Trade card for John James & Sons, manufacturers of all description of sewing needles and machine needles, Redditch, England, 1881

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1881

GUSN

GUSN-267079

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Sewing equipment and supplies
Needles
Sewing equipment and supplies - Needles - Folder 1
Trade card for John James & Sons, manufacturers of all description of sewing needles and machine needles, Redditch, England, 1881
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Sewing equipment and supplies
    - Needles
      - Sewing equipment and supplies - Needles - Folder 1
        Trade card for John James & Sons, manufacturers of all description of sewing needles and machine needles, Redditch, England, 1881 (current record)
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        Bell Needle Company sample kit, Bell Needle Company, Nashua, New Hampshire, undated

Description

A little girl in red presents a needle holder for the Eggeyd Sharps No. 5. An 1881 calendar is shown on the card verso. The card was printed by F. Appel in Paris, France.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
needles (piercing tools)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.02.01.001

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1927.

Places

Redditch (Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom)
Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)

Description Level

Item

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