Historic New England

Eagle Lock Company, catalog inserts for vol. 46, Eagle Lock Co., Terryville, Connecticut

Various types of locks, latches and padlocks are described. The pages are to be inserted in catalog, volume 46.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267187

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.007

General merchandise

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267188

Ref. Code: EP001.12.010.001

Descriptive catalogue, Frost & Adams, importers of artists' materials, draughting papers, tracing cloth, and mathematical instruments, pocket ed., No.37 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Art supplies and mathematical instruments are described in the catalog. The cover title reads "Frost & Adams catalogue of artists' materials and mathematical instruments." There is a pre-printed envelope for customers with an image of the business premises on Cornhill. The catalog is enclosed in a m...

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267190

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.001

John and Arthur Motor Accessories Inc. catalog, 167 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, Mass.

Accessories and parts for automobiles are described in the catalog. There are exterior and interior photographs of the business premises on Massachusetts Avenue.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267191

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.027

Sample book of tracing papers, tracing cloths, drawing papers, Modern Blue Print Co., 47-51 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

The Company carries all types of drafting and drawing paper to meet the needs of architects, artists and engineers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267192

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.002

Christmas gifts by Makepeace, B.L. Makepeace, Inc., 1266 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

Makepeace manufactures scientific, engineering and artists' tools, instruments and supplies.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267193

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.003

Illustrated catalogue of Wadsworth, Howland, & Co., importers and dealers in artists' supplies, and architects' and engineers' stationery, nos. 82 & 84 Washington and 46 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., 263 and 265 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Art supplies and stationery available from the business is described in the catalog.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267194

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.004

Enduring colors for the artist, Permanent Pigments, 1127 W. Sixth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

The integrity of paints made by Permanent Pigments are described. The item has a separate price list for colors in pure linseed oil dated April 1, 1934. The price list has stamped text reading "M.M. Ross Co. artists' materials."

Date: 1934-12-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267195

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.005

Schmincke pre-tested permanent oil colors for artists, M.Grumbacher, New York

The leaflet describes the oil paints manufactured by M. Grumbacher according to Schmincke standards. The tube contents are specified as requested by The American Artists Professional League. The product is sold by the M.M. Ross Company, 68 Huntington Avenue and 66 Stuart Street, Boston, Massachusett...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267196

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.006

Second Floor Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 floor plan : black and orange ink on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267197

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.008

Third Floor Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 floor plan : black, red and orange ink on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267198

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.009

Roof Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 plan : ink on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267199

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.010

Front Elevation (East), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 elevation : ink and colored pencil on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267200

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.011

End Elevation (North), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 elevation : ink and colored pencil on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267201

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.012

Garden Front Elevation (West), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 elevation : ink and colored pencil on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267202

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.013

End Elevation (South), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 elevation : ink and colored pencil on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267203

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.014

First Floor Framing Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

Includes "Section thru Beam Girder" and "Detail of Window Lintels."

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267204

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.015

Second Floor Framing Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

Includes "Section Thru Girder Over Library" and "Beams for Corbelled Hall Chim."

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267205

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.016

Third Floor Framing Plan, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 7, 1929

1 framing plan : black and red ink on linen

Date: 1929-10-07

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267206

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.017

Cooper-Frost-Austin family papers

The Cooper-Frost-Austin family papers (MS039) contain material which reflects the personal, social, and professional life and work of the Cooper, Frost, and Austin families who inhabited the house built by Samuel Cooper (1653/54-1718) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The majority of the collection focu...

Date: 1718-1886, undated

Collection: Cooper-Frost-Austin family papers

GUSN: 267208

Ref. Code: MS039

Langdon family papers

The Langdon family papers (MS040) reflect the financial management of the Governor John Langdon House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by husband and wife, Woodbury Langdon (1837-1921) and Elizabeth (Elwyn) Langdon (1871-1945). Comprised mostly of checkbook registers and invoices for goods received an...

Date: 1906-1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 267209

Ref. Code: MS040

Merwin House collection

The Merwin House collection (MS041) contains material which reflects the personal and social lives of the Doane, Merwin, and Wilson families who inhabited the Merwin House in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The majority of the collection is comprised of genealogical material focused on Marie Vipont deR...

Date: 1716-1985, undated

Collection: Merwin House collection

GUSN: 267210

Ref. Code: MS041

Advertisement for The Willcox & Gibbs Triumphant, sewing machine, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine, 323 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., December 1867

The ad text refers to a trial between the Willcox and Florence sewing machines as to which has the superior features.

Date: 1867-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267211

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.019

Advertisement for Grover & Baker's Highest Premium Family Sewing Machines, No. 495 Broadway, New York, New York, March 1867

The sewing machine features are described with customer testimonials. The ad is from "Hours at home," March 1867.

Date: 1867-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267212

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.020

Advertisement for Wheeler & Wilson's Lock Stitch Sewing-Machines, No. 625 Broadway, New York, New York, 1866

Magazine subscribers will receive a special price on a Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine. The ad is from "Hours at home," 1866.

Date: 1866

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267213

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.021

Advertisement for Grover & Baker's First Premium Elastic Stitch Family Sewing Machines, 495 Broadway, New York, New York, January 1867

Text and testimonials describe the excellence of the Grover Sewing Machines. The ad is from the "Atlantic monthly advertiser," January 1867.

Date: 1867-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267214

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.022

Advertisement for Grover & Baker's First Premium Elastic Stitch Family Sewing Machines, 495 Broadway, New York, New York, December 1867

Text and testimonials describe the excellence of the Grover Sewing Machines. The ad is from the "Atlantic monthly advertiser," December 1867.

Date: 1867-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267216

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.023

Letterhead for the Col. Allen Encampment, Post 45, Grand Army of the Republic, Gloucester, Mass., dated April 19, 1873

A veteran has won an Elias Howe, Jr. Sewing Machine in a lottery held at the Grand Army Fair in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The receipt for the item is attached.

Date: 1873-04-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267219

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.024

Orpi Permanent Oil Colors, Talens & Sons, Inc., 127 Sussex Avenue, Newark, New Jersey

Colors and prices for Orpi oil paints are listed in the leaflet.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266658

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.007

Oil color permanency, Permanent Pigments, Cincinnati, Ohio

One side of the brochure is a color chart with prices while the verso describes the factors in achieving permanency in paint colors. Text stamped on the front reads "M.M. Ross Company, 72 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267225

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.008

Some notes on artist's colors combined with a reference list of Mussini Oil Colors and Mediums, by M. Grumbacher, 160 Fifth Avenue, New York and 55 York Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The pamphlet has detailed notes on the colors, brushes and varnishes. The Mussini Oil Colors are manufactured by H. Schmincke & Company according to methods devised by Prof. Cesare Mussini. The product is imported by M. Grumbacher. The M.M. Ross Company, located in Boston and Providence, carries the...

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.009

Sample book, W.A. Hall & Son, fancy leathers, 99 Bedford Street, Boston, Mass.

Leather samples and prices are given in the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267227

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.010

Samples of leathers for bookbinding, W.A. Hall & Son, fancy leathers for arts and crafts, 250 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass.

Book binding leather is shown in the item with prices and textures.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267230

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.011

Samples of velvet finished lamb skins, W.A. Hall & Son, fancy leathers for arts and crafts, 99 Bedford Street, Boston, Mass.

Velvet finished lamb skins are shown in various colors.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267231

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.012

Sealing wax art, Dennison Manufacturing Co., Framingham, Mass.

The item is an instruction book for creating jewelry, enamel, and place cards out of sealing wax. Text on the back cover reads "From Goodman's Bookstore, 25 Hanover Street, Manchester, N.H." One book has a leaflet titles "Sealing Wax Beads and How to Make Them" with a newspaper clipping on the topic...

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267232

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.013

Blue book manual of yarncraft, vol. 51, new revised ed., Bernhard Ulmann Co., Inc., New York

Knitting patterns for clothing, accessories, afghans and craft projects, using Bear Brand or Bucilla Yarns, are described in the catalog.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.014

Catalogue of books and materials for basket-making, J.L. Hammett Company, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Mass.,

Basket making supplies are described in the catalog. The cover title reads "Hammett's catalogue, books-materials for basket making." The catalog includes loose items as follows: Basketry materials and bases, supplement to catalog, April 1925 (2 copies). Hammett's basketry materials, revised prices, ...

Date: 1924-1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267234

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.015

Illustrated catalogue and price list of photographic apparatus and supplies, 7th ed., section A, manufactured and sold by The Blair Camera Co., 471, 473, 475, 477 Tremont Street, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago

Section A describes cameras, accessories and equipment manufactured or controlled by the Blair Camera Company. The factory and home office is located in Boston. The warehouses are in Chicago and Philadelphia.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267235

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.001

Picture taking at night, published by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York

Instructions for taking photographs at night under various lighting conditions is described. The Andrew J. Lloyd Company, with offices in Boston, Cambridge, Salem and Brockton, distributed the item.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267236

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.002

Snaps, August issue, Sullivan Photo Service, 736 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine

Tips for taking summer photographs are provided and the mother in the family is encouraged to be the photographer. Customers are reminded to take extra film and order double prints for sharing.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267237

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.003

Graflex, the camera for more interesting pictures, Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York

The catalog has descriptions and prices for cameras and accessories made by Graflex. There is a separate "Supplement Graflex catalog lenses." The Andrew J. Lloyd Company is the product distributor.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267238

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.004

Catalog of the seventh International Salon of Photography, Boston Camera Club, 351 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass.

The exhibition catalog lists creators, places, processes, titles and prices.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267239

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.005

Snap shots and how to make them, spring and summer, The Picture Shop, Casper, Wyoming

Advice for taking outdoor photos in locales such as Yellowstone National Park, ranch scenes and landscapes is provided. Tips for avoiding out-of-focus pictures and dirty lenses are described in short entries. Price lists for film, picture frames and photo finishing are included.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267240

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.006

Velox Transparent Water Color Stamps, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, New York

The item has a palette for coloring black-and-white photos along with directions and instructions for coloring lantern slides.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267241

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.007

Kodaks and Kodak supplies, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York

Descriptions, specifications and prices for Kodak cameras and camera accessories are provided for customers. S.N.Handy in Cotuit, Massachusetts carries Kodak products.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.008

Lenses and lens accessories for use with the Bell & Howell Film Motion Picture Camera, Bell & Howell Company, 1801-15 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Lenses, meters, finders, and filters are described along with some instructions. The accessories are distributed by the Andrew J. Lloyd Company, 300 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267243

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.009

Accessories for the Bell & Howell Film camera and projector for better personal moving pictures, Bell & Howell Company, 1801-15 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Various accessores are described with images and text. There is an index on the last page. The products are sold by the Andrew J. Lloyd Company with offices in Boston, Cambridge, Salem and Brockton.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267244

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.010

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, Perry Pictures Company, Boston & Malden, Mass.

Perry does reproductions of art works, portraits and photographs in different subjects.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267245

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.011

Trade card for the Light Running New Home Sewing Machine, New Home Sewing Machine Company, Orange, Mass., undated

The trade card is in the shape of a leaf in green and brown colors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.001

Ideas for draping the home with Orinoka-Sunfast Guaranteed Fabrics, written and illustrated by F.F. O'Hallaran, The Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Suggestions for home decoration using the fabrics are described. A separate letter to the customer refers them to the Jordan Marsh Company for fabric samples.

Date: ca. 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266902

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.004

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