a silver pot hang near a pair of fireplace tongs resting against a wall. On the floor behind the girl lie a scrub brush and a bar of soap. Reverse side is text only.
The card shows a picture of a lady with her two kids sleeping on the bed, the lady is reading an edvertisement on a newspaper, in the first page it is written on it the title of the card "Mrs.Winslow's soothing syrup for children teething" and there is a drawing of a syrup tube by the end of the 1st page on the newspaper. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar of the year of 1886, also there is a small paragraph in English which is translated to German and French.
The card shows a picture of a lady holding a baby sitting in a garden, next to her there is the baby bed. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar from May 1885 to May 1888, also there is a small paragraph in english which is translated to german and french.
Front of the card shows a fantasy scene of a littl boy sitting on a thin branch working a blowing device that is directing ait to fan the flame of a candle sitting on a branch just before him. The boy is in a Turkish type outfit, with a cap that is flopped over his forehead, and a tassle dangles in fron of this eyes. In the upper right: Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor the great family ointment.
A group of military personnel in a field standing around their leader saluting him and he is sitting on the back of a horse. Some other soldiers are riding on horses. The uniform relates to American Revolution 1775-1783.
Front shows a small boy reading from an open book while perched on a limb of a tree. Two white birds are "sitting" on their tails with their feet raised as if paying homage to what the boy is reading. A quill is in an ink jar dangling on a twig below the boy.
The trade cards are small, colorfully illustrated advertising cards touting a particular medicine and its many cures. The illustrations often have little to do with any of the ailments purported to be cured. They were pure advertising and very collectible.