Historic New England

Trade card, H.P. Page & Co., dealers in American window glass, plate glass, 118 Milk Street, 10 to 26 Batterymarch Street, Boston, Mass.

Page deals in window and plate glass from two locations in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324216

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.01.03.027

Looms, weaving supplies, J.L. Hammett Company, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Mass.

The business has automatic and foot powered looms for sale.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324217

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.036

Veeder Duplex Loom Counter for textile mills, manufactured by The Veeder Mfg. Co., Hartford, Connecticut

The counter is described in detail in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324219

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.02.031

"Cannonballs & Cranberries"

A history of Cape Cod focusing on its early iron industry an multi-million dollar cranberry industry.

Date: 1976

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324221

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.021

"The Building of the Cape Cod Canal"

"The Building of the Cape Cod Canal" is based on a dissertation by William James Reid for the Boston University Graduate School, privately printed in 1961.

Date: 1961

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324222

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.022

Aptucxet Replica of the Pilgrim - Dutch Trading Post

A poster of the Aptucxet replica of the Pilgrim - Dutch trading post on Shore Road at the Bourne Historical Society.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324223

Ref. Code: MS028.01.020.021

Tea towel: Provincetown, Massachusetts

A tea towel that features colorful illustrations, including a map of Cape Cod, a lighthouse, the Provinctown Monument, ships, and the Cape Cod Canall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324224

Ref. Code: MS028.03.451

Pennant: Cape Cod (small, brick red, yellow, white, orange)

A small pennat with a map of Cape Cod and Nantucket Sound.

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324225

Ref. Code: MS028.03.271

Pennant: Bourne Jubilee on Cape Cod

A large blue and white pennant with an illustration of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324226

Ref. Code: MS028.03.261

Fan: Cape Cod, Mass.

A fan with illustrations and a map of Cape Cod; features the Cape Cod Lighthouse and Provincetown Monument.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324227

Ref. Code: MS028.03.151

"Cape Cod Canal Centennial Celebration"

A Cape Cod Times special centennial edition of Cape Cod Canal with history, pictures, and illustrations of the canal.

Date: 2014

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324228

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.023

"Upper Cape Cod and Its Many Attractions"

A publication of Upper Cape Cod, its attractions, and its businesses, circa 1900.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324229

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.024

Cape Cod Life: "Constructing the Cape Cod Canal: The Ditch That Belmont Dug"

A Spring 1983 article written by Cornelius Driscoll for Cape Cod Life magazine.

Date: 1983

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324230

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.025

Glass, the eternal garment of light, catalog no. 124, Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Styles of glass lampshades are described in the catalog. The business has an office in Boston at 60 High Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324232

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.011

Geo. W. Spence Co., leaded glass, stained glass church and memorial windows, 90 Canal Street, Boston, Mass.

The brochure lists churches, residences and public buildings which have glass installations done by the firm.

Date: 1919-1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.007

Kimble glass, Kimble Glass Company, Vineland, New Jersey

The versatility of glass in home and commercial building decoration is illustrated in bathroom fixtures, lighting fixtures, furniture, cocktail bars and store shelving.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324236

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.012

Your home planned for today and tomorrow, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Floor plans and descriptions for a variety of home models are in the catalog. The work can be done by Naumkeag Lumber Co., Inc., building materials and millwork, 138 Canal Street, Salem, Mass. For the seccond catalog copy the work can be done by the Pineland Lumber Company, 10 Avon Street, Lewiston,...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324238

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.153

Vacation visit, being a little journey to the factories of the United Shoe Machinery Company, Boot and Shoe Recorder, Boston, Mass.

The article describes in text and photographs the United Shoe Machinery Company which manufactures machines used in shoe production.

Date: 1912-09-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324240

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.016

Morse's New Dining Rooms, 9 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has the restaurant's $.10 cent offerings and other dishes from $.15 to $.30 cents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324241

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.02.050

Fall styles, 1929, Collins & Fairbanks Co., 383 Washington Street, 16 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Men's hats and suits are the primary merchandise displayed. Hat syles and fur scarfs for women are shown on the back pages of the catalog.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.031

Circular, Charles Richardson & Co., manufacturers and dealers in paints, oils, varnishes and painters' supplies, 85 & 89 Oliver Street, corner High, Boston, Mass.

The brands and types of paint sold by Richardson are listed in the circular. Awards won by the vendors are also included. Richardson carries paint from F.W. Gerdes & Brother, Pittsburgh, who won a medal from the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Exhibition in 1881.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324479

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.03.027

Cherry Meadow Gardens 1933, Olive Belches, Framingham Center, Mass.

The business performs garden consulting, creation and grows annual and perennial flower plants.

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324483

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.024

Catalogue of Green's Nursery Co., spring 1896, Rochester, New York

The catalog has a price list and order form for customers.

Date: 1896

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324485

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.025

Primo Art Garden Furniture, catalog 28, Primo Art Studios, 891 No. Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Urns, statues, benches and other pieces are cast in stone. There is a price list and order form attached to the inside of the back cover. A separate general letter to customers is included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324487

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.014

Trade card for Hinds' Radical Corn Remover, prepared only by A.S. Hinds, pharmacist, Portland, Maine

A pig carries an uprooted corn stalk in the card illustration. The product removes hard or soft corns, bunions, calluses, warts and moles.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324494

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.045

Trade card, grown with Williams, Clark & Co.'s high grade bone fertilizers, New York, New York

Boy and girl sheaves of wheat illustrate the product.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.04.01.012

American Seal Ready Mixed Paints for inside or outside use, manufactured by Troy Paint and Color Works, Troy, New York

Tips for selecting and applying the paint are provided. The seal on the verso has the name "William Connor." An "Uncle Sam" figure carries a paint pail in the cover image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324499

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.117

Modene Custombilt House Paint, Modene Paint Service, Frank Bownes Company, Chelsea, Mass.

The advantages of using the paint are described with directions for application.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324501

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.098

Tintz the velvet gloss for walls and woodwork, Modene Paint Service, Frank Bownes Company, Chelsea, Mass.

Suggestions for applying the paint to different surfaces are provided.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324502

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.099

Treatise on paints, such as are used in the preservation and embellishment of houses, and more especially their interior walls and wooden work : together with a full discussion of the colours & ingredients which assure the permanence of those things to be painted, while pleasing the perception of discriminating persons, and introduced by a philosophical consideration of the nature of colour and its effect upon the mind of man, distributed by Williamsburg Craftsmen, Inc. at their Craft House off Francis Street, in the yard of the Williamsburg Inn, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Background on the development of paints used in Colonial Williamsburg buildings is provided with a list of department stores which carry the approved paints. Jordan Marsh is the distributor in Boston.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324503

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.04.026

Brochure, Willowbrook Tavern at New Ipswich, New Hampshire

The tavern has guest accomodations and is convenient to the Fitchburg Railway station. A map on the verso has the location. A loose card states the facility is open from May 28, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324510

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.016

Brochure, Sawyer Tavern, Keene, New Hampshire

The tavern offers golf privileges as well as food and accomodations. Text inside the brochure reads "The latch string is always out."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324511

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.017

Brochure, Sawyer Tavern, Keene, New Hampshire

The tavern offers golf privileges as well as dinners and accomodations. Travelers are told to look for the stagecoach in the yard.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324512

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.018

Letterhead, Stoneleigh Manor, Rye Beach, New Hampshire

The letterhead and a small folded card describe the Stoneleigh Manor property for potential guests.

Date: 1925-06-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325612

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.019

Manuscripts

This subseries consists of materials relating to some of the books written by Royal Barry Wills or Royal Barry Wills Associates. Materials include typed manuscripts and drafts, handwritten drafts, illustrations, sketches, correspondence, mock-ups, and camera-ready mechanicals. The publications in...

Date: 1940-1993, undated

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

GUSN: 325614

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01

Presentations and Speeches, 1958-2010, undated

Seven folders conatining presentations and speeches by Royal Barry Wills, Merton Barrows, Robert Minot, and Richard Wills.

Date: 1958-2010

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

GUSN: 325615

Ref. Code: AR029.02.02

Awards and Trophies, 1982-2008

Awards and Trophies, 1932-1982

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

GUSN: 325616

Ref. Code: AR029.02.03

Brochure, Bleak House, Peterborough, New Hampshire

The facilities and features of Bleak House and Peterborough are described for potential guests.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325618

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.020

"Houses for Good Living"

Hardbound copy of "Houses for Good Living" by Royal Barry Wills, published in 1940 by Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc. Numerous loose items have been inserted throughout the volume including: a typed manuscript of the foreward and first five chapters; original prints of most of the black-and-...

Date: 1940

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

GUSN: 325617

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.01

"Better Houses for Budgeteers"

Nine matted renderings used in the book "Better Houses for Budgeteers" written by Royal Barry Wills and published in 1941 by Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc. Renderings include those shown on pages 32, 33, 34, 36, 49, 55, 57, 69, and 84. Two renderings are signed by Royal Barry Wills and o...

Date: 1941

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

GUSN: 325620

Ref. Code: AR029.02.01.02

Postcard, Appleton Inn, New ipswich, New Hampshire

The fold out postcard has a photo of the property exterior, a map and photos of the 105 year old parlor wallpaper. The postcard has an April 1912 postmark.

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325621

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.021

Envelope, Howard, Robinson Co., dealers in groceries, hardware, dry goods, footwear and stationery, Jackson, New Hampshire

People stand in front of the general store in Jackson, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325622

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.01.006

Flyer for Mt. Crotched Country Club, Old Post Road, Francestown, New Hampshire

The club occupies the Gibson Tavern building and offers various sports such as hunting, fishing, golf and skiing. Directions and train service from Boston are described. Text on the flyer reads "The original Gibson Tavern building in 1800."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325623

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.031

Christmas suggestions for every member of the family, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

Gift suggestions are listed for women, men and children. A directory of merchandise is given which indicates the building and floor locations.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325624

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.040

Brochure, Stoneleigh Manor, the house beautiful, Rye Beach, New Hampshire

The features and amenities of the resort are described. Text in the brochure reads "The hotel is four years old and was constructed at a cost of nearly a million dollars."

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325625

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.022

Summer resorts, Randolph, Vermont

The resorts described are the Randolph Inn, The Manchester, Randolph House, The Maplewood, Wayside Farm, The Old Homestead and the residence of Luke Parish, an old colonial house advertised as a gentleman's summer residence. There are photographs of all the properties.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325628

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.030

Trade card, Boston Coach Axle Oil for use on carriages, cabs and buggies, Boston Coach Axle Oil, location unknown, undated

Reasons for using the lubricating oil are described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325629

Ref. Code: EP001.01.084.01.01.017

Trade card, Samuel Walker & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in oil and lubricating oils, Boston Standard Oil, No. 33 India Street, Boston, Mass.

The name "Boston Standard Oil" is also on the card. walker carries kerosene, mecca, paraffine, spindle, sperm, lard and petroleum fluid.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325630

Ref. Code: EP001.01.084.01.01.018

Trade card, Means, Palmer & Co., dealers in kerosene, sperm, lard and whale oils, Nos. 126 & 128 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries Elaine and neatsfoot oils, starch, soaps, soda ash and candles of all kinds. Means is the successor to B. Dickerman, Jr. & Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325631

Ref. Code: EP001.01.084.01.01.019

Trade card, Gould & Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in paints, oils & varnishes, 69 & 71 Union Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries copal and shellac varnishes, John Lucas greens, John L. Whiting paint and varnish brushes and Gould's sperm-lubricating oil.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325632

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.042

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