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Object Name |
Bag |
Date |
ca. 1900s-1910s |
Description |
Brown paper bag with printed inscription: "LOUIS ECKETT / Tonsorial / Artist / PORT RICHMOND, S.I., N.Y. / HEADQUARTERS FOR / THE CELEBRATED / 1811 CIGARS / Royal Scarlet". The bag measures 7 inches high x 4 inches wide. |
Ownership and History |
"Tonsorial artist" is a term for a skilled barber with a talent for shaving. Louis Eckett (1875-1959) worked as a barber for more than 30 years. This bag indicates that his shop also sold tobacco products. The shop was located at 12 Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island. See catalog record PH01.1130 for a photograph of Mr. Eckett in his barber shop. |
Earliest Date |
1895 |
Latest Date |
1925 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Barbers Barbershops |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Merchandising T&E |
Associated People |
Eckett, Louis |
Catalog Number |
X16.0029 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2016. |
Legal Status |
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