Breck's, everything for farm, garden and lawn, 1934, Joseph Breck & Sons, 85 State Street, Boston, Mass.

Date

1934

GUSN

GUSN-328991

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Description

The business sells grass and vegetable seeds, plants, flowers and tools and equipment for gardening and farming work. There is a price list and order form for roses between pages 32 and 33. Several order forms for other products are in the back of the catalog. The main office is on State Street with a branch office on Franklin Street in Boston. The nurseries are located in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
nurseries (horticulture)
horticulture
gardens
plants (living organisms)
flowers (plants)
vegetables
gardening
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 10 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.001.004.041

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2017.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Joseph Breck & Sons (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Franklin Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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