Where to buy Neponset products, Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., 1917

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1917

Location Note

Box 10

GUSN

GUSN-361972

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Description

Letter from the Western Manager of Bird & Son to lumber company Schaller & McKey following up on a previous phone call. The letter opens to a two-page trade catalog advertising Neponset products sold by Bird & Son, such as the Neponset Shingle, Neponset Paroid Roofing, and the Neponset Black Waterproof Building Paper. Information is also provided about where to buy Neponset products.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roofing
roofs
shingle
building paper
wallboard
advertising
building materials
business (commercial function)
printed ephemera
trade catalogs
letters (correspondence)

Physical Descrption

1 letter : color illustrations ; 10 7/8 x 8 5/16 inches (unopened), 10 7/8 x 16 5/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.682

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

East Walpole (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Janesville (Rock county, Wisconsin)

Record Details

Originator

Bird & Son (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs
letters (correspondence)

Other Organizations

Bird & Son
Schaller & McKey

Subjects

Advertisement
Roof
Wood
Paper
Shingles

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 10

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