Historic New England

"The Currency of Slavery", Crane's Business Papers, Crane & Co., Dalton, Mass.

This piece of ephemera contains harmful imagery and language regarding slavery and enslaved people. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266405

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.012

Unknown soldier and Crane's Papers, Crane's Business Papers, Crane & Co., Dalton, Mass.

A British soldier running a paper mill in 1760 Milton, Massachusetts was the basis for Zenas Crane learning how to make paper.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266406

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.013

Louisiana Purchase, Crane's Business Papers, Crane & Co., Dalton, Mass.

The Crane Mills were two years old when the Louisiana Purchase agreement was signed in 1803. The item verso has a list of companies that distribute Crane's Business Papers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266408

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.014

First advertisement, Crane's Business Papers, Crane & Co., Dalton, Mass.

A reproduction of Crane's first advertisement, dated February 8, 1801, is shown with a description. The item promotes the Company's business writing paper. The item verso has a list of companies that distribute Crane's Business Papers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266409

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.015

Lowe's Sanitary Kalsomine tints and colors, The Lowe Brothers Co., Dayton, Ohio

Color samples, wall preparation and application directions are provided. The product is "ready for use after mixing with cold or hot water." Stamped text on the front cover reads, "G.G. Gifford, W. Tisbury, Massachusetts."

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266410

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.019

Erie's birth certificate 1839, Crane's Business Papers, Crane & Co., Dalton, Mass.

A stock certificate for the New York and Erie Railroad was printed on Crane paper. The inside illustration shows Company directors looking at stacks of stock certificates. The item verso has a list of companies that distribute Crane's Business Papers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266411

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.016

Know! Don't guess! Harrison Bros. & Co., Inc., paint, colors, varnish, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Customer testimonials for Harrison's Town & Country paint line are listed in the brochure.

Date: ca. 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266412

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.020

Word finder, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania

The volume is described as a type of thesauri and vocabulary help for writing.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266413

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.001

My paint album, Benjamin Moore & Co., paints, varnishes and muresco, New York, New York

Suggestions for painting various rooms in the house and tips for a successful painting experience are covered in the item. The folder contains "Decorating notes" from the Benjamin Moore Triangle Club, a sheet with color recipes for kitchens, a color guide with a tear off form, part of an unidentifie...

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266414

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.021

15 minutes a day, the Harvard classics, edited by Charles W. Eliot, P.F. Collier & Son, 250 Park Avenue, New York

The Home library edition of the classic literature library is described for potential buyers. Women and children are part of the targeted audience. A separate brochure titled "Dr. Eliot's five foot shelf of books" has testimonials with one from the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. A separate order form an...

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266416

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.002

Practical color combinations for architects & decorators done with Mello-Gloss, The Lowe Brothers Company, Dayton and Toronto, Ohio

The features of Mello-Gloss paint and directions for applying it are provided in the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266415

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.022

Twenty-one years of the Anthoensen Press, 1947-1967, compiled by Edward F. Dana, Portland, Maine

The work of Fred Anthoensen and the Anthoensen Press over a 21 year period is described in the bibliographical catalog. An errata slip describes the outcome of a fire on November 5, 1970 at the business premises on Middle Street.

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266417

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.003

How to paint, directions for applying paint and varnish with best results, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Illinois

Directions for applying paint and varnish on different surfaces using Seroco products is provided. The back cover has an image of the Sears Paint Factory.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266418

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.023

Decorator's palette, the 1996 color forecast, color of home special edition, Martin Senour Paints, Sampler Publications, Inc., 707 Kautz Road, St. Charles, Illinois

Color trends using natural elements, simplicity and traditionalism are promoted with Martin Senour products.

Date: 1996

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266419

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.024

Color card, H.W. Johns Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of the standard paints for structural purposes, 119-121 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.

Paint chip samples are provided for the H.W. Johns' Asbestos Liquid Paint for industrial uses. Roof, railway, floor, coach and household paints, stains and varnishes are sold as well. C.F. Paige & Co., Inc. in Athol, Massachusetts sells the products.

Date: 1896-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266420

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.025

Twenty-five books of the Stinehour Press, twenty-five years of the Stinehour Press, Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, New Hampshire

Books published by the Stinehour Press between 1950 and 1975 are described in bibliographical entries with images of the title pages.

Date: 1975

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266421

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.004

Interesting reading for property owners, Wadsworth, Martinez & Longman, No. 207 Pearl Street, New York, New York

The business wants property owners to perform a cost comparison test with their white lead paint and their competitors brands. The product is available from L. Campbell in Plainfield, Massachusetts. The image on the back cover has a large dog laying next to a can of paint.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266423

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.026

Catalog of books and things, year ten, from the founding of the Roycroftshop, East Aurora, New York

This catalog is a list of books, goods and services made and sold by the Roycrofters. The cover title reads "A catalog of some books & things made by the Roy Crofters at their shop opposite the school house in East Aurora, 1905 & 1906.

Date: 1905-1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266426

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.005

Color scheme for every room, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware

Interior decorators provide suggestions and tips for home decoration using Duco products.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266427

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.027

The encyclopedia of sexual knowledge, by Dr. Costler, Dr. A. Willy, Eugenics Publishing Company, Inc., 317 East 34th Street, New York, New York

The brochure has a partial table of contents for the mail-order reference book done under the editorial direction of Dr. Norman Haire. An order form is attached to the cover.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266428

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.006

Utilac Lustrous Satin Finish Enamel, Benjamin Moore & Co., New York, New York

Utilac can be used to paint furniture, walls, floors and trim. Directions for using the durable and quick drying product are provided. The Benjamin Moore factory locations are listed on the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266429

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.028

Uncommon and early books, catalogue 229, Lathrop C. Harper, Inc., 22 East 40th Street, New York, New York

The catalog has 200 books described in bibliographical entries with reproductions of illustrations.

Date: 1977

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266433

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.007

150 years of innovation, Wm. Zinsser & Co., Inc., 173 Belmont Drive, Somerset, New Jersey

Zinsser products are highlighted in the Company history from 1849 to 1999.

Date: 1999

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266432

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.029

Sampson's Newspaper and Magazine Subscription Agency catalogue for 1892, Henry H. Sampson, proprietor, P.O. Box 3089, Boston, Mass.

The catalog for 1892 was sent out on September 15, 1891 as noted on an enclosed leaflet. Magazines and newspapers are listed alphabetically with a separate section for foreign publications. Sampson notes that "Harper's Young People" is offering 4,000 prizes to young subscribers in various categories...

Date: 1891-09-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266434

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.017

Solving the paint problem, published by National Lead Co., New York, New York

Dutch Boy White Lead paint is promoted through the guidelines for homeowners. Historic houses and buildings are included as examples. The front cover is detached.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266436

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.030

Sherwin-Williams Kem Bulletin Colors, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Graphic Arts and Sign Finishes Division, Cleveland, Ohio

The product is intended for billboards, store fronts, road shows, external signs and some interiors such as night club walls and trim. It should not be used on furniture.

Date: 1962, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266439

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.031

Christmas book chat, a selection of the best books for 1953, Campbell's Book Store, 604 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

The catalog describes titles in various subject categories with a separate children's book section. There is a combination order form and envelope for customers.

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266440

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.008

Color styles for your home, Benjamin Moore & Co., New York, New York

Coordinated home interiors are shown to promote Benjamin Moore's paints and varnishes. Tips and suggestions are given for various living areas. One pamphlet has "C & D Hardware Co., 349 Union St., Rockland, Mass." stamped on the cover.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266443

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.032

Best books for Christmas 1952, Campbell's Book Store, 604 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

The catalog describes titles in various subject categories with a separate children's book section.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266442

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.009

Kyanize White Enamel, Boston Varnish Company, Everett Station 49, Boston, Mass.

The paint is waterproof, doesn't crack or chip and can be used on interior or exterior surfaces. The ad on the item verso is for Carter's Writing Fluid and Cico, the new liquid paste available from Carter's Ink Co., Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266445

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.033

Italian wood block papers, Japan Paper Company, 109 East 31st Street, New York, New York

The text states the designs "are reproduced from plates at one time in the possession of Comte Remondini of Bassano Veneto." A price list, cut from another item, is included. The Company has an office at 453 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266448

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.018

Charm of painted things, Boston Varnish Company, Everett Station, Boston, Mass.

Suggestions for using Kyanize Varnishes and Enamels to refresh old furniture are provided. The Company also has designs and decals for customers to use.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266446

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.034

Bill Jones, ambassador to cities and towns, S.D. Warren Company, 101 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

Printed materials will support a business sales plan and sales persons in the field. An enclosed leaflet lists the merchants selling Warren's Standard Printing Papers.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266452

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.019

Dutch Boy Linseed Oil, National Lead Co., New York, New York

The product features and advantages are described in the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266450

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.035

Devoe Enamelit, manufactured by Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., New York and Chicago

The product can be used as a finish for decorative and design work on all surfaces except paper.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266453

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.036

Gist of the paint question for house-owners, National Lead Co., New York, New York

A rationale for using Dutch Boy paints is provided in the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266456

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.037

Devoe Lacquer, Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., New York and Chicago

Color samples and directions are supplied for using the product on various objects.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266457

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.038

Concerning an impregnable coating for cement and brick from the New England Oil, Paint & Varnish Co., Waters Avenue and Valley Street, Everett Station, Everett, Mass. and Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

The product described is "New England's Best Cement and Brick Coating." It can be used on exterior work or interior plaster work. The coating is advertised to be "water proof, frost proof, sun proof, dust proof, germ proof, dirt proof, beautifying, sanitary, decorative." A color chart is included.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266458

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.001

Certain-teed House Paint, Certain-teed Products Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri

Color samples, prices and directions are given in the brochure. Text stamped on the front cover reads, "Asahel Wheeler Co., wholesale distributors, 53 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts."

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266459

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.039

Moore's Paints, beautify and protect, Benjamin Moore & Co., New York, New York

One folder has fifteen (15) individual sheets showing rooms decorated with Benjamin Moore products. Three sheets are larger than the folder and were done by Seymour Snyder. The second folder has thirteen (13) individual sheets. There is some duplication between the two folders. The inside of the bac...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266460

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.040

Decorator's palette, volume 2, Martin Senour Paints, Sampler Publications, Inc., 707 Kautz Road, St. Charles, Illinois

Martin Senour paint products are promoted with house makeovers and projects.

Date: 1995

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266461

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.041

Silky Acrylic Latex Semi-Gloss and One Coat Flat Wall Finish, Touraine Paints, Inc., 1760 Parkway, Everett, Mass.

Color samples are shown for Touraine paint products.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266463

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.043

Tru-Flex Exteriors, Touraine Paints, Inc., 1760 Parkway, Everett, Mass.

Colors samples are shown for wood siding, shingles, masonry and other exterior surfaces.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266465

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.044

Cover for New holiday publications, Christmas 1898, issued by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass., 1898

The item is the front and back cover for the Christmas 1898 catalog. The 32 pages of the catalog are missing. The back cover has a list of the novels and historical romances of Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266467

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.015

Holiday books 1909, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, New York, 1909

The text below the image reads "DeWolfe & Fiske Co., The Archway Book Store, 20 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass." The verso has the frontispiece for Rex Beach's "The silver horde."

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266471

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.016