Business card for Milton A. Stone, agent, John H. Pray Sons and Co., rugs, mats, and mattings, 558 and 560 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. and 113 Worth Street, New York, New York, undated

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GUSN-249884

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Floor coverings
Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
Furnishings - Floor coverings - General - Folder 3
Business card for Milton A. Stone, agent, John H. Pray Sons and Co., rugs, mats, and mattings, 558 and 560 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. and 113 Worth Street, New York, New York, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Furnishings
    - Floor coverings
      - Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
        Furnishings - Floor coverings - General - Folder 3
        Business card for Harold G. Moore, agent for rugs and carpets, Thompsonville, Connecticut, undated
        Trade card for Laura's Remnant Shop, rugs, braided and hooked, rug wool and supplies, Winnicutt Road, Greenland, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for The Rug-ery, braided and hooked rugs, Frisky Hill, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Piligian Brothers, Inc., oriental & domestic rugs & carpets, 96 State Street, Springfield, Mass., undated
        Business card for Milton A. Stone, agent, John H. Pray Sons and Co., rugs, mats, and mattings, 558 and 560 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. and 113 Worth Street, New York, New York, undated (current record)
        Trade card for Mrs. Jean Neville, colonial knotted and fringed bed spreads, Whitefield, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for F. Walton's Patents. linoleum, location unknown, undated
        Smyrna Rugs and Mats in all qualities, John H. Pray, Sons & Co., 658 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Ray Hubbell's Patent Ornamental Metal Corners for oil cloths, location unknown, undated
        Hand-woven India druggets, Bangalore, India, undated
        Trade card for Frank E. Fitts Mfg. & Supply Co., rubber mats, corrugated matting, embossed carpets, stair treads, 88 Purchase and 166 Oliver Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Billhead for H.A. Hartley & Co., carpetings and window shades, 103 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s
        Letterhead for Geo. C. Richardson & Co., agents for Lowell Manufacturing Company's Carpets, 178 Devonshire and 33 Federal Streets, Boston, Mass. and 115 & 117 Worth Street, New York, New York, 1800s
        Letterhead for Geo. C. Richardson & Co., agents for Lowell Manufacturing Company's Carpets, 178 Devonshire and 33 Federal Streets, Boston, Mass. and 115 & 117 Worth Street, New York, New York, 1870s
        Letterhead for Joel Goldthwait & Co., carpetings, 167 & 169 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1870s
        Billhead, Lodge & Draper, carpetings, table linens, No. 11 Market-Row fronting Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated 1818
        Billhead, John Doggett & Co., carpetings, mirrors, 37 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated August 15, 1818

Description

Pray is an importer, jobber and manufacturing agent for rugs, mats and mattings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
floor coverings
rugs
mats (floor coverings)
business cards

Physical Description

1 business card : illustration ; 2 1/2 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.050.01.01.03.005

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

business cards

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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