Bon Ton needle case, George L. Gage, coal and wood, prepared wood kindlings, 594 Essex Street, 138 West Street, Lawrence, Mass., 1897

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1897

GUSN

GUSN-249754

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Fuel
Coal and wood
Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 2
Bon Ton needle case, George L. Gage, coal and wood, prepared wood kindlings, 594 Essex Street, 138 West Street, Lawrence, Mass., 1897
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Fuel
    - Coal and wood
      - Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 2
        Needle case, Godfrey Coal Co., coal or coke, Milton, Mass., undated
        Bon Ton needle case, George L. Gage, coal and wood, prepared wood kindlings, 594 Essex Street, 138 West Street, Lawrence, Mass., 1897 (current record)
        Billhead for Horatio Wellington & Co., dealers in coal and wood, lime, hair, cement and plaster, East Cambridge and 11 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 5, 1872
        Billhead for Rufus Mosman, dealer in all kinds of hard and soft coal for grates and Smiths' use, corner of Cross and Fulton Streets, Boston, Mass., dated January 18, 1845
        Billhead for Bangs & Horton, coal agents, 16 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s
        Billhead for Griggs & Forbes, dealers in coal and wood, wharf, Causeway Street near Charlestown Bridge, office, No. 20 State Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 15, 1845
        Billhead for C.D. Wild & Son, wood, coal, hay, box and bundle wood, drain pipe, No. 3 Canal, near Cambridge Street, opposite Sullivan Square, Boston, Mass., dated July 8, 1875

Description

The item is a needle case compliments of George L. Gage. There is a complete set of needles and an 1897 calendar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
fuel
sewing (process)
needles (piercing tools)
girls
men (male humans)
needle cases
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 needle case : color illustrations ; 5 1/4 x 8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.047.01.02.002

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Lawrence (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

needle cases
trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Cherubs (Art)

Description Level

Item

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