Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Scope and Content
Title: American advertising ephemera collection
Collection number: 6067
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear feet
1 box
Date: 1870s-1930s
Abstract: A collection of advertising fliers, brochures, booklets and catalogs for household appliances and products, all aimed specifically
at women, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. The collection includes trade catalogs for heating sources, stoves, porcelain
sinks, vacuums, "wear-ever" cookware, carpet sweepers, irons, wringers, and "ready to eat" food products; fliers for labor-saving
laundry soap, and a dryer that dries without a wringer; a commercial laundry price list; and brochures.
Acquisition
Purchased from Eclectibles, April 16, 2013.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], American advertising ephemera collection, Collection no. 6067, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Scope and Content
A collection of advertising fliers, brochures, booklets and catalogs for household appliances and products, all aimed specifically
at women, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. The collection includes trade catalogs for heating sources, stoves, porcelain
sinks, vacuums, "wear-ever" cookware, carpet sweepers, irons, wringers, and "ready to eat" food products; fliers for labor-saving
laundry soap, and a dryer that dries without a wringer; a commercial laundry price list; and brochures.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Advertisements
Advertising--Electric household appliances--Archival resources
Advertising--Soap--Archival resources
Advertising--United States--19th century--Archival resources
Advertising--United States--20th century--Archival resources
Brochures
Fliers (printed matter)
Pamphlets
Printed ephemera
Women in advertising--United States--19th century--Archival resources
Women in advertising--United States--20th century--Archival resources