Advertisements for machinists, Boston, Mass., 1855

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1855

GUSN

GUSN-258071

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Machinery
General
Machinery - General - Folder 1
Advertisements for machinists, Boston, Mass., 1855
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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Machinery
    - General
      - Machinery - General - Folder 1
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        Letterhead for the Chase Turbine Mfg. Co., machinists, millwrights, iron founders, Orange, Mass., dated December 29, 1914
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Description

The ad on top is for Clarke & Smith, the proprietors of the Dedham Iron Works, with an office at No. 23 Exchange Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The lower ad is for A.J. Wilkinson, hardware, metals and mechanics' tools located at 2 Washington Street, at the corner of Wilson Lane in Boston, Massachusetts. The ads are from the 1855 "Almanac."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
machinery
machinists
advertisements

Physical Description

2 advertisements ; 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.073.01.01.009

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

Other Organizations

A.J. Wilkinson & Co.

Subjects

Exchange Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Wilson's Lane (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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