Trade card, Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Irons, Enterprise Manufacturing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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GUSN-320237

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Trade card albums collection
Album: Grocers, Druggists, Kitchenware, Jewelry, Rewards of Merit, American Puzzle Cards
Trade card, Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Irons, Enterprise Manufacturing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Trade card albums collection
- Album: Grocers, Druggists, Kitchenware, Jewelry, Rewards of Merit, American Puzzle Cards

Description

A man paints images of the irons on a fence. The caption reads "Our special artist on the road." An observer states "Just what my mother wants."The irons are sold by B. Callender & Co., 246 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
appliances
irons (tools)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.005.016

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Enterprise Manufacturing Co. (Publisher)
Mayer, Merkle & Ottmann (Lithographer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Laundry
Devonshire Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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