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Trade card for Silver King Ice Skates, The Dodge Skate Company, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-170028

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Description

A woman seated on a birch wood bench puts on a pair of ice skates. She is attired in a fur-trimmed hat, collar, jacket, and skirt. Birch trees and mountains surround the frozen body of water on which she is about to skate. The skates can be purchased from E.G. Billings, Butler Exchange, Providence, Rhode Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
toys (recreational artifacts)
ice skates
trade cards (advertising)
chromolithographs
advertisements

Additional Identification Number

Digital ID 000107

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 3/4 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.116.01.01.001

Image Dimensions

4 3/4 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss F.L. Chace, 5 October 1925.

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Dodge Skate Company (Manufacturer)
E.G. Billings (Firm) (Retailer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)
chromolithographs
advertisements

Description Level

Item

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