Historic New England

Yamanaka, December 1937, Yamanaka & Co., Inc., 424 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

Home furnishings, jewelry and clothing are described in the catalog.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267311

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.002

Distinction in home decoration and how to achieve it, by Henrietta Murdock, Upson Studio of Decoration and Color, Upson Company, Lockport, New York

Tips and recommendations on interior decoration for the average home maker.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267322

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.003

Roof 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: 267312

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.018

Details of Library, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-04 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267313

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.019

Details of Living Room, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-04 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267314

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.020

Details of Dining Room, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-04 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267315

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.021

Details of Main Hall, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 5, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-05 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267316

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.022

Details of Stair Hall & Staircase, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 6, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-06 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267317

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.023

Details of Second Floor Corridor, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 6, 1929 and October 7, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil and ink on trace

Date: 1929-09-06 - 1929-10-07

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

GUSN: 267318

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.024

Details of Stair Hall (Revised From Drawing No. 17), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Revised Feb. 20, 1930

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1930-02-20

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

GUSN: 267319

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.025

Details of Main Hall (Revised From Drawing No. 16), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Dec. 23, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-12-23

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

GUSN: 267320

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.026

Details of Second Floor Corridor (Revised From Drawing No. 18), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., January 8, 1930

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1930-01-08

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

GUSN: 267321

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.027

Treasure house of never before rooms and how to do them! Congoleum-Nairn Inc., Kearny, New Jersey

Tips and suggestions for decorating the home with Nairn Congoleum are described.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267323

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.004

Our spring list, published by Ehrich Bros., Eighth Avenue, 24th and 25th Streets, New York, New York

The home furnishings sold by Ehrich include upholstery fabric, china, glassware, linens, stoves, gardening tools and hand held cooking aids.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267324

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.005

Trade card for Chas. A. Warren & Co., general agents for the Stewart Sewing Machines, No. 4 Bond Street, New York, New York, undated

The Company is a dealer in attachments and needles in addition to sewing machines.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267329

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.029

Trade card for Singer Sewing Machines, 34 Union Square, New York, New York, undated

The Elizabeth, New Jersey factory is shown in the card image. A.R. Sawyer is the agent for the Lawrence, Massachusetts office located at No. 244 Essex Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267331

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.030

Standard color matchstick drape samples for Bailey and Weston, Inc., Boston, Mass.

The colors included are red, dark green, light green, light brown, yellow, white and grey.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267334

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.008.006

Trade card for Johnson, Clark & Co., New Home Sewing Machines, Orange, Mass., undated

The fox sews his tail on using a Light-Running Sewing Machine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267336

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.031

How to put the win in windows, Dennison Manufacturing Co., Framingham, Mass.

Instructions and suggestions for using crepe paper in window displays.

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267340

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.008.007

Trade card for Johnson, Clark & Co., New Home Sewing Machines, Orange, Mass., undated

The machines are sold through W. Hager & Company, agents, 199 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267337

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.032

Trade card for Johnson, Clark & Co., New Home Sewing Machines, Orange, Mass., undated

The machines are sold through W. Hager & Company, agents, 199 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267342

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.033

Cretonne solves the problem, a manual of interior decoration with special emphasis on the selection, use and care of Puritan cretonnes, by Rosalie Norton, 3rd edition, published by F.A. Foster & Co., Inc., 322 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

Suggestions for using cretonne draperies in various rooms in the home, including making slipcovers and lamp shades with the fabric. There is a separate brochure "Puritan paper patterns for making home draperies," inside the manual.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267344

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.007

Trade card for the New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated

A child plays with a hoop in the driveway of the "New Home," in the card image. Hough & Rumney are the agents for selling the sewing machines in Boston and vicinity. They are located at 576 Washington Street in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267345

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.034

Trade card for the New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., 1887

The branch offices and dealers throughout the United States are listed on the card verso. A local dealer is J.F. Chaffin, pianos and organs, located at 157 Main Street in Fitchburg. The firm of Hough & Rumney are general dealers in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267346

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.035

Quaker Curtains, Quaker Lace Co., H.G. Munger & Co., Inc., Herkimer and New York City, New York

Actual home settings are shown with Quaker Lace curtains. Interior decorators working in fashion and home magazines provide quotes on some of the styles included.

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267348

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.008

Trade card for The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated

The branch offices are listed in the upper right corner of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.036

Kapock sketch book, A. Theo. Abbott & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Home interior sketches promote Kapock Fabrics sold by Andrew Dutton Company, Boston, Massachuseets.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267351

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.009

Brochure for The Goodes' Sewing Machine Company, 721 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1874-1875

The features of the sewing machines, for family and manufacturing use, are described in the brochure.

Date: 1874-1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267350

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.037

Carleton Canoes, 1924 catalog, Carleton Canoe Company, Old Town, Maine

Descriptions, prices and construction of canoes are provided in the catalog.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267352

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.002

Colonial Town and Country Cretonnes, T.D. Whitney Company, Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, Illinois

Suggestions for home decoration using Colonial Drapery Fabrics are described in the item. Text inside the front cover reads, "Marshall Field & Company producers and wholesale distributors of interior decorative fabrics."

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267355

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.010

Brochure for The White Sewing Machine, Clark & Freeman, 163 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Machine's ease of use is illustrated in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267353

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.038

Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., 4th Avenue and 16th Street, New York, New York, undated

A boy standing on a Singer Sewing Machine cabinet kisses a girl leaning over a wall with the caption "Romeo and Juliet." The Company has an office at 166 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267354

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.039

Kennebec Canoes 1925, Kennebec Boat & Canoe Co., Waterville, Maine

Kennebec Canoe models are described in the catalog.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267356

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.003

Fabrics, the key to successful decoration, published by F. Schumacher & Co., New York, New York

Booklet with advices for how using fabrics in home decoration, published by F-Schumacher and Company

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.011

Kennebec Canoes 1924, Kennebec Boat & Canoe Co., Waterville, Maine

Kennebec Canoe models are described in the catalog.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267358

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.004

Metropolitan air goods insure comfort, Metropolitan Air Goods Co., Athol, Mass.

Camping equipment sold by the business includes air mattresses, tents, sleeping bags and fishing gear. There is a separate price list dated January 20, 1923.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267359

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.005

History of gold leaf and its uses, F.W. Rauskolb, 103 Arch Street, Boston, Mass.

The history and uses of gold leaf, from book arts to ornamentation is described. The publisher manufactures gold leaf of every description.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267360

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.016

When daylight ends, Metropolitan Air Goods Co., Athol, Mass.

Testimonials promote the use of Poquaig Sleeping Robes made by the Company.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267361

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.006

Trade card for the Willcox & Gibbs Automatic Sewing Machine, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, 33 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso displays the Willcox & Gibbs registered trade mark and an illustration of the Automatic Machine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267363

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.040

Lyons Camp Bungalow Trailer, F.P. Lyons, Inc., manufacturers, Manchester, New Hampshire

The features of the Trailer are described for interested customers. The brochure is from the 1923 Boston Auto Show. The export office for the business is at No. 3 Cedar Street, New York.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267362

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.007

Family budget, how to make and how to check it, by Isabel Ely Lord, issued by McCall's magazine, New York, New York

The creation and use of a budget is explained with examples. A woman appears to being using a ledger and a quill pen in the cover image.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267364

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.001

Your dreams come true when you sleep on air in a luxurious, water andf windproof Comfort Sleeping Pocket, Metropolitan Camp Goods Co., Athol, Mass.

The sleeping bags and air mattresses are described for camping customers.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267365

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.008

Beautify your home at a small cost, by Christine Ferry, Pepperell Manufacturing Company, 160 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The cover title text reads "When the luxury of decoration is not an extravagance." Christine Ferry, the needlework editor for "Modern Priscilla" provides tips and suggestions for using Pepperell Sheeting to decorate rooms in the home.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267367

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.006

Summer outings, Chenango Equipment Manufacturing Co., Inc., Norwich, New York

The brochure provides specifications and testimonials for the Chenango Camp Trailer.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267366

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.009

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

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The item is one of a card set c...

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.041

Modern home, issued by McCall's magazine, New York, New York

The subtitle text reads "How to equip the modern home with mechanical servants and manage it wisely." Home appliances are described along with methods for performing house work and managing finances.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267369

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.007

Leatheroid sample trunks and cases, catalogue M, Leatheroid Manufacturing Co., 121 Beach Street, Boston, Mass.

Trunks, suitcases and warehouse containers are manufactured by the business. The factory is in Kennebunk, Maine.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267368

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.003.001

Pacific Luggage Factory, catalog, 642-648 Commercial Street, San Francisco, California

Descriptions and dimensions for Everlasto Trunks are in the catalog. There is a separate "Net price list no. 21" included in the item. Text on the cover reads "Guarantee Everlasto Trunks, the trade mark that shields your luggage." The receipt for the catalog is in the item.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267370

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.003.002