Title |
Harrisburg Nail Works, Henry McCormick, treasurer. [graphic] : Direct connections with W.U. telegraph lines. P.O. address,
Harrisburg, Pa. Works at Fairview N.C.R.W.
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Publisher |
[Harrisburgh?] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1874 |
Date |
[ca. 1874] |
Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 8 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.25 in.) |
Description |
Trade card containing a view of the works erected in 1810 along the Conodoguinet Creek. A boat travels on the creek. The mill
was dismantled in the 1910s.
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Notes |
"Regular Card of Extras on Nails, as adopted by Atlantic States Association of Nail Manufacturers, August 6th, 1874" and "Standard
Lengths of Nails as fixed by National Association" printed on verso. Includes prices for common cut nails; cut spikes; fencing
and sheathing; slating and barrel; flooring, casing, and box; finishing; and clinch or wrought.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
Subject |
Harrisburg Nail Works. |
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Nail industry -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
Geographic subject |
Conodoguinet Creek (Pa.) |
Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
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Lithographs -- 1870-1880. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.28] |
Accession number |
P.2011.10.28 |