Historic New England

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

Colors from historic Newport, authentically reproduced in Colorizer Paints, Colorizer Associates

The colors are available in all paint and enamel finishes for interior and exterior use. The reproduction is done "by exclusive warrant from the Preservation Society of Newport County." Dealers are list on the brochure verso.

Date: 1962

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266716

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.049

Label for John B. Baker & Co., saddlery & harness warehouse, 12 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A man and a woman dressed in formal riding attire are shown in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266718

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.001

Trade card for John W. Nichols, The Meriden Harness Co., harness manufacturer, 119 & 121 South Colony Street, Meriden, Connecticut, undated

The Company name is stamped on the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266721

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.002

Dutch Boy Interior Decorating Colors featuring The Dirt Fighter Latex Wall Paint, Dutch Boy Paints Coatings Group, Dutch Boy, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Interior paint chip samples are shown with three separate color strips done by Sherwin Williams. The brochure has a test report from Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc., New York.

Date: 1976

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266722

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.050

Trade cards for J.H. Gerhardt, harness maker, 1858 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Gerhardt deals in saddlery hardware with repairing a specialty.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266723

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.003

Trade card for the Putnam Nail Co., Boston, Mass., undated

Text on the card verso reads "The Putnam Nail is the only hot-forged and hammer-pointed horse-shoe nail in the world." The postal address is located in Neponset, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266724

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.004

Etchings of houses stained with Dexter Brothers English Shingle Stain, Dexter Brothers, 55 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

Etchings of houses in New England and other parts of the country are used to promote the product. The business claims it does not wash off.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266725

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.001

Trade card for Ordway, Loring & Ricker, dealer in harness and horse clothing, 60 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

The business imports saddlery hardware for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266727

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.005

Devoe Mirrolac Stains in varnish, Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., New York and Chicago

Color samples and surfaces which the product can be used on are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266726

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.002

Trade card for the Putnam Nail Co., Boston, Mass., 1881

The illustration caption reads "St. Julien, 2.11 1/4." Below the image it states "Copyright Clay & Richmond, Buffalo, N.Y., 1881." The card verso reads "The Only Hot-Forged and Hammer-Pointed Horse-Shoe Nail in The World." The company postal address is in Neponset, Massachusetts.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266728

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.006

Price list of varnishes, Valentine & Co., 36 India Street, Boston, Mass.

Booklet with price list of varnishes sold by Valentine and Company.

Date: 1865-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266729

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.003

List No. 2: Berry Brothers descriptive list of varnishes and japans

Descriptive of varnishes and japans (lacquer) sold by Berry Brothers.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266750

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.004

Trade card for Bunker Hill Harness Oil, Brooks Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio, undated

The product is carried by C.P. Abbott, maufacturer and dealer in light & heavy harness, South Royalton, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266751

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.007

Den towards Stairs, Dec. 21, 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12-21

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266730

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.034

Den towards Window, Dec. 21, 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12-21

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266731

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.035

Inch Scale of Mantel, undated

1 scale drawing : ink on linen (?)

Date: 1905-12-21

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266732

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.036

Dining Room Toward Fireplace, Dec. 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266733

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.037

Library towards Mantel, Dec. 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266734

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.038

Elevation towards Front, Dec. 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266735

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.039

Library opposite Mantel, Dec. 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266736

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.040

Elevation towards Hall, Dec. 1905

1 elevation : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266737

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.041

Ceiling Plan, Dec. 1905

1 plan : ink on linen

Date: 1905-12

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 266738

Ref. Code: AR004.001.002.009.042

Household

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266305

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012

Art and photography supplies

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266306

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003

Interior decoration and finishes

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266307

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013

Letterhead for Ginn & Heath, publishers of school & college text books, 46 Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1870s

The publisher has offices in Boston, New York and Chicago.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266308

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.004

New books, Lockwood, Brooks & Co., 381 Washington Street, opposite Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., 1877-1878

The card lists new juvenile and adult titles from the publisher.

Date: 1877-1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266310

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.005

Smith's arithmetics, the practical series, Ginn & Company, publishers, Boston, Mass., undated

The "Smith's arithmetics" titles, by David Eugene Smith and published by Ginn are described in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266313

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.006

Trade card for Silver-Burdett & Co., publishers, 110-112 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card text reads "Choice new text-books and helps for nearly every branch of school and college work." The publisher has additional offices in New York and Chicago.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266315

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.007

Postcard for Everett Hale Whitlock, rare and out of print books, Whitlock's 7 Broadway, New Haven, Connecticut, undated

Whitlock offers an antique map of Torrington, Connecticut to the customer. He deals in prints, maps, documents, Connecticut and Yale material.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266316

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.008

Leaflet for "The eternal laughter and other poems," by W. Starling Burgess, W.B. Clarke Co., publishers, Park Street Church, Boston, Mass., 1903

The poems are by naval architect Burgess with drawings by Edward Lyne and Edmund H. Garrett. The item verso has a quote from the introduction by Julian Hawthorne.

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266330

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.009

Art and craft supplies

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266317

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001

Lyn Hovey Studio, historic restorations, new commissions, 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The brochure describes the Studio's work in original pieces and restoration procedures.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266333

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.002

Trade card for Chas. K. Reed, publisher, Worcester, Mass., 1900-1915

The publisher's bird and flower guides are listed on the card verso.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266334

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.010

Postcard of Cherubim window in St. Anne's Church, Lowell, Mass., created by Tiffany Studios, Lyn Hovey Studio, Inc., 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Mass.

Caption on the verso reads "Cherubim window, created by Tiffany Studios of New York for St. Anne's Church in Lowell, MA. This lunette, commissioned in 1908 by Dr. A. St John Chambre as a tribute to his deceased daughters, was designed after a famous painting of the same title by Sir Joshua Reynolds....

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266336

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.003

Brochure for H.H. Plimpton & Co., 653 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass. and Norwood, Mass., undated

The image shows a special binding done by Plimpton.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266335

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.011

Greeting card for Silver-Burdett & Company, publishers, 6 Hancock Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1891

The inside of the card has an 1891 calendar.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266337

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.012

Postcard for "Beltane the smith," by Jeffery Farnol, The H.R. Huntting Company, booksellers and publishers, Springfield, Mass., 1915

The November publication of "Beltane the smith," is advertised by the bookseller.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266339

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.013

Circular for the Universal Book Protector Mfg. Co., Foxboro, Mass., undated

The circular describes the use of the Book Protector. It is supplied to the trade by The New England News Company. There are five pieces included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266340

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.02.014

Celebration of Life - The Artwork of Lyn Hovey: Drawings, Paintings, Prints and Stained Glass Works

Front: picture of a stained glass window showing two women in a garden, called "Pinching Back Geraniums" Back: postcard of Via Gallery to advertise a Lyn Hovey exhibition of drawings, paintings, prints and stained glass works.

Date: 2001-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266341

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.01.02.012

Cathedral of the Holy Cross, north transept window after restoration, photo by Alan Oransky, Lyn Hovey Studio, Inc., 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The brochure describes the restoration of the windows in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266342

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.004

Lyn Hovey Studio, Inc., 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The restoration work performed by the Studio is illustrated with the stained glass window, "Resurrection Morning," from St. Anne's Church in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266343

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.005

Page for Lyn Hovey Studio, Inc., Kraus Sikes Inc., Madison, Wisconsin

The page is from "The Guild: the architect's source of artists and artisans," (Kraus Sikes, 1992). To demonstrate its work in stained glass two pieces "Boston in Summer" and "Boston in Winter" are shown. The "Summer" scene depicts the Public Garden with a swan boat. The "Winter" scene depicts the Ge...

Date: 1992

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266344

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.006

Needlecraft embroidery and fancywork book of materials, Needlecraft Magazine, Needlecraft Publishing Co.

Craft and embroidery projects are described in the catalog.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266346

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.001.002

Hooked-rug making at home, Superior Appliance & Pattern Co. Inc., West 4th Avenue, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Patterns and supplies are described in the catalog. There is a separate brochure titled "Superior Hooked Rug Patterns," a price list and an order form and mailing envelope.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266347

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.001.003

New and popular Superior Patterns, beautify your home with Superior Hooked Rugs, Superior Appliance & Pattern Co. Inc., Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Patterns, materials and testimonials are provided in the brochure.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266348

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.001.004

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