Trade card for silk floss mattresses, G.W. Sammet & Son Co., 8 Atlantic Avenue, 14 to 44 Eastern Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Furnishings
Furniture
Furnishings - Furniture - Beds and bedding
Furnishings - Furniture - Beds and bedding - Folder 1
Trade card for silk floss mattresses, G.W. Sammet & Son Co., 8 Atlantic Avenue, 14 to 44 Eastern Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Furnishings
    - Furniture
      - Furnishings - Furniture - Beds and bedding
        Furnishings - Furniture - Beds and bedding - Folder 1
        Advertisement for parlor and bedroom furniture, manufactured by Henry L. Albee & Company, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for J.P. Soule & Co., manufacturers of spring beds and mattresses and general upholsterers, No. 236 Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, undated
        Trade card for The Farrington Sanitary Folding Mattress Co., Lakeport, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Henry L. Albee & Co., parlor beds and bedding, 36 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Tucker Manufacturing Company, brass and iron bedsteads, wire mattresses, spring beds, Nos. 117 and 119 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Postcard for the F.M. Holmes Furniture Company, 116 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass, dated January 14, 1885
        Trade card for the East India Bedding Co., manufacturers and dealers in bedding stock and upholsterers' supplies, No. 8 Canal Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Brochure for the Windsor Folding Bed, C.H. Hildreth & Co., 221 & 223 State Street, Chicago, Illinois and 35 West 14th Street, New York, New York, undated
        Esmond means comfort in the home, blankets, The Esmond Mills, Esmond, Rhode Island, undated
        Trade card for silk floss mattresses, G.W. Sammet & Son Co., 8 Atlantic Avenue, 14 to 44 Eastern Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Advertisement for Henry L. Albee & Co., manufacturers of parlor beds and bedding, sofa and lounge beds, 36 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1825
        Billhead for Charles Hopkins, dealer in furniture, bedding, looking glasses, &c., No. 39 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated March 17, 1880
        Billhead for Lawrence, Wilde & Co., importers and manufacturers of drawing room, parlor and chamber furniture, Nos. 38 to 48 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated June 6, 1879
        Billhead for Lawrence, Wilde & Co., importers and manufacturers of drawing room, parlor and chamber furniture, Nos. 38 to 48 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated February 26, 1880
        Billhead for Lawrence, Wilde & Co., manufacturers of first-class furniture and interior decorations, Nos. 38 to 48 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated October 10, 1883
        Billhead for William C. French, ash and maple bedsteads, folding cribs, cradles &c., 80, 82, 84 and 86 Fulton Street, corner Richmond Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 6, 1886
        Billhead for Pomroy & Simpson, feather beds, mattresses, bedding, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Market, Boston, Mass., dated October 18, 1813
        Billhead for Pomroy & Simpson, feather beds, mattresses, bedding, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Market, Boston, Mass., dated October 24, 1812
        Billhead for Pomroy & Simpson, feather beds, mattresses, bedding, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Market, Boston, Mass., dated May 27, 1813
        Letterhead for Small Brothers, manufacturers of fine and medium chamber suits and general case work, Melrose, Mass., dated January 17, 1885
        Letterhead for Clarke & Buckley, manufacturers of chamber furniture, sideboards, chiffoniers, etc., 33 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 17, 1885
        Circular for Samuel Beal and Son, furnishing warehouse, corner of Hanover and Elm Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Billhead for J.S. Paine, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in black walnut, chestnut & pine furniture, 44 Canal & 137 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., dated August 26, 1871
        Letterhead for B.A. Atkinson & Co., furniture, bedding, carpets, oil cloths, stoves and ranges, 827 Washington Street, corner Common Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 12, 1889
        Billhead for Chester Johnson, Johnson's Patent Sofa Bed, 188 Grand Street, New York, New York, dated November 29, 1833
        Letterhead for F.M. Holmes Furniture Co., furniture manufacturers, No. 116 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated January, 1885
        Billhead for John K. Simpson, Jr., bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated May 19, 1836
        Billhead for John K. Simpson, Jr., bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated May 5, 1835
        Billhead for John K. Simpson, bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated October 13, 1831

Description

Silk floss mattresses with wine and fruit are "Luxuries" according to the card.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
furniture
beds (furniture)
mattresses
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : color illustration ; 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.050.02.02.01.010

Image Dimensions

6 1/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

McGrath & Woodley Company (Printer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Atlantic Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Eastern Avenue (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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