Letterhead for F.E. Vail & Co., proprietors and manufacturers of Vail's Gas Saver, 176 & 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 5, 1879

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1879-03-05

GUSN

GUSN-249814

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Letterhead for F.E. Vail & Co., proprietors and manufacturers of Vail's Gas Saver, 176 & 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 5, 1879
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Furnaces
    - General
      - Furnaces - General - Folder 1
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        Letterhead for F.E. Vail & Co., proprietors and manufacturers of Vail's Gas Saver, 176 & 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 5, 1879 (current record)
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Description

The invention is designed to regulate gas pressure and reduce heating bills.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
furnaces (heating components)
heating (physicochemical process)
letterheads

Physical Description

1 letterhead : illustration ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.049.01.01.015

Image Dimensions

9 3/4 x 7 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

letterheads

Subjects

Devonshire Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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