Name/Title
PACKAGE OF NUACE PHOTO MOUNTING CORNERSEntry/Object ID
2001.170.1.3Description
Color: Black; White
A package of Nuace photo mounting corners, ca. 1920s. The package has the color "BLACK" at the top and company name and location, as well as "Made in the U. S. A." on the bottom, outside of a single-line border. Within this border is the brand name, price, patent dates from 1919 and 1920, description of use for photographs, greeting cards, and postcards in albums and mounting cards. A scene of a lake is just below center. Underneath this is a motto "NUACE / IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD" and an estimate of 100 corners per package. At the bottom are directions for use. On the reverse is information about other colors and on the flap is the motto "NUACE / MOUNTING CORNERS / are / INTERNATIONALLY / POPULAR." Inside the package are eighty-seven corners. Aside from some light abrasions at the corners, dents at the bottom left corners, a small tear at the flap fold and discoloration of the paper, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
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Greeting cards, PostcardsSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Mounts (Framing and mounting equipment), Ace Art Company, Photographs--Albums, Photographs--Trimming, mounting, etc.Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Mounts (Framing and Mounting Equipment)