Historic New England

Trade card for Ludwig & Co., pianos, organs, player pianos, 482 Main Street, Springfield, Mass., undated

Ludwig's office and reception room is shown in the card image. The business sells new and used pianos, organs and player pianos.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264662

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.016

Trade card for Taylor & Farley Organ Company, parlor, chapel and hall organs, Worcester, Mass., undated

The organ factory is shown in the image on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264663

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.017

Trade card for Hallet & Davis Pianos, Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card text reads "Hallet & Davis Pianos are the best. Established over 50 years."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264674

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.018

Trade card for Carpenter Organs, E.P. Carpenter Co., Brattleboro, Vermont, undated

Two children sit with a large dog in the card image. The business was established in 1850. Portions of the card verso are obliterated.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264675

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.019

Trade card for Palace Organs, manufactured by the Loring & Blake Organ Company, Worcester, Mass. and Toledo, Ohio, undated

Frank S. Hurd in Dover, New Hampshire represents the Company. The card verso lists testimonials including one from Henry Ward Beecher.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264676

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.020

Trade card for The Merrill Piano, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso is a blotter. Merrill Pianos are carried in the Piano Department in Forbes & Wallace located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264687

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.021

Worcester Star Course, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass., 1885-1886

The program lists the artists and music groups that will perform for the third Worcester Star Course in Mechanics Hall. Chickering & Sons, piano-fortes, is advertised in the program.

Date: 1885-1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264698

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.022

Trade card for Chickering & Sons, grand, square and upright piano-fortes, Chickering & Sons, 156 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. and 130 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, undated

The fair awards won by Chickering Pianos are described on the card. The card verso has an advertisement for the Boston Chair Manufacturing Company located at 86 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264699

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.023

Style Catalog for Chickering & Sons Pianos, Chickering & Sons, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Piano styles B,C,D,F,G and H are described with photographs. F.E. Tainter is the sales representative in Lewiston, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264700

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.024

Little Tom Tucker, Milton Piano Co., 12th Avenue and West 55th Street, New York, New York, undated

The "Little Tommy Tucker" nursery rhyme is used to advertise the Matchless Milton Player Piano.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264770

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.025

Trade card for the Estey Piano Co., manufacturers, New York, New York, undated

Estey Pianos are available from Hiram Cornish, Jr., dealer in first class musical instruments, sewing machines, scales in Newfield, New York. The card illustration is captioned "The First Music Lesson."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264771

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.026

Billhead for M. Steinert & Sons Co., distributers of Steinway & Sons Pianos, Pilgrim Block, 290 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., dated July 6, 1911

The business carries pianolas, orchestrelles and Victor Talking Machines records and supplies.

Date: 1911-07-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264772

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.027

Billhead for The M. Steinert & Sons Company, pianos, Steinert Hall, 162-168 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 7, 1911

Steinert is the wholesale and retail distributer for the New England states of Steinway & Sons Pianos.

Date: 1911-11-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264773

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.028

Advertisement for Oliver Ditson & Co., American and foreign music, 277 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Ditson carries pianos, melodeons, sheet music and music books. The ad verso describes marches, waltzes, polkas and other piano music available for sale.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264774

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.029

Chickering & Sons, Boston, Mass. and New York, New York, 1885

Chickering won the first gold medal of the Legion of Honor in Paris, 1867. A lyre with the word "Excelsior" is in the center of the sheet.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264776

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.030

Business card for S.U. Streeter, representing Meekins, Packard & Wheat, office furniture, Springfield, Mass., undated

The business carries card systems, office furniture, Macey Filing Cabinets and Sectional Bookcases.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264778

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.001

Business card for G.D. Crawford, Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, Remington Standard Typewriter, No. 15 School Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A telephone number is given on the lower right corner of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264779

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.002

Trade card for Egyptian Tenexine, adhesive, Tenexine Company, 14 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Tenexine is described on the card verso. It is for sale by the Hudson Valley Paper Company, Broadway, Albany, New York. The illustration caption reads "With a bottle of Tenexine in the house, divorce is absolutely impossible."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264780

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.003

Trade card for Egyptian Tenexine, adhesive, Tenexine Company, 14 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Tenexine will mend crockery, glassware, furniture and household ornaments. It is sold by Howe & Smyth, books and stationery, 266 River Street, Troy, New York. The illustration caption reads "With a bottle of Tenexine in the house, divorce is absolutely impossible."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264781

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.004

Rubber stamps, C.M. Bowers, 141 and 149 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, undated

Rubber stamp models, font size and prices are described in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264783

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.005

Postcard for The Elliott System of Addressing, 100 Purchase Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 18, 1907

The Elliott Addressing Machine and System of Filing is described as a labor saving method for businesses.

Date: 1907-10-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264784

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.006

Trade card for Dixon's Ticonderoga Pencil, Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1926

The illustration caption reads "His First Pencil," signed by Norman Rockwell.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264787

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.007

Brochure for Roovers Embosser, Roovers Bros., Brooklyn, New York, undated

The item is sold by Triggs & Hartshorne, manufacturer's representative, 76 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264788

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.008

Billhead for The Tablet & Ticket Co., manufacturers of fancy cut labels and cards, 381-383 Broadway, New York, New York, dated July 25, 1918

The Company designs paper specialties and carries Willson's Gummed Letters & Figures. The billhead has a Home Insurance Company ticket attached to the upper left corner.

Date: 1918-07-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264789

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.009

Billhead for The Tablet & Ticket Co., manufacturers of fancy cut labels and cards, 381-383 Broadway, New York, New York, dated September 16, 1920

The Company designs paper specialties and carries Willson's Gummed Letters & Figures.

Date: 1920-09-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264790

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.01.01.010

Trade card for Glenwood Ranges & Heaters, C.F. Wing, New Bedford, Mass., undated

According to the card verso Glenwood products have won gold medals at two successive exhibitions of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association. C.F. Wing has recycled this trade card for D.C. M. Lane's Celebrated Liver Pills by covering the Lane's information.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259434

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.06.020

Trade card for T.J. Murray, hard chrome plating, 964 Main Street, West Springfield, Mass., undated

Murray does antique finishes, polishing and buffing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259439

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.001

Trade card for The Clason Architectural Metal Works, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

The business works in sheet metal cornices, gutters, conductors, skylights, ventilators and roofing. Clason was incoroporated in 1898.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259440

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.002

Trade card for the Champion Metal Weather Strip and Parting Bead Co., 179 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The name "Wm. H. Godfrey" is in the lower left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259441

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.003

My mother-in-law, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

Hood's Sarsaparilla, Vegetable Pills, Tooth Powder and Olive Ointment are advertised in the item. The poem "My Moder-in-Law," by Charles Follen Adams is included with medical condition descriptions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259469

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.05.044

Trade card for the South Boston Iron Company's Works, South Boston, Mass., undated

The business office is located at 70 Water Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259470

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.005

Trade card for the South Boston Iron Company's Works, South Boston, Mass., undated

The business office is located at 70 Water Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259471

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.006

Trade card for Patrick Graney, tin-plate & sheet iron worker, 1221 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Graney also deals in new and second-hand furniture, stoves and kitchen furnishings.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259472

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.007

Trade card for Richard French Iron Works, wrought and cast iron work, 82-84 Union Street, Worcester, Mass., undated

French makes iron work for buildings, trusses, fascia, columns, sidewalk lights, fences, stairs and fire escapes.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259473

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.008

Trade card for John Bradley, medieval craftsman, metalworker, 559 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

Bradley creates interior and exterior decorations for banks, churches, private and public buildings. The card verso lists firms and buildings where his work can be seen.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259474

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.009

Trade card for New England Brass Works, Sullivan & Robinson, 37 Pitts Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business will perform work for churches, stores, offices, banks and carriages.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259475

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.010

Trade card for Smith & Lovett Co., builders' iron work, 125 to 129 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business was established in 1813 and incorporated in 1899.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259476

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.011

Trade card for Harrington, Robinson & Co., rolled iron and steel, 272-276 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Company deals in steel rails and railroad supplies.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259477

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.012

Trade card for the Cunningham Iron Works, Charlestown and 83 Water Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Cunningham manufactures steam boilers, iron pipes and fittings. The business was established in 1852.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259478

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.013

Postcard of the A.J.H. Turner Iron Work, Isle au Haut, Maine, undated

An unidentified individual stands in front of the Turner Iron Work in Isle au Haut, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259479

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.014

Postcard of moose head andirons, A.J.H. Turner Iron Work, Isle au Haut, Maine, undated

The andirons in the image have a moose head for decoration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259480

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.015

Postcard of spiral andirons, A.J.H. Turner Iron Work, Isle au Haut, Maine, undated

The andirons in the image are decorated with a spiral design.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259481

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.016

Letterhead for the office of the South Boston Iron Company, Boston, Mass., 1800s

The business office is located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259482

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.017

Trade card for New York Aluminum Bearing Metal, Sam'l Kidder, 60 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Kidder deals in Babbitt Metals and can handle large orders or contracts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259483

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.018

White bronze monuments and statuary, The Monumental Bronze Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, undated

The advantages of using white bronze for monuments, statuary and art work is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.019

Trade card for Elm Refining Co., Inc., refiners of precious metals, Stamford, Connecticut, undated

The business is a refiner and assayer of gold, platinum, silver and materials containing a per cent of these metals.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259487

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.020

Letterhead for Wetherell Brothers, steel, 21 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass., 1870s

Wetherell Brothers serve as agents for steel from the La Belle Works in Pittsburgh and the Carlisle Works in Sheffield.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259488

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.021

Billhead for the Boston Machine Co., engineers and machinists, Boston, Mass., 1870s

The business manufactures steam engines, paper machinery, elevators and water works.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259489

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.022

Billhead for the Belcher Malleable Iron Co., Easton, Mass., dated January 21, 1899

The customer purchased seven pounds of castings from the Company.

Date: 1899-01-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259490

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.023

Billhead for the South Boston Iron Company, Dr., 57 Foundry Street, South Boston, Mass., 1800s

The South Boston Iron Company is located on Foundry Street in South Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259492

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.02.024

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