Trade card for Benton & Co., patent folding paper boxes, 317 to 325 Congress Ave., New Haven, Connecticut, undated

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Barrels and storage boxes
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Barrels and storage boxes, including baskets - General - Folder 2
Trade card for Benton & Co., patent folding paper boxes, 317 to 325 Congress Ave., New Haven, Connecticut, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Barrels and storage boxes
    - General
      - Barrels and storage boxes, including baskets - General - Folder 2
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        Trade card for Benton & Co., patent folding paper boxes, 317 to 325 Congress Ave., New Haven, Connecticut, undated (current record)
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Description

Benton provides lithographed boxes for all types of manufactured products. The card verso provides samples of their work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
boxes (containers)
storage containers
lithographers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 9 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.012.01.02.005

Image Dimensions

9 x 5 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

New Haven (New Haven county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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