Larkin idea, The
The Larkin Idea is a 1902 trade catalogue issued by the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York, offering household premiums to customers who bought its soap. The pictures show a formal studio portrait of a young girl in a white dress, a half-length portrait of two girls in dark dresses, an engraved treadle sewing machine, and a tall five-drawer chest with carved drawer pulls. A designer could draw on the plain engraved product style and the oval and circular portrait frames of the period.
