Trade card for the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., ammunition, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1900

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1900

GUSN

GUSN-307091

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Firearms
General
Firearms - General - Folder 1
Trade card for the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., ammunition, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1900
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Firearms
    - General
      - Firearms - General - Folder 1
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        Trade card for the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., ammunition, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1900 (current record)

Description

The caption at the bottom of the illustration reads "A chip of the old block." Text on the verso describes the cartridges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
ammunition
shells (ammunition)
cartridges
firearms
children (people by age group)
boys
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.043.01.01.009

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of the Buffalo History Museum, 2013.

Places

Bridgeport (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Union Metallic Cartridge Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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