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Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread 50, location unknown, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-268017

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Description

The fable of "The Lion and the Mouse" is told on the card verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
fables
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.02.042

Image Dimensions

3 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1929.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company (Lithographer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)

Description Level

Item

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