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Object Name
Seed Bag Front
Object Number
2017-28-2
Description
Printed advertisement designed to be sewn to the front of a seed or flour bag. Glazed white cotton with black ink lettering and image. At top, "WORCESTER/CHAIN GEAR BUCKEYE"; at bottom, "The Richardson Manufacturing Co./WORCESTER, MASS./TRUMAN CATLIN, Agent/LITCHFIELD, Conn." At center, image of a man riding a mower drawn by two horses.
Provenance
Truman Catlin (1842-1922), of Litchfield, was donor's great-grandfather.
Comment
See 1997-04-3 for a similar advertisement, attached to a seed bag.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Date Made
1880-1900
Dimensions
Overall length 21.5", width 15.75"
Materials
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Seed Bag Front