Trade card for Otis Allen & Son, filling boxes, Lowell, Mass., April 1890

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1890-04

GUSN

GUSN-242539

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Barrels and storage boxes, including baskets - General - Folder 2
Trade card for Otis Allen & Son, filling boxes, Lowell, Mass., April 1890
(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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Description

The dealer warns customers to beware of product imitators. The right side of the card has a calendar for April 1890.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 trade card

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.012.01.02.008

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 7 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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