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Title: Purdy's spheric lamp
Creator: Thorn, Chase, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a two-fold advertisement for John H. Purdy & Company, a supplier of jewelers' supplies and watch materials locate din Chicago, Illinois; image sof a spheric lamp, engraving block, and pendulum foot wheel on recto; watch glasses case and velvet boxes for watches and jewelry on verso.
Date supplied by cataloger based on company history; J. H. Purdy & Co. was located at 170 State Street from 1886-1891. "Thorn"--text, artist's signature, bottom right of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 26.67 x 40.64 cm (10 1/2 x 16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_FASH_Hunt_003658
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4315
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Jewelry
Advertising--Watches
Furniture--Pictorial works
Jewelry making
Intaglio prints--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Leaflets. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Fashion
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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