A rectangular - shaped wooden whistle that was used for advertising. The top of the whistle reads: WE BLOW FOR THE L.O.P.C. CO. One edge reads : LAWRENCE, MASS. The other edge reads : 431 ESSEX STREET. Nothing is printed on the bottom.
The initials L. O. P. C. CO stand for LAWRENCE ONE PRICE CLOTHING COMPANY . The proprietor of the clothing store was R.J. McCartney. This whistle is part of the SARAH MOORE FIELD COLLECTION, which includes about seventy-five items pertaining to Lawrence.
used: Advertising object fo the Lawrence One Price Clothing store on Essex Stre
Date (coverage)
1900 - 1910
Credit
Sarah Moore Field Collection