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Title
Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement  
Coverage-Year
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 and brushes  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0459  
Date Created
5-2-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleBloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement  
Coverage-Year1880~
DescriptionThe 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.  
InterpretationLike most of the local merchants in Bloomington, the Brush and Trunk Co. was located in the downtown area, at 218 with Washington.  
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow 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 and brushes  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0459  
Date Created5-2-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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