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Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit

SURF-ER1830R030·1 print :·[between 1890 and 1900]·N.Y. : The Gray Litho. Co., N.Y., [between 1890 and 1900]

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Alt text: Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit. 1 print :, [between 1890 and 1900], N.Y. : The Gray Litho. Co., N.Y., [between 1890 and 1900], Gray Lith. Co.. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioGray Lith. Co.

Date[between 1890 and 1900]

Year1890

PlaceN.Y. : The Gray Litho. Co., N.Y., [between 1890 and 1900]

Object type1 print :

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

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Original record: Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit Open
Access: Captured 2026-05-30 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit”, Gray Lith. Co., [between 1890 and 1900]. N.Y. : The Gray Litho. Co., N.Y., [between 1890 and 1900]. 1 print :. Record SURF-ER1830R030. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-ER1830R030

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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