Number 3, Transfixed Cards, from the Tricks with Cards series (N138) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1887

"Number 3, Transfixed Cards, from the Tricks with Cards series" is a colorful lithograph advertising card, printed by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in 1887 to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The artwork depicts a hand holding a sword piercing through a deck of cards. It is part of a series of cards, with each one showing a different magic trick, and includes a description of the trick below the image. The brightly colored card, with its graphic design, is an example of how companies used art to advertise their products in the 19th century.