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Fur Circular.
Boston: Hart, Taylor & Co., 60 Elm & 12 Friend St., [ca. 1870]. Illustrated broadside, 7.5” x 9.25”, printed in red and black. CONDITION: Good, old folds, scattered spotting, some toning to verso, minor ink transfer. A scarce broadside issued by Boston fur dealers Hart, Taylor & Company. Featuring an appealing illustration of a bear at the top, this circular lists fur garments manufactured by Hart, Taylor & Co., including robes, blankets, and coats of bearskin, wolf, genet, wildcat, fox, buffalo, raccoon, and seal. Also promoted are ladies’ furs “of all qualities” (some made from fitch, Hudson Bay sable, and squirrel) and children’s furs “in every variety.” The following note appears below the listed goods: We would respectfully call your attention to our large stock of the above-named goods, of our own manufacture, and would cordially invite you to favor us with a call before purchasing any of the above articles, as we feel assured that we can offer inducements, to the closest buyers. Our goods are all manufactured under our own supervision, in the best possible manner, and can, and will be sold on as favorable terms as by any other House in New England. Hart, Taylor & Company was established in 1861 by Frederick Bourne Taylor and Thomas Norton Hart. The business grew to large size and was highly successful, becoming the largest in this line of business in New England. The company was located at 60 Elm & 12 Friend St. from at least 1861 to 1871 and was later located at Chauncy Street. In 1878 Hart retired from the mercantile business with a large fortune. In 1880 he was elected president of Mount Vernon National Bank of Boston, and in 1888 he became mayor of Boston. The firm was succeeded by Dyer, Taylor & Co., now Dyer, Rice & Co. No copies of this broadside are recorded in OCLC. REFERENCES: Cutter and Adams. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Vol. III., pp. 1720–21.
Item #8760
Price: $475.00
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