Sign for Makepeace evaporated cranberries, A. D. Makepeace Co., Wareham, Mass. undated

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Food
Produce
Food - Produce - Folder 1
Sign for Makepeace evaporated cranberries, A. D. Makepeace Co., Wareham, Mass. undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Food
    - Produce
      - Food - Produce - Folder 1
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Description

Advertisement for evaporated cranberries to be hung within grocery stores. The front has a colored lithograph of a box of the product, with much of the marketing calling them "healthful," "economical,' and "appetizing." The side verso provides instructions for grocers on how to display the product to reach customers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cranberry (fruit)
advertising
ephemera
advertisements

Physical Descrption

1 sign ; 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.08.01.015

Credit Line

Gift of John Carpenter, 2013

Places

Wareham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

A.D. Makepeace Co.

Material Type

ephemera
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