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Trade card for Thackara, Buck and Co., fine gas fixtures and bronzes, 718 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1876

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Box 1: Album B: Household Furnishings

GUSN

GUSN-195567

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Description

The business furnished the gas fixtures in the Horticultural Building at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
lighting
lighting fixtures
gas fixtures
fairs
world's fairs
trade cards (advertising)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000678
AccessID 913
Other identifier HNEDID-000678

Physical Description

1 trade card

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.071.01.03.024

Places

Philadelphia county (Pennsylvania) [county]

Record Details

Originator

Thackara, Buck and Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Box 1: Album B: Household Furnishings

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