Garden hose book, Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Hampshire and Portland Streets, Cambridge, Mass.

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GUSN-329403

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Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Agriculture and landscaping
Landscape architecture and gardening
Garden hose book, Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Hampshire and Portland Streets, Cambridge, Mass.
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Ephemera collection
- Product catalogues
  - Agriculture and landscaping
    - Landscape architecture and gardening

Description

Hoses for different uses are described in the catalog. The manufacturing works in Cambridge is shown in an illustration. There is a Boston office in the Wentworth Building, 170 Summer Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hoses (tools)
gardens
rubber (material)
satyrs
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 31 pages : color illustrations ; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.001.004.048

Image Dimensions

7 3/4 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2017.

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company (Publisher)
Artgravers (Designer)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Hampshire Street (Cambridge, Mass.)
Portland Street (Cambridge, Mass.)
Summer Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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