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Ru-Ber-Oid Unit Shingles, The Standard Paint Co., Chicago, New York, Boston

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Roofing and gutters

GUSN

GUSN-285882

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Description

Ruberoid Shingles are surfaced with crushed natural slate and have an asphalt coating. The items are red and green shingles. The product is available at the A.T. Stearns Lumber Company, Neponset, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
roofing slate
asphalt (bituminous material)
roofs
samples

Physical Description

2 samples ; 5 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.006.012.032

Image Dimensions

5 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 12 April 1924.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Standard Paint Company (Publisher)

Material Type

samples

Subjects

Shingles

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Roofing and gutters

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