Count Dress, Scotland, 1740, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888

"Count Dress, Scotland, 1740" is a trade card created in 1888 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. It depicts a man in traditional Scottish attire, featuring a kilt, a sash, and a feathered hat. The card was part of a larger series promoting Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, highlighting the popularity of collectible trade cards in the late 19th century. This colorful illustration, reminiscent of fashion plates, exemplifies the use of trade cards as advertising and historical documentation of the past.