Trade card, Norwalk Lock Company, manufacturers of door locks, latches, knobs, escutcheons and other builders hardware, also genuine and imitation bronze goods, South Norwalk, Connecticut

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Date

1876

GUSN

GUSN-318662

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Trade card albums collection
Album: Window shades, doors, furniture, carpets
Trade card, Norwalk Lock Company, manufacturers of door locks, latches, knobs, escutcheons and other builders hardware, also genuine and imitation bronze goods, South Norwalk, Connecticut
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Trade card albums collection
- Album: Window shades, doors, furniture, carpets

Description

The business exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. The business factory image is surrounded by images of the Main building, Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall and Memorial Hall. A drawing of the exhibit is inside the card with text in English, French, German and Spanish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hardware (components)
doors
locks (securing devices)
fairs
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : illustrations (some color) ; 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.004.005

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

South Norwalk Reservoir (Fairfield county, Connecticut) [reservoir]
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects

Centennial Exposition

Description Level

Item

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