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The Wanzer Lamp
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B/W trade card advertisement depicting a cat in a tub floating on water near a marsh. The back of the card has a background consist of an illustration of the lamp in greyscale. TEXT overtop states: "The WANZER LAMP// 50 candle power. No chimney, no smoke, no odor. Positively non-explosive… //R.M. WANZER & CO., Manufacturers, Hamilton, Ont. Branch office - 84 King St. West, Toronto."

The Wanzer Lamp

Dateapprox 1886-1900
FormatEphemera
Notes
B/W  trade card advertisement depicting a cat in a tub floating on water near a marsh. The back of the card has a background consist of an illustration of the lamp in greyscale. TEXT overtop states: "The WANZER LAMP// 50 candle power. No chimney, no smoke, no odor. Positively non-explosive… //R.M. WANZER & CO., Manufacturers, Hamilton, Ont. Branch office - 84 King St. West, Toronto."
GeographyCity, town, townshipHamilton
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Trade cards
Dimensions7.5cm H x 10.4cm W
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-TC-222