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Trade card for Haskins' Rubber Umbrella, Haskins' Rubber Umbrella and Water-Proof Fabric Co., 464 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-245065

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Description

S.F. Lothrop is the managing agent for the Haskins' Company with the factory in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The card verso describes the rubber clothing items. Hall, Black & Company is a manufacturers' agent for rubber umbrellas in New York. A female centaur holds an umbrella in the illustration

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
umbrellas
rubber (material)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 3 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.08.01.003

Image Dimensions

3 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Centaurs

Description Level

Item

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