"Bedspreads Wanted" advertisement, Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.), October 30, 1919, p. 2
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- Made by
- Watauga Democrat (advertiser not captured)
- Date
- October 30, 1919 (ad repeated to at least January 8, 1920)
- Place
- Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina
- Held by
- Library of Congress (Chronicling America)
- Number
- LCCN sn82007642, 1919-10-30, ed. 1, image 2
- Publisher
- Watauga Democrat
- Themes
- Machine tufting & Dalton, Hooked & handmade rugs
Cite this source
Watauga Democrat (advertiser not captured). “‘Bedspreads Wanted’ advertisement, Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.), October 30, 1919, p. 2.” Watauga Democrat, October 30, 1919 (ad repeated to at least January 8, 1920). loc.gov/resource/sn82007642/1919-10-30/ed-1/?sp=2.
Research notes
Classified advertisement (from the search snippet): "Bedspreads Wanted. We want knotted and tufted bedspreads. Do not send any spreads without first consulting ..." Repeated in issues of Nov. 6, Dec. 4, 11, 18, 1919, and Jan. 1 and 8, 1920. Who placed the ad is not yet read from the page. Why it matters: Dalton bedspreads: shows a buyer for hand-made "tufted bedspreads" in the Appalachian craft trade in 1919, before Dalton's 1920s boom. Tagged possible until the full ad is read. Found: Chronicling America, search "tufted bedspreads", 2026-10-28.