Hoboken Riding Academy ticket with imprinted slipcase holder. No date, circa

Card with gilt lettered leather sleeve / case

Card with gilt lettered leather sleeve / case

Name/Title

Hoboken Riding Academy ticket with imprinted slipcase holder. No date, circa

Entry/Object ID

2001.017.0003

Description

Riding card/ticket good for 5 rides at the Hoboken Riding Academy, Hoboken, N.J. with imprinted leather slipcase. No date, circa 1875-1890. Printed lavender card stock 3-3/4" wide x 2-5/16" high. Printing is in black except frame and horse vignette on front and a frame and the numeral "5" on the back. Rounded corners. Card front reads: Philip Hexamer's | Riding Academy | 103, 103, 107, 109 & 111 Hudson St., | Hoboken, N.J. (Note: street numbers are old numbers - prior to 1890 - the riding stables were between Second and Third Streets.) Reverse side reads: Good for | Five Ring Lessons. Printed numbers in each corner and top center to be punched (all except 4 are punched) as the service was used. Burgundy calf skiver slipcase, edge-stitched, blind ruled with v-notch at open end. Gilt-lettered: Hoboken Riding Academy | And Horse Exchange. | Ph. Hexamer, Propr.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.017

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1890

Notes

Date: 1875-1890

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Display Value: Excellent Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-11-30