Guess your weight card, Wm. A. Lee & Co., weighers, New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute Fair, Boston, Mass., November 9, 1881

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

November 9, 1881

GUSN

GUSN-365252

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Guess your weight card, Wm. A. Lee & Co., weighers, New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute Fair, Boston, Mass., November 9, 1881
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Tickets and cards of admission
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Description

"Guess your weight" card from the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute Fair. Card is courtesy of Wm. A. Lee & Co., weighers. "Benj. F. Mills" is written in ink on the reverse and the card is filled out to include weight as 138 lbs. and height as 5 ft. 9 in. Card front has decorative illustration of flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tickets
fairs
weighing devices
tickets

Physical Descrption

1 ticket; 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2011

Reference Code

EP001.11.09.01.005

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of John Hardy Wright, May 1, 2011.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

tickets

Other Organizations

New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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