trade card
Datecirca 1820
Inventory Number2000-1-0011a
ClassificationTrade card
Subject
Maker
Samuel Thaxter
1769 - 1842
Maker
Samuel N. Dickinson
1801 - 1848
Cultural Region
Place of Use
Dimensions19.5 x 22.7 cm (7 11/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesframe (2000-1-0011b)
DescriptionThis trade card is taken from the home of H. Chase, a storekeeper, postmaster, and judge for display in his store. It was placed in a draw-house estate closed at Chase's death. It is printed on rectangular white cardboard with ornate, geometrical, floral printed border in black ink. There are seven different fonts, and three pictures a compass, an octant, and a man holding an octant. There is a frame accompanying this card (though not with it at the moment) (2000-1-0011b).
Signedon top of card: SAMUEL THAXTER
on bottom of card: S. N. Dickinson, Pr. 52 Washington St.
Inscribedon card: SAMUEL THAXTER MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER,/NO 125/ State St. Boston./ Sextants, Quadrants, compasses, Spy Glasses, Thermometers, surveying and/Gauging Instruments, Sea Books and Charts./ Nautical and Surveying Instruments repaired with accuracy and despatch.
FunctionUsed to advertise the wares of Samuel Thaxter, instrument maker of 125 State St. Boston.
Historical AttributesA note with the card mentions the following: "From H. Chase, Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Chase, a storekeeper, postmaster and judge, was sent this, by Thaxter, for his store - already framed for display. It was, instead, placed in a drawer. At his death, the house and estate was closed on account of a wrangle between his two sons. Their heirs held an auction in 1965 and this card was recovered by Richard Mills of Exeter, New Hampshire from the drawer and sold to DPW in November 1966."
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1825-1843
Object number: DW0519
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1822-1843
Accessories: mahogany box with brass hinges and hooks; two mounting attachments; detachable slit sights; tripod, see 1996-1-0059b
Object number: 1996-1-0059a
Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen)
Date: circa 1960
Accessories: spare viewfinder prism [2003-1-0011c]; camera [2003-1-0011b]
Object number: 2003-1-0011a
Ihagee Kamerawerk G.m.b.H.
Date: circa 1960
Accessories: camera mount [2003-1-0011a]; camera [2003-1-0011b]
Object number: 2003-1-0011c
Hammond Typewriter Company
Date: circa 1923
Accessories: four Hammond type shuttles for different type faces, each with a wooden storage box; four laminated paper rectangles with symbol placement guide; instruction book, instruction sheets, advertisements, and correspondence (in object file)
Object number: 1996-1-0373
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