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Trade card for The Everett Piano, Boston, Mass., 1893

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1893

GUSN

GUSN-264568

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Description

The lower left corner of the card reads "The John Church Company, general factors, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York." The Everett Piano received both the Diploma and Medal of Highest Honor at the Columbian Exposition. The dealer E.B. Wood carries the piano at No. 171 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
music
musical instruments
pianos
fairs
world's fairs
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.082.02.01.034

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1929.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Cincinnati (Hamilton county, Ohio)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
John Church Company

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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