Puzzle Card Number 4, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1887 - 1891

"Puzzle Card Number 4, from the Jokes series (N118)" is a collectible card from a set of 118 issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co., to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The brightly colored card features a geometric puzzle, a star shape made of numbered puzzle pieces. It's a playful and visually appealing example of trade card design, often used in the late 19th century as a form of advertising, combining engaging imagery with product promotion. This particular card, with its intricate design and playful puzzle, is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.