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Trade card for Alma Polish, shoe polish, M.S. Cahill & Co., 94 Lincoln Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-243968

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Description

The card verso describes the benefits of Alma Polish which won a Silver Medal at the World Exposition in New Orleans, May, 1885. The item was patented June 24, 1884.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
polishing
shoes (footwear)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.021.02.04.023

Image Dimensions

4 3/4 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Lincoln Street (Boston, Mass.)
Shoe-polish

Description Level

Item

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