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Trade card for Ye Olde Oyster Bar, Prichard Street, Fitchburg, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-248993

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Description

The restaurant has been in business for 37 years and boasts "the atmosphere of an ancient European Tavern of the sixteenth century." The card verso reads "Wolf at work, do not disturb."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
restaurants
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.046.05.04.037

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 5 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Received from Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Fitchburg (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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