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

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GUSN-267657

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Sewing equipment and supplies
Sewing machines
Sewing equipment and supplies - Sewing machines - Folder 3
Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Sewing equipment and supplies
    - Sewing machines
      - Sewing equipment and supplies - Sewing machines - Folder 3
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        Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated
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        Trade cards for The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated
        Trade cards for the New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the White Sewing Machine, Cleveland, Ohio, undated
        Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., sewing machines, New York, New York, 1898
        Trade card for the White Sewing Machine, Cleveland, Ohio, undated
        Bookmark for The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Company, cabinet table, New York, New York, 1899
        Brochure for The Household Sewing Machine, manufactured by Providence Tool Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1882
        Singer Manufacturing Company's sewing machines, unrivaled for the range and excellence of their work and extent of their sales, attachments for all kinds of work, 34 Union Square, New York; Lawrence office, No. 244 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass.

Description

Two young girls walk inside a miniature village in the card image. The Household Sewing Machine Office is located at 159 Main Street, Satucket Block, Brockton, Massachusetts. E.W. Gorham's Club & Subscription Agency is also located on the Satucket Block over the Public Library.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.03.03.007

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Brockton (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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