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Advertisement for The Florence Sewing Machine, Florence Sewing Machine Co., Florence, Mass., February 1872

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1872-02

GUSN

GUSN-267174

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Description

Florence Sewing Machines are the only machines to have the reversible feed and the self-adjusting shuttle tension. The product is available from Friend & Sweetser, agents, 141 Washington Street, Boston. The ad is from "Old and new," February 1872.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
sewing machines (equipment)
advertisements

Physical Description

1 advertisement ; 9 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.03.01.011

Image Dimensions

9 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Northampton (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

advertisements

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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