Advertisement for Howe's Standard Scales, Howe Scale Co., 131 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., April 25, 1868

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1868-04-25

GUSN

GUSN-246355

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Equipment
Scales
Equipment - Scales - Folder 1
Advertisement for Howe's Standard Scales, Howe Scale Co., 131 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., April 25, 1868
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Equipment
    - Scales
      - Equipment - Scales - Folder 1
        Advertisement for Fairbank's Scale Warehouse, No. 252 Broadway, opposite The City Hall, New York, New York, April 11, 1863
        Advertisement for Howe's Standard Scales, Howe Scale Co., 131 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., April 25, 1868 (current record)
        Fairbanks' Standard Scales, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1876
        Trade card for Improved Howe Scales, Priest, Page & Co., Nos. 143 & 145 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement for Fairbanks' Standard Scales, Fairbanks, Brown & Co., 118 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., May 2, 1868
        Patent Platform Scales, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., St. Johnsbury, Vermont, ca. 1853
        Billhead for E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., scales, 34 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 26, 1857
        Receipt for Fairbanks, Brown & Co., 83 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 18, 1888

Description

Howe carries every size and variety of scale and all are warranted. The advertisement is from the "Boston journal," Saturday, April 25, 1868.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
scales (weighing devices)
advertisements

Physical Descrption

1 advertisement : illustration ; 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.039.02.01.002

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

Subjects

Federal Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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