Historic New England

Making slip covers successfully, by Mary Corbin, Home Institute, Inc., New York, New York

A step-by-step guide to creating slipcovers for chairs and sofas is provided in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "The Cleveland News."

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322711

Ref. Code: EP001.01.066.01.02.008

Instructions Touch & Sew Deluxe Zig-Zag Sewing Machine, Model 635, Singer Company, New York, New York

The manual has detailed instructions for performing different types of stitching when creating clothing and home decorations.

Date: 1968

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322714

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.071

Legacy collection, Legacy Properties, Sotheby's International Realty and Down East Magazine, Portland and Rockport, Maine

The property listings for Maine are described with color photographs and prices. The publication has been done with Down east magazine. Text on the front cover reads, "Serving coastal Maine and the New Hampshire seacoast."

Date: 2016

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322717

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.131

Annual excellence in architecture design awards, 32nd, 2016, AIA New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The winners in the various design categories are described. Photographs from the awards gala are included.

Date: 2016

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322721

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.132

Tested recipes with Blue Ribbon Malt Extract, Premier Malt Products Co., Peoria Heights, Illinois

The recipes promote Blue Ribbon Malt Extract and are part of the Blue Ribbon Recipe Book series.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322727

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.008

Bob Bunny, Spool Cotton Co., Newark, New Jersey

Directions are given for creating a "spool pet" using spools from J. & P. Coats and Clark's Thread Company. An illustrated poem is on the card. The verso lists six pets in the series.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322730

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.03.037

Clara Cow, Spool Cotton Co., Newark, New Jersey

Directions are given for creating a "spool pet" using spools from J. & P. Coats and Clark's Thread Company. An illustrated poem is on the card. The verso lists six pets in the series. The second half of the card is missing.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.03.038

Trade cards for Tony Pastor and his immense company, Howard Atheneum, Boston, Mass.

The card verso text reads "Monday April 11th. Tony Pastor and the best show ever seen in Boston. Go see it! Don't miss it! Matinee: Wednesday and Saturday."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322738

Ref. Code: EP001.01.038.01.01.019

Photographic Album pages documenting Massachusetts and Maine locations

A photographic album (disassembled by donor) documents locations in Massachusetts and Maine during the late 1880s. This album of 112 pages with black and white images of various sizes, but mostly 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 contains images of historic homes (both exterior and interior views) in Malden, Boston, W...

Date: ca. 1888

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 322953

Ref. Code: PC009.287

Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works - Wellesley 1889

Black and White photograph of Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works - Wellesley, 1889. Photo displays a group of individuals dressed up as characters from the popular play " Mrs. Jarleys Wax Works." Mrs. Jarley was a character from Dicken's "Old Curiosity Shop", who was a proprietor of travelling Wax Works show...

Date: 1889

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 322955

Ref. Code: PC009.287.001

Children with doll carriage

Black and White photograph of 3 children along with a doll carriage with doll.

Date: ca. 1890, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 322956

Ref. Code: PC009.287.002

B&P RR Disaster at Buzzie Bridge

Two photographs of the Bussey Bridge Train wreck on March 14, 1887. The 6am train from Roslindale headed to Boston crashed through the Bussey Bridge, located over South Street in Roslindale. The structure began to collapse and the coach trains tumbled to the ground. About 23 passengers were kille...

Date: 1887

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 322957

Ref. Code: PC009.287.003

Paper dolls for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton, Newark, New Jersey

1)Five paper dolls with "Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton Factory, Newark, New Jersey" on the verso. 2)Three dolls with the text "Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton is the best for hand and machine sewing. Clark's O.N.T. Darning Cotton, Marshall & Co. Linen Threads, Milward's Helix Needles." 3)Unmatched paper d...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322960

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.064

Paper doll, J. & P. Coats' Spool & Crochet Cottons, location unknown

The doll has a coat with purple sleeves, fur trim and a fur muff. Text on the verso reads "There are five dolls in this set to be obtained only from dealers in J. & P. Coats' Cottons."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322961

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.065

Paper dolls, Willimantic Thread, Willimantic Linen Co., Willimantic, Connecticut, undated

The girl's paper doll has a blue and white dress. The boy's paper doll has a green jacket and knickers outfit. Text on the verso reads "Willimantic Thread. Highest awards at N.O. Exhibition 1885."

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322962

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.066

Paper doll for Boraxine, substitute soap, Larkin Soap Mfg. Co., Buffalo, New York, undated

The doll has a yellow jumper over a white blouse. She wears black shoes and stockings. Text reads "Boraxine a laundry luxury."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322963

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.02.03.034

Claflin-Richards House, Wenham, Mass

A collection of architectural photographs of the Claflin-Richards House in Wenham, Massachusetts, taken by Peter Zaharis of Ipswich. Photographs were taken on various dates in February 1954. 51 black-and-white photographs ( 8 1/2 x 10") in mylar sleeves and bound in a leather album. Collection i...

Date: 1954

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 322985

Ref. Code: PC009.288

Trade card for Corticelli, Florence Knitting Silk, Nonotuck Silk Co., 18 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

A boy in Pierrot costume hoists another boy with thread from a Corticelli Silk spool. Stamped text on the verso reads "Mrs. A.J. Barney, dealer in millinery and fancy goods, Odd Fellows Block, Hillsboro Bridge, New Hampshire."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322986

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.02.067

Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co., postcard, Boston, Mass.

A train approaches the Forbes printing factory postcard image. The postmark on the card verso is dated November 2, 1910.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322987

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.036

Mosher Books, Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine

Poetry series printed by Mosher are offered for sale along with volumes of "The bibelot." A loose order form is included.

Date: 1904

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322988

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.021

Massachusetts - Newton - Hammond House, Edmund C. - 35 Groveland Street

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 322989

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2050.0175

Massachusetts - Manchester - Villa Crest

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 322992

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0245

Interior cabin looking forward, Diamond Shoal Lightship, #72

The cabin has a dining table with five chairs. A serving cabinet is against the far wall which has a clock and barometer.

Date: 1901-01-22

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 323017

Ref. Code: PC047.02.3120.11931.001

Camp Ken-Jocketee, a camp for girls in the hills of Orange County, Vermont, twenty-first season 1933, South Strafford, Vermont

Photographs and descriptions of camp facilities and activities are provided in the item. Two application forms are attached inside the back cover. Text on the cover reads "Beyond the multitude."

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323018

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.027

Summer advertising, advertising fans, Porter & Bainbridge, 33 Beekman Street, New York, New York

Text on the circular reads "We take pleasure in calling the attention of the trade to our new and artistic designs of advertising fans."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323076

Ref. Code: EP001.01.001.01.03.004

Billhead for William D. Ticknor, booksellers, importers and publishers, 135 Washington corner of School Street, Boston, Mass.

The boxed text below the illustration lists the types of books carried by the firm. The business premises can be seen in the illustration. This item was pulled from Scrapbook #26.

Date: 1840s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323077

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.03.01.007

Catalog, gifts, antique reproductions, collectibles, home furnishings, Upper Deck ltd., 10 Pequod Rd., Fairhaven, Mass.

There is a separate order form and a sheet describing a freight special for customers.

Date: 2016-2017

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323078

Ref. Code: EP001.12.010.001.035

Lighting fixtures, book #7174, 1st edition, by Kenneth Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc., Wilton, Connecticut, published by Canterbury Publishing Co., Canterbury, Connecticut

The catalog covers wrought iron chandeliers, iron and wood brackets and exterior post lanterns and Japanese stone lanterns. The illustrations are by Andrew D. Crowell, Sr. The item was printed by The Rand McNally Publishing Co., New York, New York. This title is one of the "Architectural handbook se...

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323182

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.052

Towle's fall program 1966, Towle Mfg. Company, Newburyport, Mass.

The catalog has save-by-the-set promotions for silverware, Diala Pens, Contessina Jewelry and silverware chests.

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323186

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.027

Towle's spring program 1967, Towle Mfg. Company, Newburyport, Mass.

Stainless steel patterns are described in the catalog. Towle's Spanish Provincial Sterling pattern is described in two brochures, a publicity release, and radio scripts. There are two additional loose sheets.

Date: 1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323187

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.028

Towle's spring program 1968, Towle Mfg. Company, Newburyport, Mass.

Tableware items for Mother's day and Father's day are described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323188

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.029

Dutch Boy House Paint and Sash & Trim Colors, National Lead Company, 111 Broadway, New York, New York

Color chips and photographs illustrate the house paint.

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325855

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.128

Mont-Rok 4 hour floor, porch and deck enamel, a synthetic waterproof and weather-resisting finish, made only by Adelphi Paint & Color Works, Inc., Ozone Park, New York

The brochure describes the product features and has directions for use. There is a separate color chip card titled "Additional trim color, bright yellow."

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325856

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.129

"Living on the Level"

Materials relating to the book titled Living on the Level" written by Royal Barry Wills and published in 1954 by Houghton Mifflin Company. The materials are arranged as follows:

Date: 1954

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325857

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.04

"Tree Houses"

Materials relating to the book titled "Tree Houses" written by Royal Barry Wills and published in 1957 by Houghton Mifflin Company. The book contains a short story of two young boys who build and modify a tree house over a number of years. This is followed by detailed instructions for building a var...

Date: 1955-1957

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325858

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.05

"More Houses for Good Living"

Materials relating to the book titled "More Houses for Good Living" written by Royal Barry Wills Associates (Richard Wills, Robert E. Minot, and Warren J. Rohter) and published in 1968 by Architectural Book Publishing Company. The materials include mock-ups, drafts of the text, correspondence, s...

Date: 1968

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325861

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.06

"Houses for Good Living"

Two folders containing mounted camera-ready mechanicals for the book titled "Houses for Good Living" written by Royal Barry Wills Associates (Richard Wills, Jessica Barry Wills, Douglas Lipscomb, and Robert Pesiri) and published in 1993 by Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc.

Date: 1993

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325862

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.07

"Confessions of a Cape Codder"

Two folders of materials relating to article titled "Confessions of a Cape Codder" written by Royal Barry Wills and published in the April 1949 issue of Architectural Record. Materials include: business letter, check stub, typed transcript of text, prints of illustrations (one not used in article), ...

Date: 1949

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325863

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.08

Adelphi trim colors, Adelphi Paint & Color Works, Inc., Ozone Park, New York

The paint can be used on doors, shutters, sashes and trim.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325865

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.130

Take it off, 2 sensational strippers for every kind of paint, Tecnik Incorporated, Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois

Striplac removes paint and varnish from wood surfaces. Striptek removes finishes from metal surfaces.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325868

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.131

Plagued with wet walls? Convert your basement into a dry livable room with Waterfoil, A.C. Horn Co., Inc., 10th Street and 44th Avenue, Long Island City, New York

The brochure describes how to use Waterfoil which will prevent seepage in masonry walls and basements.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325870

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.132

So you're going to paint a floor, Bay State Paints, Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Boston, Mass.

The brochure provides guidance in applying paint, varnish, sealers, shellacs and enamels to wood, concrete and cement floors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325871

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.133

Super-elastic Steelcote Rubber Enamel, a sturdier enamel for all interior and exterior uses, Steelcote Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Missouri

The paint can be used on such surfaces as walls, cabinets, furniture and boats.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325872

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.134

"Kathy Ryan's Colonial Primer"

One folder containing materials titled "Kathy Ryan's Colonial Primer by Royal Barry Wills." Materials include: fourteen pages in ink on trace with original sketches and text describing the evolution of the Cape Cod and Colonial styles of houses; a stapled photocopy which contains additional pages no...

Date: ca.1960

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325875

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.09

Unidentified or unpublished manuscripts

Eight folders containing a variety of unpublished or unidentified writings relating to architecture by Royal Barry Wills. Four oversize folders of illustrations which were not included in any publication. Some illustrations are signed by Amelia Brooks Valtz, Anne Rosie, or Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. On...

Date: 1925-1961, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 325877

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.13

Permite Mirror-Chrome Aluminum, Paint and Varnish Division, Aluminum Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

The paint, for interior and exterior uses can be used on radiators, furnace pipes, engines, trash cans, shelving and toys.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325888

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.135

Most-wanted colors in America! Odor-Free Mercotone Velvet Flow Flat Enamel, M.J. Merkin Paint Co., Inc., 1441 Broadway, New York, New York

The brochure has a chart for easy to make blends and a chart for determining how much paint to buy based on the room size and wall height.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325890

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.136

New England Homes, Inc., design collection, Freemans' Point, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Custom house plans are described with floor plans. The pocket inside the back cover has a separate catalog for vacation homes titled "New England Homes, Inc. Design Collection for Leisure Living."

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325891

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.154