Name/Title
Trade Card, Singer Manufacturing CompanyEntry/Object ID
2023.12.2Description
Trade card published by the Singer Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of sewing machines, c. 1880s. The card contains the name and address of Singer's local Willimantic, CT, agent, H. N. French, 790 Main Street, Willimantic, CT. It is printed on thin white cardboard and is 10 mm wide and 6.5 mm high.Context
According to the 1885-86 Willimantic Street Directory, E. W. (not H. N.) French and Nelson W. (again, not H. N.) French were sewing machine agents in Willimantic, with a place of business at 96 Main Street. E.W. French resided at 350 Main Street, and Nelson W. French resided on Coventry Road. In the 1896 directory, Edward W. French and Nelson W. French are still listed as sewing machine agents, with a place of business at 784 Main Street, and residing at 17 Winter Street and West Main Street, respectively. (west Main Street and Coventry Road were different names for the same street.) Willimantic's street numbers were revised c. 1890. In 1897, 790 Main Street was a small wooden building, no longer in existence, just east of the Franklin Block, on the south side of Main Street, in the heart of Willimantic's business center.Collection
Trade Card CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Card, TradeNomenclature Primary Object Term
Card, AdvertisingNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Publication Type
Flyer or HandbillDate Published
circa 1880 - circa 1899Publication Language
EnglishLocation
Location
Room
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
PermanentDate
April 15, 2023Provenance
Provenance Detail
Mystic Seaport Museum 1Acquisition Method
Donation, MSMAcquisition Date
Mar 28, 2023Notes
Donated along with 13 other Willimantic trade cards from the 1880sCopyright
Copyright Holder
Public DomainCreated By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
April 15, 2023Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
April 15, 2023