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Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1895

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1895

GUSN

GUSN-267287

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Description

Two children carry a young girl in a basket across a beach in the card image. The Company has general offices in New York, Boston and Chicago.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
sewing machines (equipment)
children (people by age group)
beaches
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 4 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.03.02.017

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Miss F.L. Chace, 5 October 1925.

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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