"Pulwar" India River Square Sailed Dug-Out Sailboat 1920s Large Trade Card

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"Pulwar" India River Square Sailed Dug-Out Sailboat 1920s Large Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
3 '' x 2 ''  or  7.5 cm. x 3.9 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
THE PULWAR
A type of Indian river boat
is the Pulwar, which is of primi-
tive construction and used for
carrying rice. The boat is not
unlike an early Egyptian craft,
and is either a dug-out, or a dug-
out forms the foundation of its
construction. A square sail is
used, and there is a high platform
on which the steersman stands,
working a steering oar which is
also reminiscent of the Nile, a
similar rudder being in use in
Egypt in the eighteenth dynasty.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2'' x 3''  or  5 cm. x 7.2 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 90+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE
20
WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!