Historic New England

Billhead for Nathan Robbins, poultry and wild game, Stalls nos.33 and 35 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, Mass., dated January 31, 1888

Vegetables such as spinach, celery and lettuce are listed on the billhead.

Date: 1888-01-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248311

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.033

Letterhead for Charles H. North & Co., packers, curers and wholesale dealers in provisions, 27 & 29 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, Mass., dated October 24, 1884

The North store is located at 33 & 34 North Market Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The slaughtering, curing and packing establishment is on Medford Street in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Date: 1884-10-24

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248312

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.034

Letterhead for John H. Vose, Eastern Agent for John P. Squire Co., dealers in pork, lard, hams, 235 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, dated August 5, 1905

The billhead has an image of the Squire slaughtering and curing establishment on Gore Street in East Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Date: 1905-08-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248313

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.035

Billhead for Brock & Nash, beef, pork, hams, lard, tallow, Nos. 37 & 39 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, Mass., dated February 1, 1888

The slaughter house is at No. 16 Brighton Abattoir.

Date: 1888-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248315

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.036

Label for Lily Chocolates, Ganong Bros., Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, undated

Flower lilies are in the center of this label for Lily Chocolates.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248316

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.001

Trade card for George Close, wholesale confectioner, 243 Broadway, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

Three children attempt to crack open a nut in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248317

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.002

Trade card for E.C. Atwood, confectionery, 487 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A bird holds a decorated egg in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248318

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.003

Trade card for Baker's Chocolate and Bon Bons, Winthrop M. Baker, 490 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

The verso advertises Baker's Nougatines and "George A. Briggs, Druggist" is stamped on the right side.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248319

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.004

Label for Princess Chocolate, location unknown, undated

The label verso is partially obscured and cut off.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248320

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.005

Trade card for Betty Standish Candies, Betty Standish, location unknown, 1923-1924

The card verso is a July-June 1923-1924 calendar.

Date: 1923-1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248321

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.006

Billhead for M.R. Jones, confectioner and caterer, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., dated July 1, 1889

Jones is able to supply cakes, pastries, fruit, ice cream, frozen pudding, sherbet, jellies and table ornaments.

Date: 1889-07-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248322

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.007

Billhead for J.T. Pillman & Co., pure fruit preserves, jams and jellies, Ayer, Mass., dated April 21, 1902

The Company has offices in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Portland. Pillman is the successor to Whitcher, Pillman & Company.

Date: 1902-04-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248323

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.008

Billhead for Crystal Confectionery Co., manufacturing confectioners, Rutland, Vermont, dated September 10, 1919

The Company manufactures University Chocolates, Merry Widow Kisses and C.C.C. Caramels.

Date: 1919-09-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248324

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.009

Trade card for Helvetia Milk Condensing Co., Highland, Illinois, 1890

The advantages of Helvetia Milk are described on the card verso. The image caption reads "The Little Doctor."

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 248325

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.05.01.001

Billhead for Bangs & Horton, coal agents, 16 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s

Bangs & Horton are agents for the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, the Maryland Coal Company and the Despard Gas Coal Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249762

Ref. Code: EP001.01.047.01.02.005

Billhead for Griggs & Forbes, dealers in coal and wood, wharf, Causeway Street near Charlestown Bridge, office, No. 20 State Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 15, 1845

Griggs & Forbes have a wharf address and an office address in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1845-10-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249766

Ref. Code: EP001.01.047.01.02.006

Billhead for C.D. Wild & Son, wood, coal, hay, box and bundle wood, drain pipe, No. 3 Canal, near Cambridge Street, opposite Sullivan Square, Boston, Mass., dated July 8, 1875

Wild is an agent for the Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Andover, Massachsuetts.

Date: 1875-07-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249773

Ref. Code: EP001.01.047.01.02.007

Unitarian Church (not episcopal) now a private residence (1969), Manchester, Mass., undated

Exterior view of the front of the Unitarian Church in Manchester, Massachusetts. In 1969, this building was in use as a private residence. From the Boston Post Card Company, collection made 1905-1912.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249778

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0040.002

Receipt for Cambridge Gas-Light Company, Dr., Hiton Block, 424 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Mass., dated October 1, 1886

The verso describes the gas rates and the stores where payments can be made.

Date: 1886-10-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249775

Ref. Code: EP001.01.047.02.01.001

Billhead for Ilsley Brothers, funeral and furnishing undertakers, corner Federal and Temple Streets, Portland, Maine, undated

Ilsley deals in black walnut, white wood, pine and metallic coffins and caskets.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249781

Ref. Code: EP001.01.048.01.01.002

Trade card for the Boston Furnace Co., furnaces, ranges & ventilation, tin and sheet iron work, No. 6 Portland Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads "Estimates furnished on all kinds of heating and ventilating."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249783

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.001

Trade card for Edward P. Brock & Co., Ford's Steam Specialties, 104 High Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Brock Company deals in Ford's Steam Specialties, asbestos goods, Paroid Roofing and Parine Roofing Paint. The card verso lists the items manufactured by Ford.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249784

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.002

Trade card for the Royal Steam Heater Co., Royal Boilers, steam supplies, steam and hot water heating, Gardner, Mass., undated

Steam supplies are carried by the Royal Steam Heater Company in Gardner, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249787

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.003

Trade card for Frank O. Houghton Company, steam, gas and water piping, 93 and 95 Foster Street, Worcester, Mass., undated

The Houghton Company is a contractor for steam and hot water heating.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249789

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.004

Advertisement for The Magee Furnace Co., furnaces, ranges and stoves, 36, 38 Union Street, 21 Friend Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Magee products are listed and a descriptive circular can be requested.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249792

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.005

Town Railway Station and Harbor, Birdseye View from Spy Rock, Manchester by the Sea, Mass., undated

A bird's eye view with a railroad in the foreground and the harbor in the distance.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249795

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0180.002

Advertisement for Ballou & Co., furnaces, No. 112 Portland near Chardon Street, Boston, Mass., May 2, 1868

The image shows Walter Bryent's Patent Furnace for churches, school houses, stores and private residences. The advertisement is from the "Boston Journal" May 2, 1868.

Date: 1868-05-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249794

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.006

Lower Harbor, Manchester by the Sea, Mass., undated

A bird's eye view of the Lower Harbor in Manchester, Massachusetts. Boston Post Card Company, collection made 1905-1912.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249796

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0180.003

William A. Tucker Garage and Stable [combination], Manchester, Mass., undated

Exterior view of a combination garage and stable owned by William A. Tucker in Manchester, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249797

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0060.003

Ernest Longfellow House, Coolidge Point, Manchester, Mass., undated

Exterior view of the Ernest Longfellow House, Coolidge Point, Manchester, Massachusetts. Architects Rotch and Tilden.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249811

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0080.001

Directions for the Puritan Oil Heater, The Cleveland Foundry Co., Cleveland, Ohio

The item is a directions label for Puritan Oil Heater model numbers 149, 154, 155, 158 and 159.

Date: 1894-1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249801

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.007

Trade card for the Jarvis Patent Gas Consuming Furnace for setting steam boilers, Jarvis Furnace Co., location unknown, undated

A.F. Upton is the general agent for the Jarvis Furnace and the Mahony Patent Corrugated Grate Bar described on the card verso. Upton is located at No. 48 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249803

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.008

Billhead for the New Haven Steam Heating Co., Patent Automatic Solo-Pressure Steam Heating Apparatus, 68 Court Street, New Haven, Connecticut, dated December 22, 1885

The Company manufactures and installs the furnace.

Date: 1885-12-22

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249804

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.009

Advertisement for Clement & Brown Mfg. Co., manufacturers of Decrow Hot Air Furnaces, 101 and 103 Broad Street, Bangor, Maine, 1865

The Company manufactures Nelson's Patent Crated Cans, tin ware, cream cans and tanks in addition to the furnaces.

Date: 1865

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249808

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.010

Billhead for John Ballou, hot-air furnaces, 112 Portland Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 1, 1881

Ballou deals in stoves, grates, ranges, chimney-tops and manufactures sheet-iron, copper and tin ware. John Ballou is the successor to Walter Bryent.

Date: 1881-11-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249809

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.011

Billhead for the Magee Furnace Co., furnaces, ranges, parlor, office & cooking stoves, 32 to 38 Union and 19 & 21 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., dated April 28, 1881

The foundry for the business is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Date: 1881-04-28

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249810

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.012

Billhead for F.M.R. Loud & Co., Dr., plumbers and house heaters, South Weymouth, Mass., dated September 2, 1904

Loud sells and repairs bicycles in addition to heaters, paints and furnaces. The business is an agent for Magee and Glenwood Ranges and Furnaces.

Date: 1904-09-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249812

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.013

Billhead for Levi Chubbuck, brick and portable hot-air furnaces, No. 10 Bedford Street, formerly Nos. 336 & 338 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 4, 1869

Chubbuck sells cooking ranges, grates and is an agent for the "Brilliant" Base-Burning Stoves. He is the successor to the late Leopold Herman.

Date: 1869-12-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249813

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.014

Letterhead for F.E. Vail & Co., proprietors and manufacturers of Vail's Gas Saver, 176 & 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 5, 1879

The invention is designed to regulate gas pressure and reduce heating bills.

Date: 1879-03-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249814

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.015

Advertisement for Chilson's New Cone Furnace, Chilson, Gould & Co., 99 and 101 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass., December, 1856

The innovations of Gardner Chilson's Cone Furnace are described. The advertisement is on the verso of the front cover of "The Knickerbocker or New York monthly magazine," December 1856.

Date: 1856-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249815

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.01.016

Trade card for Simons Burner and Petroleum Corp., furnaces, 65 Walnut Street, Springfield, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Norge Heat, consultants for every type of heating and process control."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249816

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.001

Trade card for The Front Rank Furnace, 715 North Main Street, location unknown, undated

The advantages of The Front Rank Furnace are described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249817

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.002

Every requirement is met by the Splendid Novelty Portable Furnace, Abram Cox Stove Co., Philadelphia and New York, undated

The features of the Splendid Novelty Furnace are described. It is available at the Boston Furnace Company located at 79 & 81 Blackstone Street in Boston, Massaschusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249818

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.003

Billhead for The Waverly Heating Supply Co., stove, range, furnace, boiler repairs, 52-54 Union Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 18, 1923

The billhead has images of the Union Street building and the Pipe and Elbow Factory.

Date: 1923-12-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249819

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.004

Exterior view of the William B. Walker House, Highwood, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Manchester, Mass., undated

The Walker residence can be seen with awnings and climbing vines.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 249828

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0060.004

Eleazer Arnold House, shortly after acquisition, Lincoln, Rhode Island, October 18, 1919

A view of the Arnold House from the Great Road, taken just shortly after aquisition by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Due to foliage, only one side of the house is visible with any clarity.

Date: 1919

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 249830

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.014