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Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread 50, location unknown, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-267958

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Description

The card verso reads "White, black and colors for hand and machine." Three white rats are shown in the card image, one of which is eating a stalk of grain.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.02.009

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Hartshorn, 6-30-1883.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

J.H. Bufford’s Sons Lith. (Lithographer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)

Description Level

Item

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