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Rustcraft Presents: Design for Sentiment - short version

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Collector

Norcross, Arthur Dickinson, d. 1968

Collection Designer

Tuck, Raphael, fl. 1880s

Collection Manufacturer

Norcross Greeting Card Company (New York (N.Y.))
Rust Craft Publishers (Boston, Mass.)

Collection Collector

Rust, Fred Winslow, 1877?-1949

Collection Designer

Prang, Louis, fl. 1880-1900
Chase, Ernest Dudley, fl. 1920s

Collection Collector

Rust Craft Greeting Card Company (Dedham (Mass.))

Collection Citation

Norcross Greeting Card Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

Promotional film showing the process of creating a greeting card from its inception to its shipment out of the factory. The film begins with a boy, Jimmy, going into a store to buy a birthday card for his mother. Nancy, the new sales representative helps him find a card while Mr. Johnson, the store owner, discusses why his small shop is better than a large, department store shop. Johnson is also a card collector and he leads the viewer through a history of greetings cards prior to modern times. The viewer learns that in 1906 Fred Rust created his first greeting card in his book shop. Fred and his brother Dan have set high standards in greeting cards. The film then shows the process of making a Rustcraft card, from inception to shipment all over the world.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8851c7a2e-dd41-444b-b14f-a5f2c46e9918

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Norcross Greeting Card Collection
Norcross Greeting Card Collection / Series 3: Rust Craft Card Company Records / 3.11: Film

Extent

1 Film reel (black and white, composite optical track, print, 16mm, 620 feet)

Date

circa 1955

Container

Reel OF 58.3

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Moving Images [31983000027581]
Film reels

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire.
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Record ID

ebl-1503510452161-1503510452294-3

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