Name/Title
Trade Card, Ivers & Pond PianosEntry/Object ID
2023.12.9Description
Trade card published by Ivers & Pond Pianos and distributed by A. C. Andrew pf Willimantic, CT. On front: "Compliments of Ivers & Pond Piano Co." On back: "Ivers & Pond Pianos. Perfection cannot strictly be predicated of a piano any more than of the 'Deacon's Wonderful One Hoss Shay.' But there is such a thing as a supreme limit of excellence impossible to surpass. The Ivers & Pond piano is this limit; better pianos cannot be made, whatever they are made of, whatever they cost to make, whatever they cost to buy. And yet the prices are very reasonable. A.C. Andrew, 804 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn." 804-806 was a brick building on the south side of Willimantic's Main Street, just west of the Franklin Block. (The Franklin Block today contains a bakery called A Cupcake for Later.) 804-806 was demolished in the 1990s and today is a small parking lot. The 1885 Willimantic Directory lists Andrew's business at 177 Main Street, but that was before Main Street addresses were renumbered and some of Willimantic streets were renamed. The 1896 directory lists Arthur C. Andrew as owning a business at 804 and 806 Main Street that sold "pianos, organs, and musical merchandise; also tuning, repairing, and stationery." Andrew boarded at 1464 Main Street. Charles H. Andrew had an insurance business at 806 Main Street.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 1895 - circa 1899Location
Location
Room
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
PermanentDate
April 16, 2023Provenance
Provenance Detail
Mystic Seaport Museum 1Acquisition Method
Donation, MSMAcquisition Date
Mar 28, 2023Copyright
Copyright Holder
Public DomainCreated By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
April 16, 2023Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
April 16, 2023
