Trade card for the B. Shoninger Co., manufacturers of piano fortes, 511 & 513 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut and 215 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Musical instruments
Pianos and organs
Musical instruments - Pianos and organs - Folder 2
Trade card for the B. Shoninger Co., manufacturers of piano fortes, 511 & 513 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut and 215 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Musical instruments
    - Pianos and organs
      - Musical instruments - Pianos and organs - Folder 2
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        Trade card for the Estey Organ Company, Brattleboro, Vermont, undated
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        Trade card for the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vermont, undated
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        Trade card for the B. Shoninger Co., manufacturers of piano fortes, 511 & 513 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut and 215 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated (current record)
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        Worcester Star Course, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass., 1885-1886
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        Style Catalog for Chickering & Sons Pianos, Chickering & Sons, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Little Tom Tucker, Milton Piano Co., 12th Avenue and West 55th Street, New York, New York, undated
        Trade card for the Estey Piano Co., manufacturers, New York, New York, undated
        Billhead for M. Steinert & Sons Co., distributers of Steinway & Sons Pianos, Pilgrim Block, 290 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., dated July 6, 1911
        Billhead for The M. Steinert & Sons Company, pianos, Steinert Hall, 162-168 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 7, 1911
        Advertisement for Oliver Ditson & Co., American and foreign music, 277 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Chickering & Sons, Boston, Mass. and New York, New York, 1885
        Trade card for E. B. Chase & Company, corner of Union and Fifth Streets, New Bedford, Mass, circa 1900

Description

The factory, located at 97 to 121 Chestnut Street in New Haven, is shown on the card verso. Shoninger has "The only piano in the world containing a chime of 30 bells."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
music
musical instruments
pianos
organs (aerophones)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.082.02.02.015

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

New Haven (New Haven county, Connecticut)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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