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American Suspender Company. Great western brace

Description: Image of an elephant draped in Indian fabrics and tassels pulling up a tree stump with suspenders surrounded by a decorative border; "American Suspender Company's Works" buildings visible in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1873-1884
Call number: priJLC_FASH_002951
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.

American suspender company

Visual Materials

Image of a herald mounted on a black horse carrying a banner standard bearing an elephant and the slogan "In hoc signo vinces" and wearing a tabard with pointed helmet, gloves, and cape; wide stylized floral border with "ASC" interlocking monogram in two bottom corners; two images of medallions with German text indicating an award of merit at the World Expo 1873 Wien in top corners; elephant pictured in lower center of border pulling against suspenders fastened to a tree trunk with the word "trademark" printed above it.

priJLC_FASH_001626

Farmer's brace : Nashawannuck M'f'g. Co

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Image of a farmer with a large whip directing two horses pulling a loaded wagon advertising farmer's braces (suspenders); barn and two field workers harvesting crops visible in background.

priJLC_FASH_001609

Farmer's brace : Nashawannuck M'f'g. Co

Visual Materials

Image of a farmer with a large whip directing two horses pulling a loaded wagon advertising farmer's braces (suspenders); barn and two field workers harvesting crops visible in background.

priJLC_FASH_002964

Lion brace : manufactured by the American Suspender Company

Visual Materials

Image of a female lion tamer performing with a lion; the lion rises on its hind legs as the woman pulls on suspender straps at the animal's mouth; two images of medallions with German text indicating an award of merit at the "Weltausstellung 1873 Wein" (1873 World Exposition in Vienna) with looped suspenders at top center; American Suspender Company monogram "ASC" at bottom center.

priJLC_FASH_002952

Nashawannuck Manufacturing Co. union brace

Visual Materials

Image of a large suspension bridge with suspension cables made of suspenders; sailboats and steamboats visible on the water below; industrial buildings visible on shore in foreground; lion holding flag with "N" for Nashawannuck Manufacturing Company with motto, "Trade mark. Labor omnia vincit." in embellished frames at left and right of image.

priJLC_FASH_002959

Nashawannuck Mfc. Co. braces

Visual Materials

Image of a man and woman in a dressing room; man is pictured at right facing backwards wearing a white shirt and brown trousers; woman wearing a flounced and ruffled blue dress with wide open neckline and lace underskirt is playing with a small white dog and teasing it with a pair of red stripe suspenders; registration marks visible in all four margins.

priJLC_FASH_001611

American Suspender Company. Great western brace

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