Trade card for The New Home sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-267822

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Description

The machines can be purchased through C.C. Bowles & Company, 19 Avon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. A woman fits trousers on a young boy while an older woman and a dog observe the activity in the card image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
sewing machines (equipment)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.03.03.020

Image Dimensions

3 1/4 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Orange (Franklin county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Avon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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