Indestructible Fuel & Fire Kindler, The Indestructible Fuel & Kindler Co., North Cambridge, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-364661

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Fuel
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Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 2
Indestructible Fuel & Fire Kindler, The Indestructible Fuel & Kindler Co., North Cambridge, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Fuel
    - Coal and wood
      - Fuel - Coal and wood - Folder 2
        Needle case, Godfrey Coal Co., coal or coke, Milton, Mass., undated
        Bon Ton needle case, George L. Gage, coal and wood, prepared wood kindlings, 594 Essex Street, 138 West Street, Lawrence, Mass., 1897
        Billhead for Horatio Wellington & Co., dealers in coal and wood, lime, hair, cement and plaster, East Cambridge and 11 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 5, 1872
        Billhead for Rufus Mosman, dealer in all kinds of hard and soft coal for grates and Smiths' use, corner of Cross and Fulton Streets, Boston, Mass., dated January 18, 1845
        Billhead for Bangs & Horton, coal agents, 16 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s
        Billhead for Griggs & Forbes, dealers in coal and wood, wharf, Causeway Street near Charlestown Bridge, office, No. 20 State Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 15, 1845
        Billhead for C.D. Wild & Son, wood, coal, hay, box and bundle wood, drain pipe, No. 3 Canal, near Cambridge Street, opposite Sullivan Square, Boston, Mass., dated July 8, 1875
        Indestructible Fuel & Fire Kindler, The Indestructible Fuel & Kindler Co., North Cambridge, Massachusetts, undated (current record)

Description

Brochure advertising the Indestructible Fuel & Fire Kindler, a "light indestructible compound capable of absorbing 1-4 oz. of kerosene or any oil." Advertised as "the best, safest, and cheapest kindler in the world." The material was patented in 1882. The Indestructible Fuel & Fire Kindler comes in five sizes and can be used as a torch for use by farmers, fisherman, campers, families, and by railroads. The compound is sold by grocers. Published by The Indestructibel Fuel & Kindler Co. in North Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
fuel
stoves (heating equipment)
heating equipment
oil (organic material)
kerosene
coal
printed ephemera
brochures

Physical Descrption

1 brochure : color illustrations ; 6 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2024

Reference Code

EP001.01.047.01.02.008

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2024

Places

North Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

The Indestructible Fuel & Kindler Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
brochures

Other Organizations

The Indestructible Fuel & Kindler Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Oil

Description Level

Item

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