Trade card for Wm. K. Potter Tortoise Shell jewelry, 218 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I., circa 1870

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Ephemera

Date

undated

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GUSN-358523

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Jewelry - General - Folder 2
Trade card for Wm. K. Potter Tortoise Shell jewelry, 218 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I., circa 1870
(current record)

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        Trade card for Wm. K. Potter Tortoise Shell jewelry, 218 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I., circa 1870 (current record)

Description

Trade card for William K. Potter Tortoise Shell Jewelry manufacturers. Front cover has a lithograph print of a pond, with a watermill, church spire, and mountains seen in the background. Inside of the card lists the name of the company on the bottom half. The top half lists repair services for jet combs, jet ornaments, rubber goods, opera glasses, and eye glasses. Note the variety of font choices for each service. The back cover of the card lists instructions on how to paste the card into a scrapbook and a print of a rooster crowing on a fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

jewelry
tortoise shell
advertising
jewelers

Physical Descrption

1 trade card ; 2/18 x 4 1/8 inches (folded) ; 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches (unfolded)

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.068.01.02.029

Credit Line

Purchase

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Description Level

Item

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