Willimantic Thread Company (5 results)
Published by Major, Knapp & Co., New York
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with a color illustration of a young child in front of trompe l'oeil mirror. She is shown putting her face to the mirror. No date, circa 1885-1888. 3" x 4." Printer's information in lower-right corner on front: "Major, Knapp & Co., Park Pl., N. Y." Trade card is v…ery clean and intact except for minimal edge wear, slightly bumped corners, age toning on back, and a minuscule wrinkle on the right side when viewed from the front. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Willimantic Six Cord Spool Cotton thread. The text on back highlights the thread's high quality and soft finish and that it is made in the United States. The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the Willimantic Linen Company, the latter of which was founded in 1854. The company became very popular and was known for its wide selection of thread colors. In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company. Major, Knapp & Company was one of the iterations of a lithography company associated with the renowned photographer Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896), brothers Henry B. Major (1820-1887) and Richard Major (1825-1894), and Joseph F. Knapp (1832-1891) and his son Joseph P. Knapp (1864-1951). The company's first iterationw were Napoleon Sarony and Sarony & Company which were active between about 1840 and 1845. Major, Knapp & Co. is one of the last, if not the last, iteration of this printing firm and was active from about 1885-1888. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.
Published by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, New York
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with an illustrated color portrait of a young, blond-haired child. Decorative flowers are placed along the portrait's frame. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/4." Printer's information in lower-right corner on front: "Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, Lith. N. Y." Trade card i…s very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear and age toning on back. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Willimantic Six Cord Spool Cotton thread. The text on back highlights the thread's high quality and soft finish and that it is made in the United States. The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the Willimantic Linen Company, the latter of which was founded in 1854. The company became very popular and was known for its wide selection of thread colors. In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.
Published by H. Bencke, New York
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with a color illustration of a young child propping up a blackboard on one of Willimantic's spools of thread. The title is on the blackboard. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/2." Printer's information at the bottom on front: "H. Bencke, Lith. N.Y." Trade card is ver…y clean and intact overall. One pin hole in top margin. Age toning on back. Slight corner and edge wear. Former owner's handwriting in pencil on back (looks like practice for writing their signature). A Very Good copy. Trade card for Willimantic spool thread. The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the Willimantic Linen Company. The company became very popular and was known for its wide selection of thread colors. In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.
Published by The Hatch Lith. Co., New York
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with a color illustration of two girls riding in a carriage made of Willimantic spool which is drawn by a pony. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/2." Printer's information at the bottom on front: "The Hatch Lith. Co. New York." Trade card is very clean and intact ove…rall. Age toning and a few small pieces of paper on back. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Willimantic spool thread. The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the Willimantic Linen Company. The company became very popular and was known for its wide selection of thread colors. In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.
Published by The Hatch Lith. Co., New York
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with a color illustration of a baby boy riding on a makeshift balloon made of a spool and its thread and some sort of linen or parachute that is out of view. No date, circa 1881. 3" x 4 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact overall except for slight age toning… and a few small dots on front and back. A Very Good copy. Trade card for dealer G. C. Moore & Company and its main featured product, Willimantic spool thread. The back includes most of the promotional text. Part of the text reads, "All the Honors. Atlanta, 1881." The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the Willimantic Linen Company. The company became very popular and was known for its wide selection of thread colors. In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.