Billhead for E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, 3 New Ocean Street, Swampscott, Mass., dated July 20, 1894

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1894-07-20

GUSN

GUSN-190925

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Billhead for E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, 3 New Ocean Street, Swampscott, Mass., dated July 20, 1894
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Vessels
    - Boats and fittings
      - Vessels - Boats and fittings - Folder 2
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        Billhead for E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, 3 New Ocean Street, Swampscott, Mass., dated July 20, 1894 (current record)
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Description

A paid bill for a sailing dory and accessories built for Bertie Strard by "E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, dories, skiffs ets." The bill totals $193.06. The billhead features an illustration of a small sailboat and a row boat on a still waterway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
boats
sailboats
billheads

Physical Description

1 billhead

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.122.01.02.006

Places

Swampscott (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

billheads

Other Organizations

E. Gerry Emmons, Manufacturer (Swampscott, Mass.)

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 56. Original in Ephemera - Trade cards + billing

Description Level

Item

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