Jacob Perkins, printer's sample for the World's Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888

This chromolithograph, created by Allen & Ginter in 1888, is a printer's sample for a souvenir album featuring famous inventors. The card depicts Jacob Perkins, an American inventor known for his contributions to the development of the steam engine and the first successful refrigerator. It is a small-format piece, measuring just 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches, typical of the trading cards distributed as promotional items within cigarette packs of the period. The image presents Perkins in a formal portrait style, with a detailed and textured representation of his clothing and facial features. The card is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.