1863 Marrifield Store in Waterville Ad Featuring an Elephant

This advertisement for Geo. A. L. Merrifield's shoe store in Waterville, Maine showcases great use of such an iconic animal for promotion of their goods. The ad reads as follows:

I'm an expansive animal!
But guess Marrifield knows enough to keep me going
A NEW and large supply of Boots and Shoes at the Parlor Shoe Store-all kinds, styles and fashions; - selling at reasonable prices. Call at the Parlor Shoe Store, opposite Elden & Arnold's, Main st.

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