Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 2022.001.04
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Folding advertising fan. Tan pleated paper leaf on shaped balsa wood ribs. Printed floral design in green, brown, and white. Text printed in blue on one guard stick: "JUST A GOOD / RELIABLE STORE / A. W. SANDERS Flour, Groceries, Etc. PITTSFIELD, / N.H." Aluminum ring at end.
- Material:
- Wood
Balsa
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-14 L-8.6 D-0.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Alvin W. Sanders (1850-1923), who operated a grocery store on Carroll Street in Pittsfield, NH, from 1900 to 1920, purchased and distributed folding fans like this to potential customers, advertising his grocery business
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Fans (Accessories), Advertising, Grocery stores
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