2000.177.11 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Office interior, C. S. Mersick and Company, New Haven

Date1916

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 7 7/8in. (14 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionFactory office with two men in overalls and one man with pencil sitting in rolling chair at rolltop desk. All men wear eyeglasses. Left wall has windows, rear and right walls are a wire fence partition. Samples on shelves in background. Desk is filled with papers, hanging on left wall is book "Bulling.../ express...Guide..." near a wicker wastepaper basket. Man in middle holds metal rod.

Object number2000.177.11

NotesSubject Note: In 1892, the C. S. Mersick and Company, located at 286, 288, 290, 292 State Street were manufacturers of general hardware and supplies for tinsmiths, plumbers, and blacksmiths. They were importers and dealers in iron, steel and metals.

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