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| Advertisement | Tower's Waterproof Clothing (1899) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | A.J. Tower Company |
| Publication Source | Trade Register, Vol 13 (14), p. 28 |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | September 30, 1899
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| Advertisement Text | The best line of oil clothing on the market is Tower's, in the Shield and Fish Brand. This man is wearing a celebrated Shield Brand Oil Coat. Induce your customers to wear this brand and no other. We guarantee this oiled clothing to be waterproof, will not become sticky, and can be carried in stock in as good condition as any class of merchandise...Northwestern Shoe Co. |
| Contextual Notes | Based in Boston, the A.J. Tower Company produced waterproof clothing with imported linseed oil.
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| Category | Clothing trade
Commercial products |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Raincoats; Horses; Cattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Waterproof clothing; Animals in advertising |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0409 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. 979.705 TRA |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
