US Navy Armored Cruiser SECNAV Victorian Trade Card McLaughlin's Coffee 1893

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Estate sale find, vintage original Victorian trade card, McLaughlin's Coffee, Launching a Man of War, with a vignette of the Secretary of the Navy, Hilary Abner Herbert, 1893.
In 1893, President Grover Cleveland appointed Herbert as Secretary of the Navy. By this time Herbert was able to muster support for an enlarged navy, despite the Depression of 1893, and brought the fleet to some level of preparedness for the Spanish–American War. Having converted to Mahan's school of naval thought, five battleships (the Kearsarge and Illinois classes) and sixteen torpedo boats were authorized during Herbert's tenure.
The item measures approximately 16.5" X 38", approximate shipping weight 3 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL - The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
(C1A11-207)