Trade card for the Richard Schwarz Toy Emporium, 497 & 499 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Fancy goods
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Fancy goods - General - Folder 4
Trade card for the Richard Schwarz Toy Emporium, 497 & 499 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Fancy goods
    - General
      - Fancy goods - General - Folder 4
        Trade card for the Saint Nicholas 99¢ Store, useful and ornamental goods, 69 Westminister Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated
        Trade card for Joseph Ward, looking-glasses, picture frames, and mouldings, 125 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1860s
        Trade card for the St. Joachim Bazaar, the largest retail toy, jewelry, & fancy goods store in the city, 329 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1875
        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 F. Shoenfuss, fringes, tassels, buttons, made to order, 383 Washington Street, Room 6, opposite Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Miss M.L.P., millinery, fancy goods, Post Office Block, Montpelier, Vermont, undated
        Trade card for George A. Stearns, extracts, greeting cards, household specials, R. 3, Box 442, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for the Thayer-Diggery Co., The Palm Beach Store, Edwin R. Thayer, Sanford, Maine, undated
        Trade card for Whatnots, miniatures, curios and whatnots, 250 Boylston Street, Boston and Main Street, Dennisport, Mass., undated
        Business card for John F. McDonough, Billy & Ruth Shop, toys, stationery, greeting cards, notions, 650 Main Street, Waltham, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Shell Shop, hand-made shell novelties, Boscawen, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for the St. Botolph, fancy goods, jewelry, 480 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Carter & Churchill, small wares, hosiery, fancy goods, Lebanon, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Carter & Churchill, small wares, hosiery, fancy goods, Lebanon, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Parker Brothers, fancy goods, jewelry, 13 & 15 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Hibbard's Bazaar, books, stationery, Poultney, Vermont, undated
        Trade card for E.N. Denison & Co., gold and silver goods, Dixon House Square, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1877
        Card for $1.50 framed picture for 49¢, M.R. LaFurley, Stockton Springs, Maine, undated
        Trade card for M.V. McGrail's Fancy Goods Store, 1007 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Animal Arts, Inc., hand carved miniatures, Room 514, 755 Boylston Street, Boston 16, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Trifet's Store, the card collector's mecca, 25 School Street, Boston, Mass., 1880
        Trade card for J. Chambers, embroideries and white goods, 810 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Bee Hive, millinery & fancy goods, J.B. Estey & Co., 941 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Clark, Adams & Clark, china and glass, 65 & 67 Franklin Street, corner Arch Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for C.J. Copeland, stationery, blank books, fancy goods, Clark's Block, Brockton, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Tremont Bazar, fancy goods, jewelry, silver plated ware, Parker Brothers, 12 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., 1879
        Trade card for Parker Brothers, fancy goods, jewelry, silver-plated ware, 13 & 15 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Bamboo Hut, giftwares from the world's markets, Route 28, South Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Richard Schwarz Toy Emporium, 497 & 499 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Trade card for Richard Schwarz Toy Emporium, 497 & 499 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Atkinson's New Modern Gift Store, china, souvenirs, novelties, 8 South Cumberland Street, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, undated
        Trade card for Horace Patridge & Co., importers of fancy goods and toys, 51, 53, 55 & 57 Hanover Street, opposite American House, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Horace Patridge & Co., importers of fancy goods and toys, 51, 53, 55 & 57 Hanover Street, opposite American House, Boston, Mass., undated
        
        Letterhead for Hyde & Co., staple and fine fancy goods and toys, 52 Chauncy Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1800
        Handbill for J. Eastman Chase, paintings, etchings and frames, 7 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass., undated
        Handbill for Gardner & Thayer, hardware and cutlery, No. 8 Liberty Square and 87 Water Street, Boston, Mass., March 1, 1858
        Billhead for N.G. Hard, dealer in groceries, tin ware, fancy goods, East Arlington, Vermont, dated July 3, 1893
        Trade card for the Richard Schwarz Toy Emporium, 497 & 499 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

The card is a Christmas invitation to see newly imported dolls, toys, games, fancy goods and novelties at greatly reduced prices.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
toys (recreational artifacts)
holidays
Christmas
novelties
children (people by age group)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.041.01.04.029

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Mayer, Merkle & Ottmann (Printer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Santa Claus
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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