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We all use Le Page's Liquid Glue, manufactured by the Russia Cement Co., Gloucester, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

Ephemera/Trade Cards/Glue

GUSN

GUSN-225797

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Description

The card notes that the glue "sticks everything, ornaments, leather, glass, marble. & c." Cats, mice and spiders are using the glue. In the foreground, a cat glues together a chair, while a spider on the right uses the glue to secure a spider web.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
glue
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 5 1/2 x 7 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.056.01.01.001

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 7 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Russia Cement Company (Gloucester, Mass.) (Publisher)
Conant, J. S. (Designer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

cats (domestic cats)
spiders (animals)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera/Trade Cards/Glue

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