Not Used To It, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888

"Not Used To It" is a humorous illustration from the "Snapshots from 'Puck'" series, created in 1888 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The artwork depicts a caricature of a white man, Mr. Timothy Sead, eating his first meal in a New York dime restaurant, overwhelmed by the experience. The scene is exaggerated, with the waiter, a black man, gesturing dramatically and the diner looking panicked with a napkin tied around his neck. This trade card, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, uses satire to play on racial stereotypes of the time, highlighting the cultural differences between the urban and rural experiences.