Lot 015 - Grouping of Antique George L. Brownell Hearse Manufactory Ephemera Including Illustrated Advertising Envelopes, Printed Circular, and Letters to John Pingree of New London, New Hampshire, 1886

Lot 015 - Grouping of Antique George L. Brownell Hearse Manufactory Ephemera Including Illustrated Advertising Envelopes, Printed Circular, and Letters to John Pingree of New London, New Hampshire, 1886Grouping of antique ephemera from the George L. Brownell hearse manufactory, Cannon Street at Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Massachusetts. The lot includes two illustrated advertising envelopes with hearse vignettes, each bearing two cent postage stamps and addressed to John Pingree of New London, New Hampshire; a printed circular headed "From the Hearse Manufactory of George L. Brownell" with an engraved hearse illustration, advertising hearses and

Wear and tear to frame

along with an alumni meeting program and a billhead from the Nonotuck Silk Company

and other religious figures

and emulsion loss along the right edge

Bilow - third from top of ladder

There is a small area of tortoiseshell inlay lift at the upper left corner

The plaque reads: “I WILL BLESS EVERY PLACE WHERE A PICTURE OF MY HEART SHALL BE EXPOSED AND HONORED

A team portrait page titled "Meet the California Cuties in Civilian Togs" shows headshots of all 11 players

Some hooks slightly loose due to nails backing out

The can has a domed top with a threaded screw cap

but later scratched it out

including natural surface wear and handling wear consistent with age