SMITH'S PATENT VAPOR LIGHT. AFTER YEARS OF STUDY, THE INVENTOR HAS SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING BEFORE THE PUBLIC, THIS IMPORTANT INVENTION. THE LIGHT OILS, SUCH AS NAPTHA, BENZINE, AURORA, BURING FLUID, AND ALL OTHER LIGHT OILS, ARE USED WITH PERFECT SAFETY. . . CITIES, TOWNS, CHURCHES AND HOUSES CAN BE LIGHTED BY THIS PROCESS. AS A STREET LIGHT IT CANNOT BE SURPASED [sic]. WE ALSO MAKE CHANDELIERS, HALL, SIDE AND STANDING LAMPS, AND ALL KINDS OF GOODS OF ALL STYLES AND DESCRIPTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS LIGHT. AN OPPORTUNITY IS NOW OFFERED TO ENERGETIC BUSINESS MEN, AND MEN OF CAPITAL, TO ENGAGE IN THIS MONOPOLY. IT HAS ONLY TO BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED, AND THERE IS NO DOUBT BUT IT MUST SUPERCEDE GAS. . .
New York: Waldheimer & Zenn, Printers & Stationers, [c. 1870s]. Broadside, 9-1/2" x 12." A variety of type fonts and sizes. Housed in a wood frame. Very Good. William Phare and Thomas Thorp were partners at 146 Fulton Street, New York. They called their business the "Headquarters" of the "Mechanics'..... More