Name/Title
Billhead: Geo. W. Travers Co., Importers of Toys & Dolls; Manufacturers of Childrens' & Dolls Vehicles, Chairs, Etc.; Office & Warehouse, 15th & Adams Sts., Hoboken, N.J., July 23, 1920.Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0018Scope and Content
Billhead of George W. Travers Co., Importers of Toys and Dolls; Manufacturers of Childrens' and Dolls Vehicles, Chairs, Etc.; Office and Warehouse, 15th & Adams Sts., Hoboken, N.J., July 23, 1920.
Printed billhead, 8" high x 8-1/4" high; pencil entries, inkstamps; reverse ink file notes.
Company was at this time occupying the full north side of Fifteenth Street between Grand and Adams Streets. A fire on February 26, 1920 did not apparently put them out of business - see notes.
Invoice was to a K. Sprague of Roscoe, N.Y. for 12 wagons, 12 barrows and two strollers.
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Salesrooms: 146 Chambers Street, New York
Factory: East Templeton, Mass.Acquisition
Accession
2013.005Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1920 - 1920Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1920
Date(s): 1920General Notes
Note
Notes: The Iron Age, Volume 105, March 11, 1920, page 789:
Fire, Feb. 26, destroyed the plant of the George W. Travers Co., Fifteenth Street, Hoboken, N. J., manufacturer of infants' carriages, toys, etc., with loss estimated at $200,000.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-02-22
