Peters & Jones, wholesale dealers in children's carriages, Wooden & Willow Ware, Nos. 5 & 6 Holmes' Block, Boston, Mass., 1883

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1883

GUSN

GUSN-358493

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Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Automotive supplies and vehicles
Carriages
Peters & Jones, wholesale dealers in children's carriages, Wooden & Willow Ware, Nos. 5 & 6 Holmes' Block, Boston, Mass., 1883
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Product catalogues
  - Automotive supplies and vehicles
    - Carriages
      - Murray catalog no. 29, style book of vehicles, harness, Fifth Avenue, Eggleston Avenue and Lock Street, The W.H. Murray Manufacturing Co.
      - Peters & Jones, wholesale dealers in children's carriages, Wooden & Willow Ware, Nos. 5 & 6 Holmes' Block, Boston, Mass., 1883 (current record)

Description

Product catalog for Children's Carriages and Wooden and Willow Ware from Peters & Jones. Each page contains an image of a particular type of children's carriage along with a descriptive title and product number. Any page with multiple product numbers include descriptions of variations, often referring to products from other pages. The back cover has an image of a velocipede on the top half, and the bottom half describes the other products Peters & Jones sell (e.g., rocking horses, doll perambulators, willow and rattan chairs). Also included is an insert with a price list for each product and on side verso are images for products 13 and 29.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baby carriages
advertising
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 product catalog, 10 pages : illustrations ; 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.004.003.002

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Description Level

Item

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