Ben Day Fawn Cover Substance sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1918

GUSN

GUSN-265135

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Paper manufacturers - General - Folder 2
Ben Day Fawn Cover Substance sample page from "Some examples of the work of American designers," Dill & Collins Company, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, 1918
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
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Description

The image text reads "Patent Safety Barrel a Howard Feature." The Ben Day Paper Cover characteristics are described on the item verso. The image is courtesy of the E. Howard Watch Works. "Some examples of the work of American designers" is edited and arranged by J.M. Bowles. The work has profiles of 31 American artists utilizing paper manufactured by Dill & Collins. The Boston Warehouse is located at 161 Pearl Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paper (fiber product)
design (discipline)
artists (visual artists)
samples
pages
sample books

Physical Description

1 page ; 11 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.087.01.02.016

Image Dimensions

11 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bowles, J. M. (Joseph Moore), 1865-1934 (Editor)

Material Type

pages
sample books

Subjects

Paper industry
Pearl Street (Boston, Mass.)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1918). Some examples of the work of American designers.. Philadelphia; New York; Boston: Dill & Collins. // http://www.worldcat.org/title/some-examples-of-the-work-of-american-designers/oclc/2421690&referer=brief_results.

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Item

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