Place MadeNew Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Dateearly 20th Century
Mediumpasteboard
Donor credit lineGift of Brenda M. Lopes
Object number2011.62
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMatchbook for New Bedford Cordage Co. (rope company). Red background with black and white letterpress. Image of a box with a piece of rope coming out of lid. "Premeasured Rope Made Exclusively by New Bedford Cordage Co. New Bedford, Mass." "There is no better rope." "New Bedford Rope/ Dependable since 1842." "Close cover before striking." "New Bedford Cordage Company/ General Offices and Mills/ New Bedford, Mass./ Established 1842/ -O-/ Branches/ New York, N.Y./ Chicago, Ill./ Boston, Mass./ Stocks in Other Major Cities."ProvenancePurchased by donor on Ebay.On View
Not on view1745-1925
New Bedford Cordage Company
Circa 1880-1958
1900s
Norman Fortier*
Norman Fortier*
Martin, Joseph S.
