Item 2: A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company promissory note

Image depicts a promissory note issued by the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company of Providence, R.I., on November 1, 1873 in the amount of $5,000. The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company, a cotton manufacturing company, was run by members of the Sprague family, who also operated the Sprague Print Works in Cranston, R.I., where the woven cloth was printed. The Sprague Print Works became the Cranston Print Works in 1920. Information on the back of this photo indicates it was part of the memorabilia from the Cranston Print Works Museum; the original promissory note may have been part of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Cranston Print Works in Cranston, R.I. 25.75 x 20.75 cm.

Format: Black and White photograph.