Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1880

Description

The Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.

Interpretation

Like most of the local merchants in Bloomington, the Brush and Trunk Co. was located in the downtown area, at 218 with Washington.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social Systems
15 Economics
13 Science, Technology and Society
16 History

Author or Creator

Matejka, Michael, 1953-
Hartzold, Susan
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

LaBounty, Bill
Koos, Greg, 1949-

Source

museum archives
Made in McLean County' exhibit

Subject / Keywords

Advertisements
Shoe industry
Shoes
Boots
Luggage
Brooms & brushes
Bloomington, Illinois
McLean County, Illinois

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

mch0459

Date Created

5-2-02

Resource Type	image
Title	Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement
Coverage / Year	c. 1880
Description	The Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.
Interpretation	Like most of the local merchants in Bloomington, the Brush and Trunk Co. was located in the downtown area, at 218 with Washington.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society 16 History
Author or Creator	Matejka, Michael, 1953- Hartzold, Susan McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	LaBounty, Bill Koos, Greg, 1949-
Source	museum archives Made in McLean County' exhibit
Subject / Keywords	Advertisements Shoe industry Shoes Boots Luggage Brooms & brushes Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	mch0459
Date Created	5-2-02

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