Historic New England

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

Trade card for the Dedham Sales Co., oil burners, 20 Eastern Avenue, Dedham, Mass., 1962

The business stresses the importance of the installation process and lists satisfied customers.

Date: 1962

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249836

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.005

Billhead for the John Slater Co., practical plumbers and sheet metal workers, 520 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., dated October 2, 1920

Slater deals in stoves, ranges, furnaces and kitchen furnishing goods. The Company is an agent for the Crawford Ranges and Furnaces.

Date: 1920-10-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249837

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.006

Billhead for H.G. Burrell, plumbing, tin roofing, Porter Street, Stoughton, Mass., dated December 31, 1898

Burrell deals in household ranges, novelty furnaces, high grade tinware, builders' hardware and tools.

Date: 1898-12-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249838

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.007

T.S. Clogston's Patent Cast Iron Sectional Steam Boiler and Radiator, T.S. Clogston & Co., 80 & 82 Sudbury Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The boiler and radiator were patented on June 18, 1867.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249839

Ref. Code: EP001.01.049.01.02.008

Advertisement for Samuel Perkins, painted ornamented carpets, Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 27 July, 1821

The advertisement is from the "New England Palladium & Commercial Advertiser," 27 July, 1821.

Date: 1821-07-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249840

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.004

Envelope for C.J. Fay, felt carpeting & plastering, Camden, New Jersey, undated

Fay will install felt for rooms from his business in Camden, New Jersey.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249841

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.005

Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 3, 1867

Fowle is the successor to Parker Fowle & Sons.

Date: 1867-09-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249842

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.006

Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 23, 1867

The billhead states "No credit given on retail bills."

Date: 1867-04-23

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249843

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.007

Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 18, 1865

The billhead is for the sale of 33 yards of three ply carpeting.

Date: 1865-12-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249844

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.008

Billhead for the New Bedford Steam Carpet Beating Establishment, H.M. Maine, proprietor, corner North and Water Streets, New Bedford, Mass., dated July 12, 1887

The billhead lists prices for beating different types of carpets.

Date: 1887-07-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249845

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.009

Billhead for the New Bedford Steam Carpet Beating Establishment, H.M. Maine, proprietor, corner North and Water Streets, New Bedford, Mass., dated July 6, 1891

The billhead image shows a piece of equipment used by the business which was established in 1884.

Date: 1891-07-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249846

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.010

Billhead for Geo. W. Chipman & Co., manufacturers of Harrington's Patent Carpet Lining and carpet commission merchants, corner of Milk and Devonshire Streets, Boston, Mass., dated June 25, 1868

Chipman's Carpet Warehouse is shown in the image at the corner of Milk and Devonshire Streets.

Date: 1868-06-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249847

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.011

Billhead for Parker Fowle & Sons, importers and dealers in carpetings, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 29, 1861

The customer purchased 49 yards of Wilton Carpeting on May 29, 1861.

Date: 1861-05-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249848

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.012

Billhead for Pettes & Lovejoy, carpet warehouse, Summer Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 18, 1856

The image caption reads "Next to Trinity Church."

Date: 1856-09-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249849

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.013

Billhead for A.H. Thompson & Co., Dr., proprietors of Holmes' Patent Carpet-Beating Machine, corner Chapman and Emerald Streets, Boston, Mass., dated October 3, 1878

The top of the billhead reads "Carpets taken up, repaired and relaid by experienced workmen."

Date: 1878-10-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249850

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.014

Billhead for Edward C. Stevens, importer and manufacturer of carpetings, No. 272 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 29, 1856

Stevens deals in wholesale and retail carpetings.

Date: 1856-08-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249851

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.015

Billhead for Jude Snow & C.C. Hall, importers, jobbers and retailers of silks, shawls, mantillas, foreign and American dry goods, carpets & floor cloths, 64 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 19, 1853

The carpet warehouse is the "second & third doors below Friend Street."

Date: 1853-04-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249852

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.016

Felt carpeting in oil cloth patterns, C.J. Fay, Camden, New Jersey, 1870s

The features of the felt carpeting are described on the circular recto. The verso has testimonials from customers with a form for requesting samples. The business was established in 1866.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 249853

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.017