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Postcard for the Wachusett Pottery, Snow & Coolidge, West Sterling, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-265686

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Description

The business manufactures plain and fancy flower pots, hanging vases and all kinds of brown earthen ware. A handwritten note on the item verso reads "The old Wachusett Pottery, Sterling, Mass., burned in 1876."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
potteries
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard ; 3 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.093.01.01.009

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Edwin H. Coolidge, 12 July 1932.

Places

West Sterling (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Description Level

Item

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