Historic New England

Plan of H.H. Hunnewell lands, 1876

Plan of lands owned by H. H. Hunnewell. Possibly for the plans of City Hall in Wellesley, Mass. Hunnewell gave the lands and building to the town of Wellesley as a gift.

Date: 1876-03-27

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 251420

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.052

Plan of H.H. Hunnewell lands, undated

Plan of lands owned by H. H. Hunnewell. Possibly for the plans of City Hall in Wellesley, Mass. Hunnewell gave the lands and building to the town of Wellesley as a gift.

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 251421

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.053

Trade card for the Hub Lock and Key Service, locksmiths, 44 Staniford Street, Boston, Mass., 1920-1940

The business has master locksmiths and electricians. The card verso reads "ca. 1920-1940."

Date: 1920-1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251447

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.001

Trade card for Wm. Hall & Co., locksmiths, No. 27 Dock Square, Boston, Mass., undated

Hall manufactures patent locks and was established in 1843.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.002

Trade card for Ballard & Stearns, hardware, cutlery, Britannia, house furnishing goods, Granite Block, 16 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The bottom of the card reads "B & S are also Agents for Green's Extension Shower Baths, which attracted so much attention at the Mechanics Fair."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.003

Trade card for Lane & Read, hard ware, Merchants' Row, directly opposite Chatham Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business is a hardware importer located in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251450

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.004

Nashua Lock Co., Mortise Knob Locks, Nashua, New Hampshire, undated

The card reads "Brass front, bolts and key-12 changes."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251451

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.005

Trade card for A.B. Smith & Co., hardware, nails, and paper-hangings, Winchendon, Mass., undated

The card verso has a price list for oak and hemlock leather belting.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251452

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.006

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

The names C.M. Richardson and D.P. Waters are printed on the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251453

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.007

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

A crane is featured in the card illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.008

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Two waterfowl fly over a landscape with a rising sun in the background.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251455

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.009

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Pyramids are in the illustration background for Richardson & Waters.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251456

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.010

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Broken pillars dominate the card image for Richardson & Waters.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251457

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.011

Trade card for Richardson & Waters, hardware, 215 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

A pyramid looms over rows of pillars in the illustration for Richardson & Waters.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251458

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.012

Trade card for Enoch Robinson, house trimmings, No. 21 Brattle Street, near Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Robinson is a manufacturer and dealer in ornamental bronze and brass door knobs, brass furniture trimmings, butts, window fastenings, bronze face locks and silvered glass knobs. The business was established in 1839.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251459

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.013

Trade card for F.E. Edwards, locksmith hardware, No. 11 Dock Square, Boston, Mass., undated

Yale keys are a specialty for the locksmith.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251460

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.014

Boston Can Company's price list of oil cans, Boston Can Co., 126 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., 1884

The list has images and prices for the Tidal Wave Swinging Faucet Can, Dyer's IXL Crated Cans and kerosene oil cans.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251462

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.015

Advertisement for S. Havens, silver door plates, 96 Court Street, Boston, Mass., April 25, 1868

Havens is a silver plater located at 96 Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1868-04-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251464

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.016

Trade card for the Clinton Wire Cloth Co., manufacturers of "Power Loom" Wire Cloths & Nettings, Clinton, Mass., 1876

Clinton manufactures wire screens, fences and other types of wire coverings. The business exhibited at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. The fair buildings are shown in the image.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251466

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.017

Trade card for Henry B. Newhall Co., commission merchants, heavy and shelf hardware, ship chandlery and railway supplies, 105 Chambers & 89 Reade Streets, New York, New York and 47 Pearl Street, corner of Franklin, Boston, Mass., undated

Newhall deals in hardware, railway supplies and ship chandlery items from locations in Boston and New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251468

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.018

Trade card for J. Walter Davis, hardware, West Gardner, Mass., undated

A red rose is the illustration for the J. Walter Davis hardware business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251469

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.019

Trade card for Reuben Richards, Jr., hard ware goods, No. 41 South Market Street, 2d store from Merchant's Row, Boston, Mass., dated October 14, 1826

Richards imports such items as tin plates, sheet iron, cast, blistered and German steel, brass kettles, cutlasses, pistols and muskets.

Date: 1826-10-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251472

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.020

Trade card for Abraham Bazin, hard-ware goods, brushes, 16 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated August 29, 1800

Bazin imports and sells goods at the lowest price for cash.

Date: 1800-08-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251473

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.021

Trade card for John Odin, hard ware goods, No. 11 Dock Square, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated April 19, 1820

The dealer's wholesale and retail business encompasses window glass, nails, lead, tin, wire, copper, brass, iron, steel, anvils, vices, guns, powder and shot.

Date: 1820-04-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251482

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.022

Billhead for David B. Gurney, manufacturer of tacks, nails, steel shanks, South Abington, Mass., 1880s

The left side of the billhead reads "A freight allowance does not guarantee delivery."

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251483

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.023

Billhead for William A. Edson, manufacturer of nail kegs, Whitman, Mass., dated July 16, 1888

Edson deals in nail kegs in Whitman, Massachusetts.

Date: 1888-07-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.024

Billhead for Franck Shute & Co., dealers in heavy hardware and blacksmiths' supplies, 23 Kilby Street, near State Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 16, 1884

The Shute business is on Kilby Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1884-12-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 251485

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.025

Letterhead for F.M. Holmes Furniture Co., furniture manufacturers, No. 116 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated January, 1885

The letterhead image shows the factory at 121 Medford Street in Charlestown.

Date: 1885-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250839

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.026

Billhead for John K. Simpson, Jr., bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated May 19, 1836

Simpson carries, at wholesale and retail, feather beds, mattresses, feathers, hair, moss and other items.

Date: 1836-05-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250840

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.027

Billhead for John K. Simpson, Jr., bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated May 5, 1835

The dealer "keeps constantly for sale feathers of every description."

Date: 1835-05-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250841

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.028

Billhead for John K. Simpson, bedding warehouse, No. 1 Ann Street, near the Old Market, Boston, Mass., dated October 13, 1831

Simpson has mattresses of every price from $1.50 to $30.00.

Date: 1831-10-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250842

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.029

Trade card for William Nichols, wholesale dealer in cane & wood seat chairs, No. 91 Cross Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Nichols has box chairs for shipping to customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250843

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.003

Trade card for the Wakefield Rattan Co., rattan furniture, 417 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The dealer carries shades, baskets, mats, matting, brooms, brushes and other items. The Company is the successor to Cyrus Wakefield.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250844

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.004

Trade card for the Wakefield Rattan Company, manufacturers of rattan furniture, 115 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso shows a rattan rocking chair.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250845

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.005

Trade card for the Wakefield Rattan Company, manufacturers of rattan furniture, 115 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has an image of a rattan rocking chair.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250846

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.006

Trade card for V.P. Parkhurst, manufacturer of cane seat chairs, East Templeton, Mass., undated

Chairs are finished and boxed to order by the dealer.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250847

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.007

Trade card for the Wakefield Rattan Co., manufacturers of rattan furniture, No. 115 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A rattan chair is shown on the card verso. The Company has stores in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250848

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.008

Trade card for the Wakefield Rattan Co., manufacturers of rattan furniture, No. 115 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Company makes children's carriages, mats, baskets and rugs in addition to furniture.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250849

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.009

Trade card for Pettingill & Pear, folding chairs to loan, 30 Brattle Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business will rent folding tables for lunch and card parties.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250850

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.010

Trade card for the Marks Chair, Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., 850 Broadway, between 13th & 14th Streets, New York, New York and 234 S. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated

The Marks Chair uses "Wakefield Woven Cane" according to the description on the card verso. The image is captioned "The Seven Wonders of the World Colossus of Rhodes."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250851

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.011

Trade card for the Marks Folding Chair, Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., Ltd., 850 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

The card verso description suggests giving the chair as a holiday gift. It was patented February 1, 1876. The Company has a Branch Office at 221 and 223 State Street in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250852

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.012