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The Royal Private Christmas Greeting Cards, Order Book [blue], [Album 6] [graphic material] / The Bradley-Garretson Co. Limited, Brantford, Canada

Hierarchical level:

File

Date:

ca. 1933.

Reference:

R11648-0-7-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4350357

Context of this record:

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Kenneth Rowe fonds

The Royal Private Christmas Greeting Cards, Order Book [blue], [Album 6]
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File includes:

46 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

ca. 1933.

Place:

Brantford, Ontario, Canada:

Place of creation:

Ontario

Publisher:

The Bradley-Garretson Co. Limited,

Extent:

1 album : order book, Christmas cards and other, 23 folios, 46 prints ; 24.5 x 31.2 x 5.0 cm [album].

Language of material:

English

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Order book [album 6] is 1 of 11 bound albums which include Victorian scapbooks, and catalogues and order books for greeting cards, and donor's presentation albums. This album is part of a collection which also includes loose items, artifacts and general ephemera with photographic and philatelic elements.

Order book has blue covers. One of 2 similar albums, the other having red covers. Album is comprised of 23 folios and 80 items (note insert and order pages counted as items). There are 19 black folios with greeting cards, all have sender's name and address printed on samples laid down. Also 1 small folio with fraternal greetings, emblems. Also 3 white paper folios with order instructions. Front and back covers with laid down fly-leaf with order instructions. Tissue interleaf througout. Some cards with ribbons; envelope with letters and inserts attched within paper sleeve, front of book.

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Publisher: Bradley-Garretson (Firm)

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(Electronic) Item-level descriptions on-line in Mikan database. R11648-6. (90: Open)

(Paper) Word item list. R11648-2005. On accession file: R11648-2005 in the art library. (90: Open)

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Statement of responsibility note:

This order book originates from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. However, a fly-leaf insert at the beginning of the album states that the cards held within the album orignate in Canada and the British Empire. The contents have been described as created in Ontario, for lack of more precise origin information.

Custodial history:

Private source, collected by Kenneth Rowe.

Accompanying material note:

Letter insert, dated September 13, 1933, from the Bradley-Garretson Co., to Mrs. Hanford Tait, Sussex, N.B., informing client that samle book is being sent under separate cover. Includes pricing information, order form, coupon sheet and return envelope.

Subject heading:

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Christmas cards

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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00006
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R11648]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 File number 6

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Accession No. R11648-6 ;

Copyright: Expired.

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24