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Catalogue and price list of fishing tackle and complete outfits for campers, prospectors and explorers, Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., Inc., corner Washington Street and Cornhill, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-313606

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Description

The catalog contains fishing tackle, camping equipment, skis, ice skates and clothing for men and women. There are recipes for cooking fish, game and vegetables. The cover title reads "Fishing tackle and camp outfits." Johnson was the successor to John P. Lovell Arms Company. The title page verso has an image of the Johnson Building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sporting goods stores
fishing
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 286 pages : illustrations ; 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.015.001.013

Image Dimensions

7 1/4 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Franklin Reed, 1984.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)
Adams Square (Boston, Mass.)
Camping

Accruals Note

This title was previously in the library collection on call number GV191.76.I94

Description Level

Item

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