Tradecard for Globe Buffer Co., Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

To LC for Shoe exhibit materials

GUSN

GUSN-380917

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Description

Trade card is printed in full color "Compliments of the Globe Buffer Co. 25 Tremont Street, Boston, only manufacturer of Globe Flexible Insoles". Printed on two sides in full color, the advertisement depicts an ocean scene with steamships, sailboats, and marine life, while the verso depicts cherubs, a colorful and stylized border, the company's guarantee, trademark, and additional advertising copy. In small print in the lower right are the words "W.H. Butler, Agt.Lith Phila."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertisements
trade cards (advertising)
color lithographs
printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)
color lithographs

Physical Descrption

1 full color tradecard advertisement ; 5.5 x 12.25 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.07.06.054

Abstract

Trade card is printed in full color "Compliments of the Globe Buffer Co. 25 Tremont Street, Boston, only manufacturer of Globe Flexible Insoles". Printed on two sides in full color, the advertisement depicts an ocean scene with steamships, sailboats, and marine life, while the verso depicts cherubs, a colorful and stylized border, the company's guarantee, trademark, and additional advertising copy. In small print in the lower right are the words "W.H. Butler, Agt.Lith Phila."

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 2025

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade cards (advertising)
color lithographs

Subjects

Shoe
Manufacturing

Conservation Note

Item is housed in a mylar sleeve for long term preservation.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

To LC for Shoe exhibit materials

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