A Winning Way / Worth Winning, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

A Winning Way / Worth Winning, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1890 - 1893

drawing, print

drawing

toned paper

water colours

egg art

print

caricature

handmade artwork painting

coloured pencil

coffee painting

men

watercolour illustration

cartoon carciture

watercolor

"A Winning Way / Worth Winning," from the "Jokes" series, is a trade card produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. This colorful lithograph, created between 1890 and 1893, depicts a humorous scene of a card game, using the imagery of poker chips and cards to associate the tobacco with success, fortune, and amusement. The trade card, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, reflects the widespread use of trade cards in the late 19th century for advertising and brand recognition.