Trade card for Forbes Window Displays, The Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-241638

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Advertising
Advertising - General
Advertising - General - Folder 1
Trade card for Forbes Window Displays, The Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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        Trade card for Forbes Window Displays, The Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
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Description

The trade card verso reads: "This folder presents five window displays composed of cutouts, cards, hangers, paper trims, etc., produced by The Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co." Window displays are for Jell-O, Moxie, Armour meat products, Beech-Nut products and Coca-Cola.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
printing (process)
printers (people)
lithographers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card ; 10 x 21 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.001.01.01.001

Image Dimensions

10 x 21 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, Sept. 1922.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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