Historic New England

Cabinet hardware and period accessories, authentic reproductions, Period Furniture Hardware Co., Inc., 123 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.

Furniture hardware such as handles, hinges, turns, door knockers and escutcheons are described in the catalog. A price list with the title "Classic cabinet hardware" is included as well.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266594

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.001.006

Colonial and early English hardware, P. & F. Corbin, New Britain, Connecticut

Photographs, drawings and descriptions present the entrance door options for customers.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266598

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.001.007

Price list, reproductions of antique fittings, I. Sack, 89 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.

Prices for escutcheons, castors, gilding and other items are listed.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266600

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.001.008

Billhead for C.S.Knowles, rubber goods and railroad supplies, No. 7 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s

Knowles is the New England Agent for the Star Rubber Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266601

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.02.007

Billhead for the Boston Elastic Fabric Company, Dr., 173 & 175 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 1, 1879

The business was incorporated in 1863.

Date: 1879-08-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266602

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.02.008

Billhead for the Hood Rubber Products Co., Inc., 276 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 13, 1921

Hood manufactures cord, fabric and solid tires. Hood footwear is made from canvas, rubber and leather.

Date: 1921-06-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266603

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.02.009

Billhead for the Hood Rubber Products Co., Inc., Watertown, Mass., dated September 30, 1921

Hood manufactures cord, fabric and solid tires. Hood footwear is made from canvas, rubber and leather.

Date: 1921-09-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266604

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.02.010

Advertisement for Thos. Christy, saddlery & military cap store, 12 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Christy also carries trunks, valises, whips and engine hose.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266605

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.001

Price list for Hydro Carbon Leather Dressing for harnesses, boots, shoes, carriage tops, belting, A.D. Strong, manufacturer and proprietor, Ashtabula, Ohio, undated

I.H. and I.G. Robbins are the general New England Agents for the product in Boston, Massachusetts. Orders can be left at French & Coffin's, importers and dealers in horse clothing, located at 100 Federal Street in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266606

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.002

Trade card for the Wales Goodyear Co., rubber shoes, Naugatuck, Connecticut, undated

People wearing rubber boots are shown on the verso with the caption "We all wear the best fitting and most durable rubbers made."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266607

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.02.011

Label for M'Burney, saddler and harness maker, No. 25 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., undated

The business manufactures travelling trunks, hat boxes and military accoutrements in addition to saddlery. Handwritten text on the item verso reads "From the inside of the cover of a trunk which came from the house of Miss Annett P. Rogers, 5 Joy Street, Boston, December 1921."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266608

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.003

Label for Gennaro Del Noce, saddler, harness and trunk maker, 73 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Horses and saddles decorate the coat of arms shown in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266609

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.004

Billhead for O.H. Hanlon & Co., manufacturers of fine harness and importers of London saddlery and horse appointments, 150 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated February 12, 1879

Hanlon is the successor to John B. Baker & Company and was established in 1835.

Date: 1879-02-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266610

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.005

Billhead for James Taylor, manufacturer of all kinds of harness, 23 Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 12, 1879

Taylor will repair harnesses for customers.

Date: 1879-05-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266611

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.006

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection

The Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection (MS036), reflects the life and work of Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934); Sleeper's social circle at Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts; and life at the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A majority of the collection is c...

Date: 1833-1991, undated

Collection: Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection

GUSN: 266638

Ref. Code: MS036

John Codman (1898-1989) family papers

This collection is arranged into series according to individual family member. The papers of each individual are organized into topical groups: correspondence, diaries, financial records, legal records, literary papers, maps and drawings, miscellaneous, printed matter, and scrapbooks. Series I: J...

Date: 1775-1964

Collection: John Codman (1898-1989) family papers

GUSN: 266648

Ref. Code: MS037

Beacon Hill Collection, by Touraine Paints, the new look that lasts, Touraine Paints, Inc., 1760 Parkway, Everett, Mass.

Touraine Super Ryplex Satin Sheen Finish colors are shown in the brochure. The cover image has a female figure between a bird cage and a box of decorative soaps.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266682

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.045

Beacon Hill Collection, by Touraine Paints, deliberately made better, Touraine Paints, Inc., 1760 Parkway, Everett, Mass.

Touraine Super Ryplex Satin Sheen Finish colors are shown in the brochure. The cover image has a female portrait, a clock and a decorative plate standing on a book.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266686

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.046

Billhead for James Taylor, manufacturer of all kinds of harness, 23 Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 4, 1879

Taylor will repair harnesses for customers.

Date: 1879-06-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266695

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.007

Interior decorating wall colors, decorator's choice of alkyd or latex in flat and semi-gloss finishes, Dutch Boy Paints, NL Industries, New York, New York

Color chips and product descriptions guide the home decorator is selecting Dutch Boy paints.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266702

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.047

Billhead for Hill & Langtry, importers and jobbers of saddlery hardware, horse clothing, harness leather, No. 90 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 29, 1879

Horse heads illustrate the billhead for Hill & Langtry.

Date: 1879-03-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266705

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.008

Eaglo Interior Finishes, Eaglo Paint & Varnish Corp., Long Island City, New York

The color chips feature the Regency Velvet Finish line of the business.

Date: ca. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266706

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.048

Billhead for Moses Colman & Son, National Horse and Carriage Mart, 121 to 125 Portland and 190 & 192 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., dated September 19, 1874

Colman holds auctions of horses, carriages and harnesses.

Date: 1874-09-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266710

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.01.009

Advertisement for Jacob Chickering's New Style Premium Pianos, 300 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1856

Chickering sells his instruments wholesale and retail. The advertisement is from the 1856 "Alm."

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264548

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.016

Advertisement for Chickering and Sons' Piano-Forte Manufactory, Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1856

The business ware-rooms are in the Masonic Temple on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The advertisement is from the 1856 "Alm."

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264549

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.017

Trade card for unidentified business, location unknown, 1872

Calendars for July-August and September-October 1872 are designed with images showing animals and a group of people playing instruments.

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264550

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.018

Trade card for unidentified business, location unknown, 1872

A calendar for November-December 1872 is shown on the sides of the card. A woman plays an organ while a couple sings behind her in the card image.

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264551

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.019

Trade card for the Smith American Organ Company, 531 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business has "nearly thirty styles adapted to both public and private use." Illustrated catalogues will be sent for free on request.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264552

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.020

Trade card for the Ivers & Pond Pianos, location unknown, undated

Ivers & Pond Pianos are sold by Nichols & Rich, 168 Main Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The instruments have been purchased by the New England Conservatory of Music and other colleges in the United States.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264553

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.021

Trade card for Blake's Great Piano Palace, 612 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A frog fires a cannon in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264554

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.022

Trade card for The Emerson Piano Co., 159 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1910

The card verso has an "I'll Tell Your Age," game published by Wolf & Company, Philadelphia, 1904.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264555

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.023

Trade card for the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vermont, undated

The card verso has a partially obliterated advertisement for Nichols & Rich, 168 Main Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264557

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.024

Trade card for the Emerson Piano Co., 159 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Elf figures dance to music from an organ and piano in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264558

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.025

Trade cards for the Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co., Boston, New York, Chicago, undated

The Company's pianos and organs are described on the card verso. A testimonial from Franz Liszt is included. One card is stamped "G.C. Buck, Music Hall Block, Milford, Mass."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264560

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.026

Advertisement for Chickering and Sons' Piano-Forte Manufactory, Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1854

The business ware-rooms are in the Masonic Temple on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The advertisement is from the 1854 "Alm."

Date: 1854

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264561

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.027

Advertisement for the Jacob Chickering Pinaoforte Warerooms, No. 300 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1854

Chickering announces that he has built a steam mill in order to manufacture pianos by machinery.

Date: 1854

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264562

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.028

Trade card for Chickering & Sons Pianoforte Warerooms, 130 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York and 152 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Chickering has warerooms in Boston and New York City.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264563

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.029

Trade cards for Dyer & Co., pianos and organs for sale & to rent, 337 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., undated

A peacock is part of a water scene in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264564

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.030

Trade card for Dyer & Co., stationery, musical merchandise, fancy goods, 337 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., undated

Dyer also carries pianos and organs in his store. Two formally dressed riders are juxtaposed with a scene of the Pompeii ruins.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264565

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.031

Trade card for Dyer & Co., stationery, musical merchandise, fancy goods, 337 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., undated

Dyer also carries pianos and organs in his store. An ewe and two lambs dominate the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264566

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.032

Trade card for Clough & Warren Organ Co., Detroit, Michigan, 1876

The card is illustrated with buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264567

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.033

Trade card for The Everett Piano, Boston, Mass., 1893

The lower left corner of the card reads "The John Church Company, general factors, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York." The Everett Piano received both the Diploma and Medal of Highest Honor at the Columbian Exposition. The dealer E.B. Wood carries the piano at No. 171 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachu...

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264568

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.034

Bookmark for the Mason & Hamlin Co., pianos, organs, 4-6 Arcade, Brockton, Mass., undated

The item verso reads "The Cable Company, Chicago, manufacturers of Conover, Cable, Kingsbury and Wellington Pianos, Inner Player Pianos, Chicago Cottage Organs."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264576

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.035

Advertisement for Hallet, Davis & Co., manufacturers of grand and square pianos, No. 272 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A Hallet piano illustrates the business advertisement.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264577

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.036

Trade card for The Wheelock Piano, manufactory, 149th Street near 3d Avenue, New York, New York, undated

Wheelock has warerooms at 23 & 25 E. 14th Street, New York and 237 State Street, Chicago. The card verso is stamped with the following text "Herbert L. Eddy, dealer in pianos & organs, 283 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I." A young girl in a yellow apron does needlework in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264578

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.037

Trade card for The Wheelock Piano, manufactory, 149th Street near 3d Avenue, New York, New York, undated

Wheelock has warerooms at 23 & 25 E. 14th Street, New York and 237 State Street, Chicago. The card verso is stamped with the following text "Herbert L. Eddy, dealer in pianos & organs, 283 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I." A young girl in a red hat does needlework in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264579

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.038