Business card for James S. Wiley, toy train collector, 25 Elm Street, Marblehead, Mass., circa 1940

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Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-359194

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Antiques
Antiques - Trade Cards - Folder 1
Business card for James S. Wiley, toy train collector, 25 Elm Street, Marblehead, Mass., circa 1940
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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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    - Antiques - Trade Cards - Folder 1

Description

Business card for collector James S. Wiley. The center of the card shows a train on railroad tracks in a field, with an ornate border surrounding the image. There is also a New Hampshire address for Elmwood Road, Hancock, alongside the Marblehead, Massachusetts address.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
trains (vehicle groupings)
toys (recreational artifacts)
printed ephemera
business cards

Physical Descrption

1 business card : illustrations ; 3 1/2 x 2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.005.01.020

Credit Line

Gift of Richard and Jane Nylander, 2014

Places

Hancock (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)
Marblehead (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

printed ephemera
business cards

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"

Description Level

Item

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