SERIES 15: STATIONERY PRODUCTS FOR OFFICE AND HOME USE; ALSO MEDICAL PRODUCTS

Dennison products sold through Stationers, Department Stores and later Chain Stores were considered “everyday necessities, needed by everybody, known to everybody.” This final Product Line Series includes the more general, off-the-shelf, Stationers’ line (not fully captured in the prior Product Line Series 11-14) as well as specialty “antiseptic” products made for the Medical and Baby Markets (Box 2). Office Products (Boxes 3-4) led Dennison to participate in the early development of the Copier and Electronic Data Processing markets (Box 5). Dennison’s products for professional and amateur hobbyists (Boxes 1 and 6) were very successful and, in particular, its stamp hinges were considered the gold standard by philatelists the world over.

BOX 1: PASSE-PARTOUT (PICTURE FRAMING) AND SEALING WAX PRODUCTS, 1878-1954 BOX 2: MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER ANTISEPTIC PRODUCTS INCLUDING DIAPERS, 1874-1969 BOX 3: STATIONERY PRODUCTS, 1857-1961 BOX 4: STATIONERY PRODUCTS CONTINUED, 1869-1970 BOX 5: COPIER AND EDP PRODUCTS (Electronic Data Processing) PRODUCTS, 1900-1974 BOX 6: HOBBY and TOY PRODUCTS, 1901-1970 BOX 7: CELLOPHANE AND OTHER SPECIALTY PAPER PRODUCTS, 1917-1950

BOX 1: PASSE-PARTOUT (PICTURE FRAMING) AND SEALING WAX PRODUCTS, 1878-1954  Folder 1: Passe-Partout correspondence, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, 1900- 1905 … With Dennison’s Passe-Partout Outfits and a little effort any home can boast of its own art gallery. o Dennison’s Passe-Partout Outfits and Passe-Partout Gummed Binding … are indispensable to amateur photographers, art workers and young people in the home who wish to mount, frame and hang their photographic prints, pictures, art needle- work designs, etc. The method of using the binding is simple. The results are very artistic. 1900  Folder 2: Passe-Partout Binding illustrated and instructional booklets, 1902-1912, for framing photographs and art work; including product information regarding Passe-Partout Binding, Outfits, Hangers, Gummed Lantern Slide Binding, Paste and Glue  Folder 3: Passe-Partout Promotional Materials including samples of Binding (Rope Paper and Pebbled Paper) and Mat Stock materials, c1911  Folder 4: Passe-Partout Correspondence, especially London, 1915-1916, including some promotional materials: o Advertisement for Free Lessons in the Dennison Method of “Passe-Partout” Picture Framing Today and Friday at SELFRIDGE’S Photographic Department  Folder 5: Passe-Partout Promotional Materials and instructional booklets, 1915-1920 o The Modern Art of Picture Framing, 1916: The choice of pictures in a home is the surest index to the taste of its owner. With the increased knowledge of what art is, a finer discrimination is employed than heretofore, and a home is criticized not according to the amount of money expended but the taste employed in decorating. For this reason, a few simple pictures – copies of old masters or other paintings of repute are considered in good form and are not derided because they are inexpensive. o Frame your snapshots with Dennison’s Gummed Picture Binding and Cardboard Strips – No wood used. 1917

1 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10 o Dennison Mfg. Co. Ltd, London booklets, 1923 and 1930  Folder 6: Passe-Partout Promotional Materials and Instructional Booklets, 1923-1930  Folder 7: Passe-Partout Magazine Articles, 1946-1954  Folder 8: Dennison Sealing Wax Price List, 1878  Folder 9: Dennison’s Sealing Wax Factory, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1884, the Only Factory in the World Dedicated Exclusively to the Manufacture of Sealing Wax, cover image and booklet  Folder 10: Dennison’s Sealing Wax & Initial Seals for Fashionable Correspondence, 1886, beautifully illustrated publication  Folder 11: Sealing Wax Catalogs, 1896, 1903, including: o Sealing Wax, Wax Seals, Etc.: Letter Wax, Finest Perfumed Wax, Package Wax, Low Grades (for Railroad and Express Companies, Paper Mills, Bottlers, and large Users generally), Paper Wax Sets, Leather Wax Sets, Fancy and Initial Seals, Commercial and Bank Seals, illustrated and comprehensive catalog, 1896  Folder 12: Sealing Wax Promotional Materials, 1902-1919, including: o Advertisement – A Counter Display that Sells the Goods, undated: In “Sealing Wax,” as well as in “Tags,” the name Dennison stands out alone as purveyor to the world. The perfecting of the wax industry has been accomplished wholly through Dennison effort, and the use of Dennison’s Sealing Wax to-day is larger than ever, U.S. Government Departments, National Banks and the great express companies being among the largest consumers. o Advertisement, 1902: A lady’s writing desk is not completely equipped unless a fine sealing wax set is included…. o Dennison’s Sealing Wax and its Artistic Development, booklet, 1908 o Dennison’s Sealing Wax Hat Pins, booklet, 1908 … Dennison’s Sealing Wax has been for many years of recognized and valuable assistance in the proper conduct of business and home life. o Dennison’s Wax Seal No. 9 Engraved Merry Christmas, promotional display with sample package and seal  Folder 13: Sealing Wax for Sealing Letters, promotional materials, 1902-1918, including: o The Art of Sealing a Letter – Dennison’s Perfumed Sealing Wax, 1902 o The Language of Sealing Wax, illustrated sales card, 1912 White – Wedding Notes; Violet – Sympathy; Chocolate – Dinner Invitations; Black – Mourning; Ruby – Engaged Lovers; Green – Hope; Brown – Melancholy; Blue – Constancy; Yellow – Jealousy; Pale Green – Reproaches; Pink – Young Girls; Grey – Friends; Red – Business o The Personal Seal, 1916 The seal on the envelope containing a letter to a friend stands for just two things in these days, personality and consideration. In using it, you are employing an identification mark which is older than history itself. Everything points to a revival of this dignified old custom. o The Custom of Sealing a Letter with Wax, booklet, 1918 The need of a distinguishing personal mark manifested itself before the dawn of civilization. Among the barbarous tribes the hunter would make rude scratches upon their spears for the purpose of identification. These scratches were the first evidences of personal marks and from them have been evolved scarabs, sigilla, signets, monograms and all of the armorial bearings contained in Burke’s Peerage. The desire of a man to

2 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10 indicate that he has a personality is preserved in the ancient custom of impressing in the wax a letter or a distinguishing mark….  Folder 14: Keroo – Decorative Art in Sealing Wax Colors, booklets and samples, 1902-1903 O THE DENNISON CREATIONS – UNIQUE, INTERESTING AND USEFUL … In the common measure of manufactures, most of the productions of the Dennison Manufacturing Company are relatively small, but they enter none the less importantly into the requirements of modern life. Some of its products were before unknown, others were of crude form, doubtful value, and limited use; but in the development of the industry, and in the evolution of human wants, they have become necessities in the various branches of trade and commerce, of special need in every place of business, and of important use for domestic comfort and convenience…. THE DENNISON PRODUCTS – REPRESENT THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.  Folder 15: KEROO Multicolor Sealing Wax and other New Stationery Fads, Boston Sunday (Herald), 1903 May 3, colorful beautifully illustrated newspaper article  Folder 16: Sealing Wax arts and crafts booklets and promotional materials, 1914-1929, for painting, molding and decorating with Sealing Wax including: o Sealing Wax Art – Directions for Making Beads, Ornaments, Fancy Buttons…, 1915 o How to Make Necklaces, Pendants, Souvenir Gifts … How to Decorated Boxes, Vases, Lampshades, etc. with Dennison’s Wax, colorful display card, 1923  Folder 17: Sealing Wax Instruction Books, 1922-1929 o Sealing Wax Art, 1922 and 1924, 24pp illustrated instruction books o Sealing Wax Craft, 1925 and 1926, 36pp illustrated instruction books o Sealing Wax Craft, 1929, 32pp illustrated instruction book  Folder 18: Dennison’s Craft Packets of Patterns and Directions, 1925 o Molding with Sealing Wax, 1925 (two packets) o Painting with Sealing Wax, 1925  Folder 19: Crystalline Lamp Shades, patterns and instructions, booklets, 1925-1926  Folder 20: Crystal Trees, instruction booklets and promotional materials, 1927-1929  Folder 21: Carving in Ivory Soap – Models colored and made permanent by Dennison Wax, published by Proctor and Gamble, book and promotional materials, 1927  Folder 22: Glass Pictures and Paintings made with Sealing Wax, 1930, 1947, 1954

BOX 2: MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER ANTISEPTIC PRODUCTS INCLUDING DIAPERS, 1874-1969  Folder 1: Absorbent Cotton, 1874-1878, advertisements, includes correspondence  Folder 2: Surgeon and Druggist pamphlet, May 1902, has articles regarding medicine of this time  Folder 3: Aseptic Napkin, 1907-1908, example and ads  Folder 4: Antiseptic products, 1904-1910, correspondence and examples of products, including tuberculosis concerns and exhibition Montreal 1908, milk jar and bottle caps correspondence with HP Hood & Sons, US Dept. of Agriculture, baby bottles covers, drinking cups, crepe paper hospital bids, etc.  Folder 5: Tuberculosis, 1908-1911, correspondence regarding Rutland State Sanatorium and exhibit at the International Congress on Tuberculosis  Folder 6: Pneumonia Jackets, 1918, correspondence and example, also information on sanitary pads  Folder 7: Dennison crepe paper bandages, 1918-1939, correspondence and example, also information on sanitary pads 3 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10  Folder 8: Dennison wraps, 1949, 1950, testing reports re steam sterilization and bacteriological tests  Folder 9: Sterilwraps, 1952-1958, ads, notices for hospitals on how to use  Folder 10: Autoclaving – DennisonWraps, 1958-1960, 1961, 1966, ads, examples  Folder 11: Baby pads, diaper liners, 1931-1933, 1939; ads  Folder 12: Diaper liners, 1941-1949, ads  Folder 13: Diaper liners, 1950-1959, ads, articles,  Folder 14: Diaper liners, 1960, 1966, 1969, ads  Folder 15: Diaper liners, c. 1960, unopened package  Folder 16: Hospital napkins, tray covers, 1926, ads  Folder 17: Dennison Cleaning Tissues, 1930, brochure  Folder 18: Beauty shop towels, 1931, ad  Folder 19: Dennison “Try-ons” for apparel, 1939, ads

BOX 3: STATIONERY PRODUCTS, 1857-1961  Folder 1: Catalogs highlighting Stationers’ Specialties, 1896 and 1902, catalog pages showing: o Priced Restaurant Checks, Duplicate Checks, Round Checks, Supplementary Baggage Checks, 1896 o Paper Fasteners, Pin Fasteners, Fastener Presses, Washers, Hooks, Ticket Pins and Card Holders, Eyelets, Eyelet Sets and Punches, Etc., Etc.  Folder 2: Stationery complete line of Products, 1930-1961 booklet with different DMC products, ads, undated; DMC ads, 1930-1939, 1942, 1946-1948, 1952, 1955, 1956-1960, 1961, all related to stationery  Folder 3: Adhesive Binder & Gummed Holland Binding, 1878, 1950-1958, Snow’s adhesive binder by DMC booklet, 1878; Gummed Holland ad, 1948, 1950, 1952-1958  Folder 4: Bill Straps & Coin Wraps, 1907, Coin Mailing Card and correspondence, 1911, and undated, correspondence from St Louis to DMC regarding complaint about wrongly cut coin wraps; ad for Chicago storefront regarding bill straps  Folder 5: Coat Checks, 1878, 1905, 1918, ads regarding restaurant checks, 1878; correspondence regarding faulty restaurant checks, 1905; hat and coat check ad, 1918; copy of ad for DMC duplicate checks, undated  Folder 6: Correction Tape, Pres-A-Ply, 1953, ads related to DMC’s Pres-A-Ply Correction Tape  Folder 7: Embossing Tape, undated; price list and examples  Folder 8: Envelope Clasp, 1901-1903, 1930-1932, ad for different tags and clasps, 1901; envelope used as ad, 1903; envelope used as price list, undated; ads for clasp envelopes, 1930- 1932  Folder 9: Dennison Tag Envelopes, 1901-1908, ads and examples of envelopes, 1901; correspondence related to the price of tags, 1908  Folder 10: Packing List Envelopes & Protectors, 1952, ads related to, with price lists  Folder 11: History of Fasteners, 1857-1911, including 1903 illustrated Trade List Papers for McGill’s Patent Fasteners, Staples, Binders, Staple Presses, etc.  Folder 12: Fasteners, Paper Clips, 1900-1918, examples of paper clips, undated; ads related to paper clips and fasteners, 1901-1918, correspondence regarding examples of fasteners, 1904  Folder 13: Dennison Fastener, 1930-1932, ads related to fastener similar to a stapler  Folder 14: “Fume-Tite” Gummed Paper, undated, small booklet detailing benefits of product and price

4 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10  Folder 15: Glue, Art Paste, Adhesives, 1901-1932, 1961, brochures, advertisements and correspondence  Folder 16: Handy Boxes, 1896-1946, ads and booklets regarding boxes, some have price lists; packet regarding research by NL Prince on handy boxes  Folder 17: Heat Seal Staytapes, 1953-1958, ads, for industrial use  Folder 18: Index Tabs, 1915, 1948-1961, ads related to and examples of tabs  Folder 19: Initial Seals, 1909, ad

BOX 4: STATIONERY PRODUCTS CONTINUED, 1869-1970  Folder 1: Labels, Address Labels, 1948-1961, ads and articles  Folder 2: Labels, File Folder Labels, 1950-1958, ads and articles  Folder 3: Labels, Gummed, 1907, 1910, 1918, 1933-1956, 1907 price list for Embossed Gummed Labels and Seals, promotional envelope with early samples, ads and articles, some ads contain price lists  Folder 4: Labels, Household, 1900, 1918, 1946, ads and articles related to canning, luggage, household items  Folder 5: Letter and Number Sets, Gummed, Stenso, 1892, 1921, 1949-1950, 1970, ads and articles, small booklet with gummed sets (1892)  Folder 6: Merchandising Display Racks, 1911, 1924, 1936, 1947-1958, Dennison specialties assortment showcase (c. 1911?), Dennison goods set-up boxes (1924), ads o Here’s a new star salesman, The Dennison Display Rack, ready to work for you. (1936)  Folder 7: Merchandising Racks for Seals/Stickers, 1949-1958, ads related mostly to wire racks  Folder 8: Notarial and Document Seals, 1869 and 1874, 1953, price lists 1869 and 1874, seals examples from 1953  Folder 9: Parcel Post Labels, Tags, and Packaging, 1900- 1918, 1950-1957, ads and articles related to parcel labels, parcel post tags, parcel post wrappers, package wrapping kit, and fast typing labels  Folder 10: Pencil Box, 1947, ad and small article  Folder 11: Pres-a-Ply labels for Home & Office, 1941-1970, ads, examples, articles related to self-sticking, air mail, correction tape, write-on, file folder labels, loose leaf reinforcements  Folder 12: Pres-a-Ply labels for Business, 1946-1970, ads and articles related to self-sticking, sales labels, automatic/manual dispensers, product labels for Hamel, Stanley Tool, Gillette, proof of purchase coupon labels, store window Pres-a-Ply displays, file folder labels, tab labels, dial set printer for Pres-a-Ply  Folder 13: Pres-a-Ply Major Repackaging Launch, c1988, promotional materials  Folder 14: Pres-a-Ply shelf labeling strip, undated, sample product in plastic tube  Folder 15: Stationery Products Price Marking cards, c1890s and 1950-1953  Folder 16: Reinforcement, Gummed Patches 1915-1916, 1950-1955; ads and articles, many full page and color  Folder 17: Gummed Stars, Hearts, Clubs, Spades, c1886, promotional card  Folder 18: Stars, undated; ads with price lists regarding gummed and metallic stars  Folder 19: Suspension Rings, 1903, ad and examples  Folder 20: Tags, 1917-1918, 1948-1958, 1960, Baggage Checks, The Wabash R.R. Co, undated, ads and articles related to baggage tags, key tags, name tags, shipping tags, and Vue-Pakt shipping, marking, metal rim, printed sales, ID, waterproof locker room tags  Folder 21: Tape, Adhesive, Mending, Gummed Cloth, 1915-1951, ads and articles

5 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10  Folder 22: Tape-Scotch Transparent Cellophane Tape; Transparent Tape by Dennison, 1918; articles related to Dennison being exclusive distributor of Scotch Brand tape, 1957; ads 1953, 1959, some ads Christmas and holiday related  Folder 23: Avery-Dennison Products, c1990s, ads and price lists related to Avery Removable Label Pads, Marks-a-Lot and Hi-Lighter markers, and 1st Impression-The Complete Desktop Bindery System  Folder 24: Dennison Products, four scrapbook pages with label, tag, crepe paper, stickers, Christmas, coat check tag affixed, 1939, perhaps created by a child, #2009.77.1 to 4  Folder 25: Dennison’s Plush Silk Opera Glass Bag, promotional brochure, 1890s, #2009.76  Folder 26: Marks-A-Lot and Hi-Liter, 1993, new branding and graphics marketing memo from Dennison Division, 1 Clarks Hill, Framingham, MA of Avery Dennison

BOX 5: COPIER AND EDP PRODUCTS (Electronic Data Processing) PRODUCTS, 1900-1974 (Note Dennison scrapbook, 1966-1967, in Series 18.)  Folder 1: Dennison correspondence re early copy of a letter, 1874, and copying pad, c1900s, first type of “copying machine”; interesting 1874 letter re shipping tags and a duplicate “early sample of manifold letter...written by Mr. Metcalf, transferred to stone, and printed one at a time”, History Room gift from W.D. Brigham, 1922  Folder 2: Dennison Electrofax, December 1959, comprehensive program report and wiki report regarding copier machine history, 2015  Folder 3: Dennison copier, May, June, November 1963-1965, press announcement and news clippings  Folder 4: Article from Fortune magazine, November 1963, regarding Xerox and having to live up to past  Folder 5: Dennison Copier, 1967, articles, publicity  Folder 6: Dennison Copier, 1967, ad  Folder 7: Dennison Press-apply copier labels, 1971, plan for making address labels; Pres-a-ply CopyMaster, c1985, marketing materials including samples  Folder 8: Dennison BC-28 Copier, 1974, promotional brochure, copier imported from Japan and using plain paper  Folder 9: Dennison Fotomaster, 1971, sales kit, including contest information for salesmen, pictures of machine, pictures made by machine  Folder 10: Dennison Fotofax, undated, booklet, contains photographs of machine and pictures made on machine, also contains promotional list of the benefits of this machine  Folder 11: Dennison Readex, undated, promotional material  Folder 12: EDP tab/tabulating labels, 1950, 1966, related ads, pictures of machine in use;  Folder 13: Data Processing Products, undated, booklets, includes pictures related to and product price lists; blue covers  Folder 14: Data Processing Products, undated, booklets, includes pictures related to and product price lists; black cover

BOX 6: HOBBY and TOY PRODUCTS, 1901-1970  Folder 1: Art- Glass Pictures, 1929-1930, ads with ordering details, foldout booklet on “How to Make Glorified Glass Booklets”  Folder 2: Art- Transparency Outfits: Picture Building with Inlaid Tissue Papers, 1914-1915, booklets with price lists

6 Series 15: Products – Stationery and Medical 2018.10  Folder 3: Bridge Sets, c1929, booklets with different set themes  Folder 4: Gummed Paper, 1950s, examples of gummed paper including Day-Glo and Crepe  Folder 5: Photo Corners, 1935-1960, ads and examples  Folder 6: Photo- Gummed Lantern Slide Binding, 1905, ad  Folder 7: Photo – Pres-a-Ply Clear Seal, Self- Sealing Plastic Sheets, 1970, ad  Folder 8: Poker Chips, 1901, 1917, 1947-1958, ads , articles and correspondence  Folder 9: Seed Starter Sets, c1940, ad booklet  Folder 10: Stamp Hinges, 1936-1942, 1955-1956, ads and articles  Folder 11: Targets and Posters for Riflery, 1903, ad with price list  Folder 12: Toys- Design-a-Doll, 1950s, ads and articles  Folder 13: Toys- Make Your Own Jigsaw Puzzle, 1933, ad  Folder 14: Toys- Model Craft, 1931, proposal of line of materials with pictures  Folder 15: Toys- Sticker Toy, undated, ads  Folder 16: Carter’s Play and Hobby Items for Young and Old, c1950-60s undated, by Carter’s Career Craft, a division of Carter’s Ink Company, promotional brochure for water color painting kits

BOX 7: CELLOPHANE AND OTHER SPECIALTY PAPER PRODUCTS, 1917-1950  Folder 1: Cellophane, 1929-1950, ads, articles, and samples of Dupont Cellophane, exclusively carried by DMC  Folder 2: Gelatine Sheets for Theater Light Screens, 1929, report with samples  Folder 3: Paraffine Paper, c1917, ad  Folder 4: Parchment Paper, 1932, two reports, one on use for shade grown tobacco, one on light weight parchment paper  Folder 5: Pliofilm, 1940, ad  Folder 6: Rubberized Paper, 1933-1935, articles and samples  Folder 7: Wrapping with 2C-37 Paper, 1943, ads  Folder 8: Gold and other metallic papers by Pauli Corp, undated

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