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  • Geographic coverage: United States
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Whaling
  • Subjects (LCSH): Investments
  • Categories: Saving and investment; Nature and the environment
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English: Early Advertising of the West Collection
Author
English: Whale Products Company
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Institution
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institution QS:P195,Q219563
Department
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University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
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349
Inscriptions
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Text:
Modern whaling makes big profits. Write for descriptive booklet today - many interesting stories told of whales. Record catch of one steamer: seven whales in one day. The average whale will bring $1,200. Whales are caught in all seasons. Under present methods, with the use of harpoon guns and modern appliances, the whale is the most lucrative carcass of commerce, producing meat, oil, leather, glue, tallow, whalebone, skeleton bone, guano and whale amber.
Publisher
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Westerner Company
Digital ID Number
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ADV0285
Company/Advertising Agency
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Whale Products Company
Publisher
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Westerner Company
Publisher Location
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Seattle
Publication Source
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Westerner, Vol 7 (3), p. 47

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