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Hale's "Clever Clothes Shop"

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Celluloid envelope with blue print. On one side is an image of a woman's profile and Edward Hoch's attributed quote that begins, "There is so much bad in the best of us ..." An advertisement is on the reverse. The envelope contains a celluloid sleeve and a strip of material. It is an advertising piece for Hale's "Clever Clothes Shop" of Kingston, N.Y.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
advertiser
Hale, Chas. E
maker
Whitehead & Hoag Company
date made
after 1905
Physical Description
cellulose nitrate (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3.5 cm x 6 cm; 1 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in x 1/16 in; 5.715 cm x 3.4925 cm x .15875 cm
Object Name
stamp holder
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