| Contributor |
Stover, Jacob, b. 1817, former owner. |
| Title |
Jno. Adams, general agent for the Parsons oil burner, Bradford, Pa. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Bradford, Pa.?] |
| Publisher |
PA. Bradford. 1873 |
| Date |
[ca. 1873] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: relief printed in red ink; 9 x 15 cm. (3.5 x 6 in.) |
| Description |
Pictorial envelope advertising the Parson Manufacturing Company containing a diagrammed image of an oil burner. Parts include
a steam outlet; oil pipes and valves; oil trap; steam and water pipes; and a burner.
|
| Notes |
Title from printed return address. |
|
Contains on recto: ink-stamp postmark: Carrol[?] Jun 24 and cancelled three-cents stamp printed in green ink and depicting
George Washington in profile.
|
|
Date inferred from stamp. |
|
Contains on verso: calculation in pencil and ink-stamp postmark: New York June 25 8 30 AM.. |
|
Addressed in manuscript to: Mr. Jacob Stover, Frenchtown, N.Y. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
| Subject |
Adams, John. |
|
Parson Manufacturing Company. |
|
Oil burners. |
| Genre |
Pictorial envelopes -- 1870-1880. |
|
Relief prints -- Color -- 1870-1880. |
| Provenance |
Stover, Jacob, b. 1817, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.67] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.67 |
