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George Allen, Junior trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/1/37 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: George Allen, Junior trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/1/37

Creator(s): George Allen, Junior; Hoare & Reeves

Site Location(s): Based in - Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe( 51.7615, -0.01144 )

Date(s): c.1840

Size and medium: 1 trade card

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/lg258gz3

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718477

Collection group(s): Art and Antique Market | John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History

Description

Highly pictorial 19th century engraved trade card of George Allen, Junior, depicting various metalware items (clockwise from top) smoke jack, chimney pot, stove, pipe corner connector, lock and key, bell, oil lamp, urn, stove, companion set and fender, wrought iron gate, bath stove, coal scuttle, bath and poker. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Remains of previous brown and pink paper mount and glue present on reverse.


Transcription: George Allen Jun.r [Junior] Smith, Bell hanger, Coppersmith, Brazier & Tin Plate Worker. HODDESDON HERTS. Smoke Jacks clean'd & repaired. Register, Romford & other Stoves. Genuine Sperm and other Oils. COALS and WOOD. Hoare & Reeves, Sc. London.

Physical characteristics

Technique: engraving

Medium: print

Support: pasteboard

Object: width 115mm height 75mm

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