Billhead for B.B. Farnswoth & Co., boots & shoes, rubber goods, leather & findings, 133 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, dated October 14, 1887

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1887-10-14

GUSN

GUSN-244823

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Clothing - Shoes and boots - Folder 2
Billhead for B.B. Farnswoth & Co., boots & shoes, rubber goods, leather & findings, 133 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, dated October 14, 1887
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Clothing
    - Shoes and boots
      - Clothing - Shoes and boots - Folder 2
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        Billhead for John H. Rogers, boots shoes, and leather, No. 11 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated September 10, 1849
        Billhead for Amos P. Tapley & Co., dealers in boots, shoes and rubbers, 42 Pearl, 206, 208 & 210 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 4, 1879
        Billhead for Amos P. Tapley & Co., dealers in boots, shoes, and rubbers, 42 Pearl Street, 206, 208 and 210 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 31, 1884
        Billhead for the Charles J. Walker & Co., wholesale boots, shoes, harnesses and leather, 157, 159 & 161 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, dated August 19, 1890
        Advertisement for Henry L. Daggett, boots, shoes and leather, Nos. 101 and 103 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., 1856
        Billhead for the Charles J. Walker & Co., wholesale boots, shoes, harnesses and leather, 157, 159. & 161 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, dated December 1, 1887
        Billhead for Henry L. Daggett, boots, shoes, and shoe stock, 29 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1850
        Novelty for the New England Boot and Shoe Company, 186 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated
        Billhead for S.C. Frye, fine boots, shoes and rubbers, 695 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 30, 1879
        Billhead for Thayer, McNeil & Hodgkins, Dr., boots and shoes, No. 47 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., dated September 1, 1892
        Billhead for the Henry L. Daggett & Co., boots, shoes, leather and shoe manufacturers' goods, 101 & 103 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 9, 1870
        From R. Ferguson, dealer in boots, shoes and rubbers, Elwell's Block, Central Square, Bridgewater, Mass., undated
        Billhead for the Faneuil Hall Clothes Warehouse, drapers & tailors, Wm.H. Milton & Co., Dr., 4 & 6 Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass., dated November 10, 1837
        Billhead for B.B. Farnswoth & Co., boots & shoes, rubber goods, leather & findings, 133 Middle Street, Portland, Maine, dated October 14, 1887 (current record)
        Letterhead for Preston B. Keith, boots and shoes, 280 Devonshire Street, Boston and Campello, Mass., dated February 9, 1889
        Billhead for the Chas. W. Copeland Manufacturing Co., men's, boys' and youths' boots and shoes, Boston and Campello, Mass., dated January 10, 1885
        Billhead for George R. Bowker, leather shoe string maker, South Weymouth, Mass., dated June 17, 1902
        Circular for T.C. Wales & Co., boots and shoes, India rubbers, sole leather & shoe stock, No. 29 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., January 1854

Description

Farnsworth is a manufacturer and jobber of boots and shoes and a wholesale dealer in rubber goods, leather and findings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
boots
shoes (footwear)
leather
rubber (material)
footwear
exterior views
commercial buildings
billheads

Physical Description

1 billhead : illustration ; 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.07.02.015

Image Dimensions

9 1/2 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Portland (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Material Type

billheads

Description Level

Item

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