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Trade card for Bon-Ton Polish, Whittemore Bros. & Co., 174, 176, 180 Lincoln Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-245057

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Description

Whittemore is the sole manufacturer of Bon-Ton Polish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
shoes (footwear)
polish (coating)
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.07.07.02.001

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2002.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Lincoln Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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