Trade card for R. Hollings & Co., gas fixture manufacturers, 545 & 547 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Lighting
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Lighting - General - Folder 3
Trade card for R. Hollings & Co., gas fixture manufacturers, 545 & 547 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Lighting
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      - Lighting - General - Folder 3
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Description

The card is an invitation to look at the chandeliers carried by Hollings. The card verso has an illustration of one carried by the business.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
lighting
gas fixtures
lighting fixtures
chandeliers (hanging lights)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.071.01.03.017

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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