Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Trade |
Catalog Number |
1981.34.28 |
Date |
ca. 1880 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-5.5 inches |
Description |
This is a trade card for Geo. Woolford cedar tubs. the top of the cards reads, "GEO. WOOLFORD /NOS. 2240-48 N. Ninth St., / PHILADELPHIA." On the left side of the cards, there is a faint image of a barrels with six small depictions of cedars tubs and barrels with the word "GUARANTEED" printed at the top. On the right side, there is a drawing of the factory with a caption that says, "FOR FACTORIES, / BREWERIES, DYE WORKS, CHEMICAL WORKS, / RESERVOIRS, DWELLINGS, &C." The reverse is blank. |
Notes |
This trade card came from the W.A. Williams House in Green County, Kentucky. A note in the file states that a distillery was operated in the W.A. Williams House. |
Collection |
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Simmons Collection |
Subjects |
Trade cards Barrels Distilleries Distilling industries Factories Factory buildings Breweries Brewing industry Dyeing Chemical industry Chemicals Reservoirs Dwellings |
Search Terms |
Green County (Ky.) Distilleries Distilling industries Distilling Industry |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |