Name/Title
Notepad and holderEntry/Object ID
2022.2.85.164Description
This promotional notepad holder was kept on Bromfield's writing table next to his typewriter. The paper is personalized with a footnote-From the desk of Louis Bromfield. The holder features a metal plate with the words Eversman MFG. Co. Denver, Colorado on it.
Promotional items used by businesses to advertise their companies or products were common, even in the 1940s and 1950s. Navitor, Inc. traces the practice in the United States as far back as George Washington's campaign in 1789. Promotional items could be buttons such as the ones for George Washington, or they could be a variety of other items such as calendars, mugs, pens, or even notepad holders like the one for Eversman. This one advertises Eversman Manufacturing which produced farm equipment until the 1990s when it was acquired by Art's Way.Location
Room
Bromfield's OfficeBuilding
The Big HouseOhio State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
