Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888

Item Information

Title:
Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888
Description:
Wheeler & Wilson's New High-Arm Family Sewing Machine, the No. 9, is described on the card verso. The item is available from J.G. Washburn, dealer in pictures & frames, pianos & organs, in Bath, Maine. A young girl reads a book and her mother holds a parrot next to the sewing machine.
Manufacturer:
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Date:
1888
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Ephemera
Genre:
trade cards
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
EP001: Ephemera collection
Subjects:
advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (needleworking technique)
sewing machines (equipment)
frames (protective furnishings)
pianos
organs (pipe organs)
reading (activity)
Places:
Connecticut > Fairfield (county) > Bridgeport
Maine > Sagadahoc (county) > Bath
Extent:
1 trade card ; 4 1/2 x 3 inches
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/267653
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.
Identifier:
267653
Call #:
EP001.01.102.03.03.006