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Trade card for Gilt Edge, shoe polish, Whittemore Bros. & Co., 174 to 184 Lincoln Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-244836

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Description

Whittemore is the sole manufacturer of Gilt Edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
shoes (footwear)
polish (coating)
girls
footwear
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; color illustration ; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.07.03.009

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Lincoln Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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