Trade card for A.J. Macomber, jeweler and practical optician, Eliot Block, Centre Street, Newton, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-246387

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Eyeglasses
General
Eyeglasses - General - Folder 1
Trade card for A.J. Macomber, jeweler and practical optician, Eliot Block, Centre Street, Newton, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Eyeglasses
    - General
      - Eyeglasses - General - Folder 1
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        Trade card for A.J. Macomber, jeweler and practical optician, Eliot Block, Centre Street, Newton, Mass., undated (current record)

Description

The card verso carries instructions on "How to use a watch."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
jewelers
opticians
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.040.01.01.005

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Centre Street (Newton, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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