The Collins Company Sells Axes and Machetes in Latin America

DraftsmanDrawn by HH Art Studios Inc. (American)

Date1947

MediumDrawing; ink wash and gouache with graphite on white wove paper with woodpulp paper lining

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 21 7/8in. (38.1 x 55.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro

Object number1980.93.12

DescriptionDrawing of a man with a mustache dressed in a vest, jacket and hat showing axes and machetes to several men wearing hats on a beach with palm trees. There is a crate in the foreground that reads, "COLLINS & CO". There are more men unloading a rowboat in the background. In the distance is a three-masted ship with furled sails and additional rowboats heading to shore. There is a drawing of a large knife or machete marked "COLLINS & CO / HARTFORD" across the top of the drawing.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 20 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. It was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.20.

Subject Note: According to the Library of Congress subject heading, the Collins Co. was in business in Collinsville, not Hartford, Connecticut. (Hudson 4/12/2007)

Status

Not on view