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Needle case for the New England House, hotel, corner Blackstone and Clinton Streets, Boston, Mass., 1904-1905

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-254924

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Description

The case contains a packet of Queen Alexandra Parabola Gold Ey'd Sharps 3/9 made by the London Needle Company, 112 East 125th Street, New York, New York. The calendar is for July 1904 to June 1905. The case verso reads "Ring up Richmond 22165 and have your broiled live lobster ready when you arrive."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
needles (piercing tools)
sewing (process)
needle cases

Physical Description

1 needle case ; 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.062.04.03.003

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Polly Nash, 5 December 2007.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

needle cases

Subjects

Blackstone Street (Boston, Mass.)
Clinton Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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