DESCRIPTION:
Ephemera - E. Howard & Co. business card, measures approximately 3.5 inches x 2.25 inches. A very attractive early piece of ephemera for the Howard collector; this card is marked as "Manufacturers of Fine Clocks and Watches Successors to Howard & Davis and the Boston Watch Co," and we believe the reference to these two entities suggests a likely dating to the late 1850s for this piece. The handwritten correction for the office address from 109 Washington St. to 17 Washington St. may also be a potential clue to dating, and a quick online search reveals Howard's use of the 17 Washington St. address as early as 1859 (in an advertisement in the "Practical Mechanic" periodical).
CONDITION:
Card in excellent condition, address marking of "109" is scored three times in ink with updated "17" marked below.
ESTIMATE:
$80
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$160
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