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Trade card for Shawmut Soap, Jas F. Morse & Co., Boston, Mass., 1894

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1894

GUSN

GUSN-245751

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Description

The image is captioned "An Armful." The card verso informs the public they can receive a reproduction of the image by sending in 25 trade-marks from Shawmut Soap wrappers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
cosmetics
soap (organic material)
girls
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.03.03.007

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Barbara Teller, July, 1980.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Cats

Description Level

Item

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