Historic New England

Trade card for E.B. Gardner, crockery, glass, lamps, Bucksport, Maine, 1883

The card verso has a calendar for 1883.

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269922

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.019

Embossed postcard of decorated bowl and plate, Georgetown, Mass., dated April 7, 1917

Birds and flowers in colors of blue, red and green decorate the items. The card message reads "With the season's compliments." The postcard is addressed to "Misses Ann & Harriet Tenney, Georgetown, Mass., Easter Greetings with love, Lizzie, Spofford's Hill."

Date: 1917-04-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269923

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.020

Labels for Patent Combination Castor, fruit stand, salt stand and bell, location unknown, undated

The combination caster can accomodate fruit and salt.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.021

Trade card for Norcross, Mellen and Co., crockery, china and glass ware, 14 to 20 Merchants Row, near State Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1880

Norcross sells its merchandise at wholesale and retail prices. The card verso has "c. 1880 (Directory)" handwritten below the donor's name.

Date: ca. 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.022

Trade card for D.B. Stedman & Co., china, crockery & glass, No. 10 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Stedman is an importer and whoesale dealer for every variety of china and glassware. The name "F.E. Whitmarsh" is stamped across the card. The business is the first store from Washington Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269943

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.023

Trade card for Clark, Plympton & Co., importers, jobbers & retailers of china, crockery & glass, 12 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has a photograph of a bust of an unidentified man.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.024

Trade card for Haviland's China Cherbourg, Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co., corner Franklin & Federal Streets, Boston, Mass., 1900

The card verso lists the merchandise by floor and has a 1900 calendar.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269945

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.025

Trade card for Richard Briggs, porcelain and glass, corner of School and Washington Streets, Boston, Mass., 1878

Briggs sells his own designs and European imports to customers.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269946

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.026

Billhead for Fobes Crane Co., location unknown, dated 1841-1842

The items purchased include a tea kettle and and old iron.

Date: 1841-1842

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269947

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.027

List of china items, location unknown, undated

Fish, steak and vegetable dishes and covers are among the items listed with the number of pieces and number of articles.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269948

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.028

Billhead for Michael Mellen & Co., importers of earthen & glass ware, 52 Union Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 30, 1825

The business is located on Union Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1825-03-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 269949

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.029

Trade card for Eureka Silk, Eureka Silk Mfg. Co., Canton, Mass., undated

Kittens play around a blackboard which reads "The value of Eureka Silk cannot be represented by figures." The Lebanon Overall Works are described on the card verso. Carter & Churchill are the proprietors with an office at 240 Devonshire Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270200

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.007

Wigwarm portable houses, manufactured by E.F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass.

Prices, plans and specifications for Wigwarm cottages, bungalows, garages and other structures are described. The Boston office is at 118 Washington Street.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270199

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.034

Trade card for Eureka Silk, Eureka Silk Mfg. Co., Canton, Mass., undated

Kittens play school around a book with the caption "Use Eureka Silk." The Lebanon Overall Works are described on the card verso. Carter & Churchill are the proprietors with an office at 240 Devonshire Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270202

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.008

Portable houses as constructed by Hodgson, E.F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass.

Houses, playhouses, garages, bird houses, animal pens and garden buildings are described with customer testimonials. The Boston office is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270205

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.035

Trade card for Eureka Silk, Eureka Silk Mfg. Co., Canton, Mass., undated

Kittens look at a sign with the caption "Eureka Silk is used the world over." The Lebanon Overall Works are described on the card verso. Carter & Churchill are the proprietors with an office at 240 Devonshire Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270204

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.009

Hodgson camp houses, E.F. Hodgson Co., Boston and Dover, Mass.

Camp house construction is described with floor plans and prices. The Boston office is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270206

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.036

Priggen portable steel garages and portable steel buildings for every purpose, Priggen Steel Garage Company, 375 Broadway, Boston, Mass.

Features and models are shown with a price list dated March 1, 1924. A brochure is affixed to the title page "A quality mark, Keystone Copper Steel."

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270211

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.037

Label for Crape de Pekin, fabric, location unknown, undated

An eagle flies at the top of the label.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270210

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.010

Label for Riverside Mills, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

A young girl in a red skirt ice skates in the label image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270212

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.011

Publications of interest to suburbanites and home builders, price list 72, 27th edition, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Government publications cover topics such as baking, building materials, carpentry, gardening, home owners loans, household pests, housing, paints and roofing. The pamphlet includes order blanks for purchasing.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270215

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.038

Trade card for unknown fabric dealer, location unknown, undated

Christoph Philipp Oberkampf (1738-1815) invented the method of printing on cotton fabric in France in 1756.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270216

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.012

Label for Gold Medal Toilet Quilts, E.B. & Co., location unknown, undated

The gold seal in the middle of the label has numerous figures and a lion.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270219

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.013

Kawneer book of storefronts, Kawneer Company, Niles, Michigan and Berkeley, California

Materials and styles manufactured by the Kawneer Company are displayed in photographs of actual storefronts in use throughout the United States.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270221

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.039

Label for Silk Warp, fabric, location unknown, undated

The label image is done in colors of gold and turquoise.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270220

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.014

Fyrart Corp., storefronts, kitchens, theatre lobbies, service stations, baths, Cincinnati, Ohio

The business makes structural units of tough heat-treated glass. The product can be used in commercial buildings and private homes.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270224

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.040

Label for Basque Quilting, fabric, location unknown, undated

The label shows a female figure in white and gold against a green background. The bottom of the label reads "N: 1, Basque Quilting, 17 3/4 yd."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270223

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.015

Label for Basque Quilting, fabric, location unknown, undated

The label shows a female figure in white and gold against a beige background. The bottom of the label reads "N: 1, Basque Quilting, 23 yd."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270225

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.016

Stores modernize with marble, Marble Institute of America, Inc.,108 Forster Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York

The merits of using marble in storefronts is shown in photographs of storefronts and retail interiors. A list of members who can supply the marble is provided. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File No. 22-A."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270227

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.041

Label for Irvington Cambrics, location unknown, undated

The image shows a classical female figure seated with a shield to her side. The banner around the shield reads "Be just and fear not."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270228

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.017

Label for Canton Flannels, location unknown, undated

The text at the bottom of the label reads "Everdell & Son, 104 Fulton Street, New York."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270229

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.018

Sample for Lesher Mohairs, Lesher, Whitman & Co., Inc., sole distributors of smooth mohairs, 881-887 Broadway, New York City, New York, 1921

The sample was shown at the seventh National Hotel Exposition sponsored by the International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270233

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.019

Sample card for The Bernat Craft Yarn, Emile Bernat Co., handicraft yarns, Jamaica Plain, Mass., undated

The yarn is described as suitable for various craft projects and for instruction in crocheting, weaving and embroidery.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270243

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.020

Plate from "The repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics," printed for R. Ackermann, London, No. 20, August 1810

The publisher requests that manufacturers and dealers send fabric swatches for inclusion in the magazine pages.

Date: 1810-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270244

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.021

Plate from "The repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics," printed for R. Ackermann, London, No. 23, November 1810

The publisher requests that manufacturers and dealers send fabric swatches for inclusion in the magazine pages. Two swatches are missing from the page.

Date: 1810-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270245

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.022

Plate from "The repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics," printed for R. Ackermann, London, No. 24, December 1810

The publisher requests that manufacturers and dealers send fabric swatches for inclusion in the magazine pages. One swatch is missing from the page.

Date: 1810-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270246

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.023

Plate from "The repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics," printed for R. Ackermann, London, No. 25, January 1811

The publisher requests that manufacturers and dealers send fabric swatches for inclusion in the magazine pages.

Date: 1811-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270248

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.024

Brochure for Renfrew Devonshire Cloth, Renfrew-Yarn-Dyed-Fabrics, Renfrew Manufacturing Company, Adams, Mass., undated

The brochure has color samples and patterns for children's clothing. Renfrew products can be ordered from James McCutcheon & Company, 33rd Street and 5th Avenue, New York City.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270252

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.025

Brainerd & Armstrong's Wash Silks Skein Holders, The Brainerd & Armstrong Silk Co., 151 Union Street, New London, Connecticut, 1895

The folder has slots for holding the Brainerd & Armstrong Skein Holders patented on September 10, 1895. The folder has 11 brown and white Brainerd Holders, some holding thread. A green and white holder is made by the Salter Silk Company with a patent date of May 29, 1906. The Salter Company is locat...

Date: 1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.026

Diamond Dyes sample card of forty-five colors, Wells, Richardson & Co., proprietors, Burlington, Vermont, undated

The card verso has directions for making odd colors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.05.027

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, flowers in bowl, location unknown, undated

The gold label has flowers spilling out of a bowl with the caption "Best black."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270257

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.001

Label for unidentifed cotton manufacturer, bird on a branch, location unknown, undated

A bird sits on a flowering branch in the label image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270258

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.002

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, women and a dog, location unknown, undated

The label is designed as a framed image with two women conversing while a dog sits at their feet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270259

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.003

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, beaver, location unknown, undated

The label is designed as a framed image with a beaver sitting on a branch in the center.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270261

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.004

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, running stag, location unknown, undated

The silver label is designed as a framed image with a running stag in the center.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270262

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.005

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, horse and rider jumping a fence, location unknown, undated

The label image is designed with a horse and rider jumping over a fence in the center.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270263

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.006

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, running lion, location unknown, undated

The silver label is designed as a framed image with a lion running through the bush.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270264

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.007

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, stars, eagle, lion, location unknown, undated

The silver label has a framed image containing stars, an eagle and a lion with flags behind him. The bottom of the label reads "No. 521, 30 yds."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270265

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.008

Label for unidentified cotton manufacturer, stars, eagle, lion, location unknown, undated

The stars, eagle and lion are seen against a blue background. The bottom of the label reads "No. 80, 24 yds."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270266

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.009

Label for Old Glory, cotton manufacturer, location unknown, undated

The silver label is designed with a large eagle in the center spilling over into the frame. The bottom of the label reads "Trade Mark Registered."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270267

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.02.01.010

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