Ezra Kelley's Celebrated Oils Advertising Booklet

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EPHEMERA
Kelley, Ezra
USA, MA, New Bedford
Circa 1869
paper
Overall: 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.

Advertising booklet; printed on card stock and folded once; on cover are 2 docked whaling ships; printed in red "EZRA KELLEY'S/ (in black) CELEBRATED/ (in yellow) OILS/ (in black) FOR WATCHES, CLOCKS, TYPE WRITERS,/ SEWING MACHINES, ETC. ETC./ OLD WHALERS AT NEW BEDFORD/ BUILT ABOUT 1826"; on back is illustration of whaleboat, harpooner ready to strike whale; inside booklet are descriptions of the merits of the oil from Seth Thomas Clock Co., and others; Ezra Kelley in New Bedford directories 1849-1869; c. 1869 per ML Stoner 3/24/93. One of 4 duplicate booklets (1970.240.83-86). Formerly numbered 1970.240.D.

UNIDENTIFIED whaling vessel; UNIDENTIFIED whaleboat
1970.240.85