Content: Printed on border: "London cries and characters of long ago. This man's appearance tells his trade; with rope on his shoulders, and cords in his hands, we hardly need to hear his cry… 'White-line' is a very familiar friend, used for window-blinds and other household purposes. 'Jack-line' is not so simple. We have to go to the kitchen to solve the mystery, and even then a modern kitchen would only explain the first syllable, 'jack.' " Includes additional text.
Source Note: Chatterbox. (Boston : L.C. Page Co. Inc., 1877-1899).

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17128337
Barcode: 33333159289152
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39e6fe90-c54e-012f-3434-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1878

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Buy a white line, a jack line, or clothes line"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878 - 1891. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39e6fe90-c54e-012f-3434-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878 - 1891). "Buy a white line, a jack line, or clothes line" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39e6fe90-c54e-012f-3434-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Buy a white line, a jack line, or clothes line"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39e6fe90-c54e-012f-3434-58d385a7bc34

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