Historic New England

Burnett's floral hand book, Joseph Burnett & Co., Boston, Mass.

The flower dictionary is interspersed with descriptions of Burnett products such as Burnett's Cocoaine and Burnett's Standard Flavoring Extracts. There is a calendar for 1880 on page 2. The pamphlet is available at George H. Parker, druggist, in Andover, Massachusetts. "Dream of the cossack" is the ...

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267565

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.001

Popular hero, a record of his wonderful deeds or gain over pain, by Palmer Cox, Pond's Extract, Pond's Extract Co., New York and London

Illustrations and accompanying verse describe a Pond's Extract knight fighting monsters that represent the illnesses and conditions it is supposed to cure. The back cover has a testimonial letter from the temperance orator John B. Gough.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267566

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.002

Health! How to keep it if you have it, how to get it if you've lost it, Angier Chemical Co., Irvington Street, Boston, Mass.

Health tips using Angier petroleum products are described with customer testimonials.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267567

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.003

Landmarks of New England, published by Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn, Mass.

The sites described are primarily those in Massachusetts with three in New Hampshire and one in Maine. Ads and testimonials for Company products are included.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267569

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.004

Catalogue of drugs and medicines, instruments and utensils, dye-stuffs, groceries, and painters' colours, imported, prepared and sold by Smith & Bartlett at their druggists store and apothecaries shop, No. 61 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Drugs, instruments and other items are listed with handwritten quantities next to them. The item is inscribed to the Hon. Daniel Coney, Esq. The name Smith & Bartlett has been cut out of the title page. The following handwritten text has been substituted "John P. Whitwell at his...corner of Winter S...

Date: 1795

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267570

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.005

Hollywood chrome plated wheel chairs, walkers, commodes, Everest & Jennings, Inc., Los Angeles, California

The construction, details and prices are provided for potential customers. The products are carried by the C.H. Goldthwaite Company at 743 Boylston Street in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267571

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.006

State seals and mottoes, compliments of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurace Co., Boston, Mass.

The item has the seal and motto for each state as of 1890. There are descriptions for Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, areas not yet granted statehood. Facts about the Company are printed at the bottom of each page.

Date: 1890-1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267572

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.002.001

United States Benefit Association of Boston, Mass., Snow Building, 160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

Potential customers are provided with background on the Association and the names and addresses of policy holders for reference.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267573

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.002.002

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, New Jersey

The item is the 34th annual statement of assets, expenditures and liabilities for the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Sidney M. Hedges is the agent for Massachusetts with an office at 15 State Street in Boston.

Date: 1879-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267574

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.002.003

Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company of the City of New-York, office 17 William Street, New York, New York

Company policies are described in the pamphlet. A United States map identifies the class areas that correspond to the table rates. An illustration on the back cover has an insurance agent, two children and a dog.

Date: 1858

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267575

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.002.004

Costumes of all nations, Spain, Valencia, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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 New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267577

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.070

Costumes of all nations, Sweden, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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 New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267578

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.071

Costumes of all nations, Tunis, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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 New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267580

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.072

Costumes of all nations, Tunis, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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 New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267581

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.073

Costumes of all nations, Zululand, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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 New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267583

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.074

Revised F.S. Front Section, Living Room, Section G.G., See #20, Chase House, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 11, 1929

1 section : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-11

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267634

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.058

Interior Elevations of Front Loggia, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 9, 1929

1 sheet of elevations : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-09

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267635

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.060

F.S. Cast Stone Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267636

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.061

Door Frames, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

Includes two drawings: "F.S.D. For Front Door & Door From Living Rm. to Terrace" and "F.S.D. of Door Frames For Golf Room Door, Servants' Porch & Sleeping Porch Door."

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267637

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.062

Details of Library Fireplace, House at Brookline, Mass. for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Nov. 15, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-15

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267638

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.063

Staircase Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 25-26, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-25 - 1929-11-26

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267639

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.064

Terrace Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-21

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267640

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.065

Wrought Iron Balustrade, Terrace, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21, 1929

1 sheet of elevations : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-21

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267641

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.066

F.S.D. of Wood Columns, Terrace, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

Shows two different capitals, ionic and composition ionic, by the Emmel Co. in Boston, Mass.

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267642

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.067

Typical Sections, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 26, 1929

1 sheet of sections : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-26

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267643

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.068

Trade card for St. Nicholas, sewing machines, No. 197 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Seashells decorate the card for the St. Nicholas business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267644

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.002

Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, undated

Customers are warned against imitators on the card verso. The Relief Committee offered different brands of sewing machines to needy women after the Chicago Fire and the majority chose Singer Machines. The image caption reads "As ye sew so shall ye rip."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267645

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.003

Lighting for hotels, A. Ward Hendrickson & Co., Inc., 337 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York

Text inside the portfolio reads "This is the first in a series of planning portfolios on lighting after the war." A pamphlet provides suggestions on planning for the renovation of hotel lighting after World War II. There are five sample drawings by Chester B. Price. "The murals and Back Bar silhouet...

Date: 1944

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267646

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.023

Lighting goes dramatic for the postwar drugstore, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

GE products can be used in the lighting designs by J. Gordon Lippincott for the postwar drugstore.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267647

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.024

Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

I.S. Donovan in Montpelier, Vermont deals in sewing machines, pianos, organs and organettes. J.P. Donovan has a Five Cent Store which sells attachments, needles and parts for all machines.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267648

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.004

Lighting that attracts and pleases for the modern restaurant, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

The restaurant and bar lighting designs are done by John Gordon Rideout and Ernst Payer using GE products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267649

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.025

Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, undated

Customers are warned against imitators on the card verso. The Relief Committee offered different brands of sewing machines to needy women after the Chicago Fire and the majority chose Singer Machines. Stamped text on the front of the card reads "Principal Office, 68 Church Street, Burlington, Vt, Ge...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267650

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.005

Flexible lighting to step up furniture and appliance displays, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Edwin H. Silverman and Abraham Levy have designed lighting displays using GE products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267651

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.026

Extra values that help swing the sale, selected lighting ideas by Lightolier, Lightolier, Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey

Lightolier describes how its products can increase home sales with advantageously placed lighting fixtures. A postcard is included for more information on Lightoliers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267652

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.027

Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888

Wheeler & Wilson's New High-Arm Family Sewing Machine, the No. 9, is described on the card verso. The item is available from J.G. Washburn, dealer in pictures & frames, pianos & organs, in Bath, Maine. A young girl reads a book and her mother holds a parrot next to the sewing machine.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267653

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.006

Flexible modern Lytecaster by Lightolier, 11 East 36th Street, New York City and 1267 Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois

The flexibility of the Lytecaster fixture is described in the brochure. Text on the front of the item reads "A.I.A. File No. 31-F-23."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267654

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.028

Magazine of light, vol. 15, no. 1, Lamp Department, General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

The issue focuses on department and specialty store lighting and sports field lighting. Text on the front cover reads, "Major leagues will play 247 night games in 1946." The item is classified as "A.I.A. 31-F."

Date: 1946-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267656

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.029

Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Two young girls walk inside a miniature village in the card image. The Household Sewing Machine Office is located at 159 Main Street, Satucket Block, Brockton, Massachusetts. E.W. Gorham's Club & Subscription Agency is also located on the Satucket Block over the Public Library.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267657

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.007

Automotive

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267658

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001

Lighting equipment, reflectors by Brand, The Brand Company, designers and manufacturers, 237 Albany Street, Boston, Mass.

Technical specifications for lighting fixtures for stores, churches, hospitals, taverns, gymnasiums and theaters are described in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 31-F-237."

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267664

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.030

Bicycles

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267659

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002

Carriages

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267660

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.003

Garages

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267661

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004

Pottery and china

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267662

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.005

Vacuum cleaners

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267663

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.006

Better kitchens for homes and apartments, 2nd ed., McDougall Co., Frankfort, Indiana

Interior design ideas are described using McDougall cabinets.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267665

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.001

Some luminaire suggestions from the new G.E. Lighting Institute, General Electric, Engineering Division, Lamp Department, Cleveland, Ohio

General Electric products for commercial buildings and homes are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267667

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.031

Art Metal kitchens, Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York

The advantages of using kitchen cabinets designed by the business are described in photographs and text. The second image is from page 4 of the pamphlet.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267668

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.002

Lighting planned for profit in Lowry's, La Grange, Ill., by Wentworth M. Potter, Engineering Division, Lamp Department, Cleveland, Ohio

The lighting in Lowry's clothing store for children is designed to support and increase sales. The article is reprinted from the "Magazine of Light," no 5, issue 1946.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267670

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.032

"A Gamekeeper's Lodge"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "A Gamekeeper's Lodge," the aquatint depicts a gamekeeper's lodge with a rounded ro...

Date: 1821

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 358595

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.005

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