Advertisement for Peter Gray, manufacturer of and dealer in all kinds of railroad, ship, street, square and fancy lanterns, 12 Marshall Street, near Dock Square, Boston, Mass., 1891

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1891

GUSN

GUSN-256831

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Lighting
General
Lighting - General - Folder 1
Advertisement for Peter Gray, manufacturer of and dealer in all kinds of railroad, ship, street, square and fancy lanterns, 12 Marshall Street, near Dock Square, Boston, Mass., 1891
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Lighting
    - General
      - Lighting - General - Folder 1
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Description

Gray deals in carriage, fire engine, factory and hunting lanterns. He carries semaphore, corrugated and bullseye lenses. The advertisement is from the 1891 "New England business directory."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
lighting
lanterns (lighting devices)
advertisements

Physical Description

1 advertisement ; 9 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.071.01.01.004

Image Dimensions

9 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

Subjects

Marshall Street (Boston, Mass.)
Dock Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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