Sample card for Bay State Liquid Paint, manufactured by Wadsworth Howland & Co, Boston, Mass., undated

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Paints and varnishes
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Paints and varnishes - General - Folder 1
Sample card for Bay State Liquid Paint, manufactured by Wadsworth Howland & Co, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Paints and varnishes
    - General
      - Paints and varnishes - General - Folder 1
        Label for Johnston's Patent Dry Sized Kalsomine and Fresco Paints, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for Valentine & Co., varnish makers, 36 India Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Haseltine, Hill & Co., wholesale dealers in drugs, paints, oils and window glass, No. 6 India Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Label for E. & F. King & Company, paints, drugs and dye-stuffs, corner Milk and India Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Business card for J.R. Jones, E. & F. King & Co., paints, drugs and dye-stuffs, corner Milk & India Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Merrill Brothers, importers and dealers in paints, oils, glue, drugs, Nos. 213 and 215 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Stephen Whipple & Bro., cleansers and dealers in gum copal of all kinds, office, No. 26 Central Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Henry H. Doolittle, wholesale and retail dealer in builders' hardware, mechanics' tools, paints, oil and varnish, Burlington, Vermont, undated
        Trade card for Charles C. Henshaw, importer and dealer in drugs, paints, oils, varnishes and dye-stuffs, No. 154 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for D.T. Mills & Co., crude & refined petroleum, 39 & 40 India Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for D.T. Mills & Co., crude & refined petroleum, 13 & 15 Custom House Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Business card for Porter O. Robinson, The Arco Company, paints, varnishes and enamels, Cleveland, Ohio, undated
        Trade card for the Providence Steam Paint Works, Parker & Co., proprietors, manufacturers and dealers in white lead, zinc, verdigris, 55 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated
        Trade card for Stephen Whipple & Bro., cleansers and dealers in gum copal of all kinds, office, No. 3 Central Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for E. & F. King & Co., importers and dealers in paints, chemicals, and dye-stuffs, Nos. 26 & 27 India, corner Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Rossie Iron Ore Paint, Rossie Iron Ore Paint Co., Ogdensburg, New York, undated
        Trade card for Spring & Company, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for Dexter Brothers, paints, oils & varnishes, 55 & 57 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Murphy Varnish Company, 140 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Beymer, Bauman & Co. White Lead, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for Beymer, Bauman & Co. White Lead, location unknown, undated
        Burgess, Fobes Co. Pure White Lead, Portland, Maine, 1911 January 1
        Postcard for Dutch Boy White Lead, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for The Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co., paint, white lead, stains, New Milford, Connecticut, undated
        Invitation for the Highland Paint and Wall Paper Co., opening, 140 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Envelope for Berry Brothers Inc., varnishes, enamels, lacquers, stains, 21 Power House Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Circular for Plastico, a permanent wall coating, Anti-Kalsomine Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888 January 14
        Billhead for Oliver Johnson & Co., importers, manufacturers and dealers in white lead, colors & painters supplies, office 19, warehouse, 13 & 15 Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 1877 June 23
        Letterhead for Dexter Brothers, wholesale paint dealers and manufacturers, 55-57 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1891 April 21
        Price list for H.N.F. Marshall & Co., importers and dealers in paints, oils, window glass, 78 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1863 July 6
        Brochure for the Boston Enamel Paint Company, Boston, Mass., undated
        Brochure for Alabastine, stone base cement wall coating, Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, undated
        Color sample for Averill Paint, manufactured by The Taylor Paint & Oil Co., New York and Boston, undated
        Sample card for Bay State Liquid Paint, manufactured by Wadsworth Howland & Co, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Sherwin-Williams creosote paint for barns, fences, roofs, etc., The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Chicago, Newark, Montréal, London, England, circa 1908
        Brochure, Acme Quality Balanced Formula New Era House Paint, Acme White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, Michigan
        Pee Gee color selector for exteriors, Pee Gee Paints, Peaslee-Gaulbert Co., Inc., Louisville, Kentucky
        Trade card, Gould & Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in paints, oils & varnishes, 69 & 71 Union Street, Boston, Mass.
        Trade card, A.L. Cutler & Co., manufactureres of copal varnishes, importers and dealers in paints, oils, colors, etc., No. 43 India Street, Boston, Mass.
        Trade card for Beymer, Bauman & Co. White Lead, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, undated
        Trade card, Martin-Senour Co., sole makers, Chicago, Ill., undated

Description

The sample card is illustrated with a caricature of a pilgrim man standing on the state of Massachusetts with a paint brush and bucket at the ready. The item lists the Company's locations and includes a place for a color swatch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paint (coating)
artists' materials
sample cards

Physical Description

1 sample card

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.086.01.01.034

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wadsworth, Howland & Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

sample cards

Other Organizations

Wadsworth, Howland & Co.

Subjects

Pilgrims

Accruals Note

Included in the Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products exhibit.

Description Level

Item

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