Historic New England

Tools and hardware

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267872

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003

Camping equipment and outdoor supplies

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267874

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001

Hotels

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267875

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002

Suitcases and trunks

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267876

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.003

General food

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267879

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001

Pure brandies, S.S. Pierce Co., importers and grocers, Tremont Building, corner Tremont & Beacon Streets, corner Huntington Avenue & Dartmouth Street, Central Wharf, Boston, Mass.

Brandies carried by the Company are listed with prices as well as several other alcoholic products. An image of the Tremont Building is shown on the front of the brochure.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267880

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.001

Price list of canned goods, wines, liquors and cigars, S.S. Pierce & Co., importers and grocers, temporarily at 364 Washington Street, opposite Bromfield Street and 32 Court Street and Tremont Street, next Adams Express Office, Boston, Mass.

Specialty foods for Thanksgiving and Christmas are described along with other imported and domestic foods and liquors. Products from Adolph Röder in Wiesbaden, Germany are available from Pierce. A note inside the front cover states that the business has been located at Tremont and Court Streets sinc...

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267881

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.002

Polly put the kettle on we'll all make Jell-O, The Genesee Pure Food Company, LeRoy, New York

Recipes using Jell-O and Jell-O Ice Cream Powder are described.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267882

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.004

De luxe Christmas gift, Armour's Cloverbloom cheese assortment, Armour and Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois

Armour is offering a gift cheese assortment and a serving tray made by West Bend to its customers. An order form is included.

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267883

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.004

Why? A&P coffees are the most popular in the world, Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Background on A&P coffees is provided with tips for making good coffee.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.005

Silver and silverware

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267885

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006

Vacuum cleaners

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267886

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.007

Trade card for the Domestic Sewing Machine Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "Prize Brown Leghorns." The card verso shows the No.4 Family machine available for $65.00.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267887

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.007

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

The item is one of a card set created as a souvenir package for the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. "These cards are lithographed reproductions of photographs taken on the spot in the various countries and provinces and colored there to correctly represent the native costum...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267888

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.008

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

The item is one of a card set created as a souvenir package for the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. "These cards are lithographed reproductions of photographs taken on the spot in the various countries and provinces and colored there to correctly represent the native costum...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267889

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.009

Singer Stores in every city, France, Boulogne-sur-Mer, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso. Singer Sewing Machine Stores are identified with a red "S."

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267890

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.010

Singer Stores in every city, India, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267891

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.011

Singer Stores in every city, Italy, Florence, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267892

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.012

Singer Stores in every city, Japan, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267893

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.013

Singer Stores in every city, Philippine Islands, Manila, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267894

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.014

Singer Stores in every city, Switzerland, Soleure, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267895

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.015

Singer Stores in every city, United States, Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892-1899

The card image is a lithographed reproduction from a photograph. The Singer presence in the country is included in the cultural description printed on the card verso.

Date: 1892-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267896

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.04.016

Advertisement for Clark's Spool Cotton, George A. Clark, location unknown, October 1867

The thread won a silver medal at the 1867 Paris Exposition. The advertisement is from the "Atlantic Monthly," October 1867.

Date: 1867-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267897

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.001

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 40. For machine or hand sewing." The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267898

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.002

Outline of the life and works of Col. Paul Revere, with a partial catalogue of silverware bearing his name, Towle Mfg Company, silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass.

Paul Revere's life and legacy is described with a reprint of the Longfellow poem. Drawings of historic landmarks related to the Paul Revere story are included. Silverware inspired by Revere is shown in the catalog. The Company has offices in Chicago and New York.

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267901

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.015

Colonial book of the Towle Mfg. Co., Towle Mfg. Company, silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass. and Chicago, Illinois

The cover has the word "Colonial" in green font. Text on the last page reads "This little book was designed and printed for the Towle Mf'g Company, silversmiths by Will Bradley at the Wayside Press Springfield, Mass." Text on the title page reads "Which is intended to delineate and describe some qua...

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267902

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.018

Catalog of vases, manufactured by The Union Glass Co., Somerville, Mass.

Images, dimensions and prices are provided for the glassware. An illustration of the factory is included.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267903

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.003

37 years of quality, Kalamazoo direct to you, Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Co., Kalamazoo, Michigan

The catalog has descriptions and prices of appliances made and sold by the Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Co. An order blank and an envelope are included.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267904

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.010

Farm equipment

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267909

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001

Fences

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267910

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002

Garden furniture and ornaments

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267911

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003

Landscape architecture and gardening

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267912

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004

Columbia Bicycles, The Pope Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass.

Bicycles and related goods made by the Company are described in the catalog. An image of the factory is shown on the back cover, located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267913

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.002

Union Cycle Mfg. Co., Union Bicyles, office, 166-170 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Mass.

Union Bicycle features and specifications are described in the catalog. In the cover illustration a man rides in front of the arch entrance to the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267914

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.003

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 50. For machine or hand sewing." The word "Black" is stamped on the sheet. The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267918

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.003

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 8. For machine or hand sewing." The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267919

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.004

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 10. For machine or hand sewing." The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267920

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.005

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 16. For machine or hand sewing." The word "Black" is stamped on the sheet. The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267921

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.006

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 20. For machine or hand sewing." The word "Black" is stamped on the sheet. The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267922

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.007

Wrapping paper for Holyoke Enamelled Thread, Holyoke, Mass., undated

The labels read "Holyoke Spool Cotton 36. For machine or hand sewing." The factory, gangway and dam on the Connecticut River are seen in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267923

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.01.008

Trade card for thread, location unknown, undated

Two men on the shore observe sailboats in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267929

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.001

Label for thread, female figure holding scales, location unknown, undated

A classical female figure, holding scales, is shown in the image. Below the figure "29 yds." is handwritten.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267930

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.002

Trade card for Messinger & Brother, machine sewing silk, Depot, No. 19 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business location is on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267931

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.003

Trade card for Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton 30, John Clark Jr. & Co., location unknown, undated

The child figure in the card image is dressed in an outfit comprised of grapes. Thomas Russell & Company are the sole agents in New York. The card verso has a calendar for the months January-June.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267932

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.004