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Description
Full-page advertisement which appeared in the Biddeford-Saco City Directory in 1866 for the Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine Company of Biddeford. The company was owned by Biddeford's then mayor, Charles Shaw, and his partner James Clark. They sold sewing machines by mail-order, many to people living in the western frontiers of the United States. The manufacturer was located off of Main Street, Biddeford, in the building that would eventually the Allen Loom Picker building.
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About This Item
- Title: Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine advertisement, Biddeford, 1866
- Creator: Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine Company
- Creation Date: 1866
- Subject Date: 1866
- Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 16 cm x 10.5 cm
- Local Code: 1866 Directory
- Collection: Special Collections
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Advertising
- Sewing machines--Maine--Biddeford
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- Sewing machine industry--Maine--Biddeford
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