Rare pop-up ad card ties Cincinnati cloak maker to Titanic survivor
Cincinnati Museum Center has acquired a rare pop-up advertising card from H. Rosenbaum & Co., a cloak manufacturer founded by Henry Rosenbaum in 1878. The card, donated last year, features arctic scenes and a three-dimensional sled display when opened. Henry Rosenbaum's daughter, Edith Rosenbaum, became a notable fashion correspondent for Women's Wear Daily in Paris and survived the Titanic disaster in 1912. She escaped on Lifeboat 11 with only her clothes and a musical toy pig, which she used to comfort children. Edith later donated the pig to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.
Key facts
- Advertising card donated to Cincinnati Museum Center last year.
- Card is a pop-up display for H. Rosenbaum & Co., cloak manufacturers.
- Card measures 2 15/16 x 4 11/16 inches folded; 2 15/16 x 9 7/16 inches open.
- H. Rosenbaum & Co. founded by Henry Rosenbaum in 1878 in Cincinnati.
- Henry Rosenbaum's business grew from 30 to 1,200 employees by 1886.
- Edith Rosenbaum was a Titanic survivor, boarding at Cherbourg on April 10, 1912.
- Edith used a musical toy pig to entertain children in Lifeboat 11.
- Edith Rosenbaum died in London in 1975 at age 95.
Entities
Artists
- Edith Rosenbaum
- Henry Rosenbaum
Institutions
- Cincinnati Museum Center
- H. Rosenbaum & Co.
- Women's Wear Daily
- Maison Cheruit
- National Maritime Museum
Locations
- Cincinnati
- New York City
- Paris
- Cherbourg
- London
- Greenwich
- United Kingdom