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Trade card, Samuel Walker & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in oil and lubricating oils, Boston Standard Oil, No. 33 India Street, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-325630

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Description

The name "Boston Standard Oil" is also on the card. walker carries kerosene, mecca, paraffine, spindle, sperm, lard and petroleum fluid.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
oil (organic material)
lubricating oil
petroleum
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 3/4 x 4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.084.01.01.018

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 2000.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

India Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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