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2015.77.97 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Trade card
2015.77.97 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Trade card

Maker (American)
Dateafter 1828
MediumCardstock
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.77.97
DescriptionTrade card for "John E. Bassett & Co., importers and dealers in / hardware / cutlery / mechanics' tools, &c.", located at 236 Chapel Street in New Haven, CT. On the opposite side of the card is a drawing of the J.E. Basset & Co. building. Surrounding the building are descriptions of the company, which read: "Real Bronze House Trimmings," "Builders' Materials, Housekeeping Goods," and "I.X.L. Pocket Knives Rodgers Scissors."
NotesDimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 x 3 3/4"
Status
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1974.31.22ad © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society
George M. Griswold
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1873-1898
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Howard Smith Gilman
1913-1919
Box
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1865
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1968
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Unknown
1850-1920
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Holley Manufacturing Company
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Tiffany & Company
1869
Plate
Vernon Kilns
1950s
Bank
Mechanics Savings Bank
patented 3 July 1923
Profile of 1974.56.2.1-.3 and a fourth mug from the communion set, privately owned.
Frederick Bassett
made 1780-1785, dated 1776