Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1888

GUSN

GUSN-267653

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Sewing equipment and supplies - Sewing machines - Folder 3
Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Sewing equipment and supplies
    - Sewing machines
      - Sewing equipment and supplies - Sewing machines - Folder 3
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Description

Wheeler & Wilson's New High-Arm Family Sewing Machine, the No. 9, is described on the card verso. The item is available from J.G. Washburn, dealer in pictures & frames, pianos & organs, in Bath, Maine. A young girl reads a book and her mother holds a parrot next to the sewing machine.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
sewing machines (equipment)
frames (furnishings)
pianos
organs (aerophones)
reading
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.03.03.006

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Bridgeport (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
Bath (Sagadahoc county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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