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George Wright & Co. trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/1/132 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: George Wright & Co. trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/1/132

Creator(s): George Wright & Co.

Site Location(s): Based in - London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom( 51.5085, -0.12574 )

Date(s): 1863-1884

Size and medium: 1 trade card

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/nnljx85h

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718572

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

Description

Pictorial 19th century lithographed trade card of George Wright & Co. with three images at top of card depicting Wright's Patent Bivalve Grate 'closed', with 'one value open' and 'both valves open'. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Large vignette image fills reverse of card, depicting Burton Weir Works with smoking chimneys and horse drawn cart in foreground.


Transcription of obverse: GEORGE WRIGHT & CO. Stove Grate, Fender & Kitchen Range Manufacturers. GENERAL METAL WORKERS & FOUNDERS, 1, Salters' Hall Court, OPPOSITE THE RAILWAY TERMINUS, CANNON ST, LONDON, E.C. Works, ROTHERHAM. ILLUSTRATED PATTERN BOOK MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION.


Transcription of reverse: G. WRIGHT & CO'S WORKS, BURTON WEIR, ROTHERHAM.

Physical characteristics

Technique: lithograph

Medium: print

Support: pasteboard

Object: width 124mm height 91mm

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