Trade card for Brown & Sharpe Tools, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-246372

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Equipment
Tools
Equipment - Tools - Folder 2
Trade card for Brown & Sharpe Tools, Providence, Rhode Island, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Equipment
    - Tools
      - Equipment - Tools - Folder 2
        Trade card for Brown & Sharpe Tools, Providence, Rhode Island, undated (current record)
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        Trade card for Harold L. Bond Co., tools, 383-391 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for J. Wiss & Sons, shears & scissors, Newark, New Jersey, undated
        Trade card for Frank E. Fitts Mfg. & Supply Co., mill hose and hose racks, 88 Purchase and 166 Oliver Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Bassick Casters and their construction, The Bassick Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, undated
        Billhead for Oliver Ames & Sons Corporation, manufacturers of shovels and spades, North Easton, Mass., ca. 1800
        Oliver Ames & Sons Corporation, manufacturers of shovels, spades and scoops, North Easton, Mass., ca. 1870
        Billhead for Richardson Brothers, saws, Newark, New Jersey, dated October 20, 1888
        Billhead for P.E. Somers, manufacturers of tacks and nails, No. 17 Hermon Street, Worcester, Mass., dated December 21, 1894

Description

The card verso has a chart showing the decimal equivalents of parts of an inch. The business was established in 1833.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
tools
exterior views
commercial buildings
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

2 trade card : illustrations ; 2 x 4 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.039.03.02.001

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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