Trade card for the Boston Lightning Rod Company, 755 Boylston Street, Boston and 1185 East Street, Dedham, Mass., undated

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Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-259539

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Metalwork and metalworking
Lightning rods
Metalwork and metalworking - Lightning rods - Folder 1
Trade card for the Boston Lightning Rod Company, 755 Boylston Street, Boston and 1185 East Street, Dedham, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Metalwork and metalworking
    - Lightning rods
      - Metalwork and metalworking - Lightning rods - Folder 1
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Description

Buildings with the Company lightning rods are listed on the card verso. The business was established in 1873 and incorporated in 1911.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
metalworking
lightning rods
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 3/4 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.077.02.01.003

Image Dimensions

2 3/4 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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