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Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six-Cord Thread, location unknown, 1880

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1880

GUSN

GUSN-268052

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Description

The inside of the card has a table listing sewing machine brands with the corresponding needle and thread numbers. A.S. March & Company are the sole agents in Boston, Massachusetts. The card illustration is done in pink and silver colors.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 6 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.02.055

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1927.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)

Description Level

Item

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