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Colour trade card advertisement depicting a church in the countryside. The back of the card has a background consist of an illustration of the lamp in red. 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
Colour trade card advertisement depicting a church in the countryside.  The back of the card has a background consist of an illustration of the lamp in red. 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
Dimensions7cm H x 11.3cm W
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-TC-221
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