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Plowing Match
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Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of several lines of field being plowed. The card is folded up and opens to reveal that Verity Plows are the victors. Caption on the front states, "Plowing Match // Puzzle - Who gets the prize?" Caption on the inside of the card states, " Massey-Harris Co., Ltd., Sole Selling Agents // VERITY PLOWS are sure winners... Brantford, Canada. The back of the card portrays a black/white sketch of large factories on the shores of a waterway. Caption "NEW WORKS OF VERITY PLOW CO., LTD., Brantford, - Canada."

Plowing Match

Datelate 1800s
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Alternate Title
  • Plowing Match
FormatEphemera
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Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of several lines of field being plowed. The card is folded up and opens to reveal that Verity Plows are the victors. Caption on the front states, "Plowing Match // Puzzle - Who gets the prize?"  Caption on the inside of the card states, " Massey-Harris Co., Ltd., Sole Selling Agents // VERITY PLOWS are sure winners... Brantford, Canada. The back of the card portrays a black/white sketch of large factories on the shores of a waterway. Caption "NEW WORKS OF VERITY PLOW CO., LTD., Brantford, - Canada."
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    Medium
    DimensionsCLOSED - 10.9cm H x 14cm W
    OPEN - 10.9cm H x 28cm W
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-TC-209
      GeographyCountryCanada
      Geography
      GeographyCity, town, twpBrantford
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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