Trade card for Pickens & Washburn plaining and moulding mill, corner of Causeway and Merrimac Streets, Boston, Mass., circa 1870

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Trade card for Pickens & Washburn plaining and moulding mill, corner of Causeway and Merrimac Streets, Boston, Mass., circa 1870
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Millwrights
    - General
      - Millwrights - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for the Planing and Moulding Mill, William Washburn, Jr. & Co., corner Causeway and Merrimac Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
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        Trade card for Pickens & Washburn plaining and moulding mill, corner of Causeway and Merrimac Streets, Boston, Mass., circa 1870 (current record)
        Billhead for L. W. Pickens, builders' planing and moulding mill, Parker Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Description

Trade card detailing the services of the Pickens & Washburn Plaining and Moulding Mill. The company specialized in manufacturing mouldings for builders and frame makers. Card also describes the company as the sole agents for the Austin Boynton, and Bro. Roped Moulding. Side verso has a printed image of a sample moulding, an advertisement for their 'Patent Machine Made Roped Mouldings,' and a price list for different types of wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

molding (forming)
wood and wood products
advertisements
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card ; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.078.01.01.008

Credit Line

Purchased 2022

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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