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Box for Children's Long Combs no. 50, The India Rubber Comb Company, New York, New York, undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-253209

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Description

The Company is the sole manufacturer under Goodyear's Patents of India Rubber and Gutta Percha Combs. The latest patent on the box is May 5, 1865. The horseshoe shaped white box has blue lettering and a green border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
packaging
combs (grooming tools)
children (people by age group)
boxes (containers)

Physical Description

1 box ; 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP002

Collection Name

Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

Reference Code

EP002.02.030

Image Dimensions

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

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

boxes (containers)

Description Level

Item

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