Collection Summary
| Title | U.S. Patent Office advertising prints and labels collection |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1874-1940 |
| Call No. | Guide Record (filing series: USPO) |
| Collector | United States. Patent Office |
| Extent | ca. 67,180 items, including ca. 67,040 loose items and 140 volumes (containing ca. 73,000 pasted in items). |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp024002 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010651997 |
| Summary | The collection consists of American (and a small quantity of international) commercial prints and labels spanning from 1874 through 1940. This collection documents advertising and commercial aesthetics and products from the period, including packaging, flyers, wallpaper friezes, ephemera, newspaper advertisements, bread wrappers, promotional calendars, cigarette cards, and cardboard cut-outs. The volumes contain approximately 73,000 prints and labels with associated information from the Patent Office Gazette such as the company name, registration number, and year. |
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