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Trade card for Le Page's Liquid Glue, manufactured by the Russia Cement Co., Gloucester, Mass., 1880s

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1880s

GUSN

GUSN-269633

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Description

The card verso has instructions for applying and sealing the glue. The item is sold by the James H. Bryan Company in Westfield, Massachusetts. Text above the illustration reads "The man used Le Page's Liquid Glue in the wrong place."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stationery
glue
policemen
children (people by age group)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.111.01.04.027

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 5 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Westfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Russia Cement Company (Gloucester, Mass.) (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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