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The Collins Company Sells Axes and Machetes in Latin America
The Collins Company Sells Axes and Machetes in Latin America

The Collins Company Sells Axes and Machetes in Latin America

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
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.
Object number1980.93.12
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)
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