Trade card, C. I. Brink, Inc., sign manufacturer, 400 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-373853

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Signage
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Signage - General - Folder 1
Trade card, C. I. Brink, Inc., sign manufacturer, 400 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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        Trade card, C. I. Brink, Inc., sign manufacturer, 400 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

Undated trade card for C. I. Brink, Inc., sign manufacturer at 400 Atlantic Ave., Boston Mass., specializing in "glass, brass, wood, cloth, and electric signs". Card also includes company telephone number and lists establishment date as 1876. The company would eventually construct Boston's famous Citgo sign overlooking kenmore Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trade cards (advertising)
signage
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2007

Reference Code

EP001.01.105.01.01.005

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

C. I. Brink, Inc.

Description Level

Item

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