Celluloid Novelty

Description:

One side of this celluloid card has a calendar for 1916, and ad for Squire’s "Arlington Brand" Pure Food Products. The other depicts a corn-fed pig as used in these products. John P. Squire began selling pork products in the Faneuil Hall Market, in Boston, in 1842.

Date Made: 1916

Maker: John P. Squire & CompanyEhrman Mfg. Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0574Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0574

Object Name: CalendarCelluloid Novelty

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5.6 cm x 9.5 cm; x 2 3/16 in x 3 3/4 inoverall: 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 3 11/16 in; .3175 cm x 5.715 cm x 9.36625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0849-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1323314

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