Mirror, Hand
- Object Name:
- Mirror, Hand
- Object ID:
- 2022.001.05
- Place of Origin:
- Brookline, MA
- Date:
- 1934
- Description:
- Advertising mirror, Manchester, NH, Food Show, 1934. Horizontal rectangular glass mirror covered with blue paper on back and edges. Black printed text on back: "Manchester Food Show / Auspices of / SILVER BROS. CO., Inc. / Nov. 21, 22, 23, 1934 / FRUIT, PRODUCE, GROCERIES." Black printed text on top front edge: "THE STANWOOD-HILLSON CORP., BROOKLINE, MASS."
- Material:
- Glass
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-2.1 W-3.1 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- With the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, as the economy contracted, food sales and consumption plummeted in communities across the country. The Silver Brothers of Manchester, NH, were among merchants across the country who used advertising and marketing as devices to promote food sales during the Great Depression. Food shows, scheduled and advertised events staged primarily by businesses, offered cooking and product demonstrations, free food samples, drawings, and entertainment as a way of promoting store visits and sales
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Food vendors, Advertising, Mirrors, Grocery stores
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