Parker Bros., importers and retailers of fancy goods, 13 and 15 Winter Street, Boston, Mass, undated

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Fancy goods
General
Fancy goods - General - Folder 1
Parker Bros., importers and retailers of fancy goods, 13 and 15 Winter Street, Boston, Mass, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Fancy goods
    - General
      - Fancy goods - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for C.E. King & Co., dealers in trimmings & rich fancy goods, 245 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest retail toy, jewelry & fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest toy, fancy goods and jewelry store in the city, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1875
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest toy, fancy goods & jewelry store in the city, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1875
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Filene's, department store, No. 18 Market Street, Lynn, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Dodge's Original 99¢ Store, fancy goods & jewelry, No. 98 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1880
        Trade card for Dodge's Original 99¢ Store, fancy goods & jewelry, No. 98 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1880
        Trade card for the St. Botolph, fancy goods, jewelry, 480 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Windmill Gift Shop and Tea Room , Spring Street, Hull Villiage, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Horace Partridge, German, French and English fancy goods & toys, Capen Building, corner of Hanover & Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for W.W. Winship, holiday goods, 7 Elm Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest retail toy, jewelry & fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Maison du Petit Saint-Thomas, grands magasins, noveautes, Rue du Bac, 27, 29, 31 et 35, Paris, France, 1878
        Trade card for The First and Last, holiday goods, 393 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Lowell & Lowell, dry and fancy goods, 4 Pilsbury Block, Lewiston, Maine, undated
        Trade card for Kim Lung Co., Chinese and Japanese fancy goods, 728 Dupont Street, south east corner Clay Street, San Francisco, California, undated
        Trade card for Rufus M. Brundige, china, glass and fancy goods, 880 & 882 Broadway, New York, New York, undated
        Trade card for M. Salom, importer of toys, cutlery, perfumery, 365 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated
        Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated
        Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated
        Trade card for H.P. Ives, holiday goods, Salem, Mass., undated
        Chinese Shop, Intervale, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for the Boulevarde Dollar Store, 254 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1872
        Trade card for the Crocker Barn, Main Street, Barnstable, Mass., undated
        Parker Bros., importers and retailers of fancy goods, 13 and 15 Winter Street, Boston, Mass, undated (current record)
        S.S. Pierce Co., paper doilies for table decorations, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for S.J. Farnsworth, novelties and fancy goods, 62 Chestnut Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 1885
        Trade card for Bonanza Bouquet, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for [Bonanza Bouquet], coffee, location unknown, 1878
        Trade card for Bonanza Bouquet, coffee, location unknown, undated
        Beautiful holiday goods!, U.W. Curtis, Addison Point, Maine, December 1, 1882
        Billhead for Holden, Cutter & Co., French, German and English fancy goods and toys, 32 & 36 Federal, and 107, 111, 113 Congress Streets, Boston, Mass., dated October 17, 1860
        Billhead for Grant & Seaver, importers and dealers in European and American goods, No. 5 Liberty Square, Boston, Mass., September 24, 1827
        Billhead for Davis & Brown, jewlery, silver plate, No. 33 Marlboro' Street, corner of Milk-Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 30, 1814
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest retail toy, jewelry & fancy goods store in Boston, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Joseph Ward, looking glasses and picture frames,125 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1860s
        Billhead for D. G. Alden, dealer in trimmings, Zephyr wools, yarns, worsted embroideries, hoisery, and gloves, No. 33 Winter St., Boston, Mass., 1876

Description

Novelties for holiday and wedding gifts are a specialty with Parker. The store carries jewelry, toys, silver ware, pocket books and albums.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
girls
flowers (plants)
parasols
toys (recreational artifacts)
jewelry
novelties
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.041.01.01.027

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1931.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Parker Brothers (Boston, Mass.) (Publisher)
J.H. Buffords Sons Lith. (Printer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Winter Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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