Trade card for Francis H. Coffin, bookseller, Old No.120 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, 1874

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GUSN-242586

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Books - Booksellers - Trade Cards - Folder 3
Trade card for Francis H. Coffin, bookseller, Old No.120 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, 1874
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Books
    - Booksellers
      - Books - Booksellers - Trade Cards - Folder 3
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Description

The image caption, on the verso, reads "Christmas gift to the children." The top of the verso reads "Merry Christmas, 1874, Happy New Year, 1875." The bookseller is located under the Falmouth Hotel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
books
holidays
Christmas
infants
tops (toys)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.013.03.03.006

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift Miss Mary L. Watson, 5 September 1936.

Places

Portland (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Booksellers and bookselling
Book industries and trade

Description Level

Item

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