Trade card for J.D. Conlon, antiques, 159 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., circa 1940

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GUSN-359193

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Antiques
Antiques - Trade Cards - Folder 1
Trade card for J.D. Conlon, antiques, 159 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., circa 1940
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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Description

Trade card for J. D. Conlon, a buyer, seller, and repairer of "high grade clocks." The name of the business and its services are written in cursive, and the card has an ornate border of different kinds of clocks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : illustration ; 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.005.01.019

Credit Line

Gift of Richard and Jane Nylander, 2014

Record Details

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)

Accruals Note

From the donor: "The business cards were found with others less interesting in material from the Colonial Acres Antique Shop which was located in the shed of my parents house in 1940s and 1950s"

Conservation Note

The edges of the card are frayed

Description Level

Item

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