Sample card of glass beads

Titles: Sample card of glass beads (Supplied title)

Description: Rectangular yellowed white cardboard card is strung with one hundred nine short rows of different color and size glass beads. "AMERICAN BEAD COMPANY INC./ BEADS/ IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF NOVELTIES/ 485 Fifth Avenue [dot] NEW YORK" is printed at the top of one side of the card. To the left of each row of beads is printed a number(s) representing color or size. Three rows have "bright" penciled next to them, several have penciled checkmarks. The card is a sales sample that was in stock at the Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post, Onamia, Minnesota.

Dates

• Approximately 1919 (Creation)

Creation

• imported by: American Bead Company, Inc.
• retailed by: Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 10000.837

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, The Harry and Jeannette Ayer Collection.

Notes

• Jeannette O. and Harry D. Ayer Ojibwe Collection.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 24.9 centimeters length
• 15.9 centimeters width

Subjects

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