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- Hanks Silk Mill - As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- 1810
- Collections - Artifact
Hanks Silk Mill
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- Trade Card for "Elite" Toilet Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for "Elite" Toilet Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- Trade Card for "Elite" Toilet Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for "Elite" Toilet Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co.'s trade cards were known for promoting premium gifts with the purchase of a product. This card offers a silk handkerchief with the purchase of "Elite" toilet soap.