Trade card for Curtis & Mitchell, self-inking presses, 15 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN-265738

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Printing
General
Printing - General - Folder 1
Trade card for Curtis & Mitchell, self-inking presses, 15 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Printing
    - General
      - Printing - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for Curtis & Mitchell, self-inking presses, 15 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
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        Showing samples, James R. Harrison, New York, 1881
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        Satisfaction at home, James R. Harrison, New York, 1881
        Grand success, James R. Harrison, New York, 1881
        Advertisement for "Bradley: his book," Wayside Press, Springfield, Mass., 1896
        Trade card for J.B.C. Woodcock, mercantile printer, 28 School Street, Boston, Mass.
        Billhead for Alfred Mudge & Son, book and commercial printing, 24 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 31, 1892
        Billhead for Chase and Wright, Dr., fine job printers, Plymouth, New Hampshire, dated June 3, 1891
        Trade card, International Typographical Union, Lynn Typographical Union No. 120, Lynn, Mass.
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Description

The card advertises Caxton and Columbian self-inking presses. One side of the card is a satirical greenback to illustrate the currency controversy. The verso has a cat illustration with the caption "Wild Cat Money."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
printing (process)
printing presses
machinery
money
politics
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.094.01.01.001

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

Greenback Labor Party (U.S.)

Subjects

Federal Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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