Charles W. Spurr's veneers, hangings & marqueteries, 522 Harrison Avenue and 3 Randolph Street, Boston, Mass. and 209 Canal Street, New York, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-242866

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Building materials
Lumber
Building materials - Lumber - Folder 2
Charles W. Spurr's veneers, hangings & marqueteries, 522 Harrison Avenue and 3 Randolph Street, Boston, Mass. and 209 Canal Street, New York, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Building materials
    - Lumber
      - Building materials - Lumber - Folder 2
        Trade card for Spurr's papered veneers and marqueteries, 522 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass., and 209 Canal Street, New York, undated
        Charles W. Spurr's veneers, hangings & marqueteries, 522 Harrison Avenue and 3 Randolph Street, Boston, Mass. and 209 Canal Street, New York, undated (current record)
        Billhead for C. H. Hamm, hard and soft wood lumber, 242 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

The trade card is printed on white maple wood. The middle of the card reads "Spurrs Patented Combined Wood and Paper."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
veneer
marquetry
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustrations ; 5 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.015.02.02.002

Image Dimensions

5 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Harrison Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Randolph Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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