"Agate nickel-steel ware" advertisement

Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)

The following advertisement states: Kitchen Utensils having this trademark, "Agate Nickel-Steel Ware - L & G MFG Co.," (burned in the enamel)are Safe

others may claim Safety or Purity, we alone Substantiate it with Chemists' Certificates. Note the blue label used by us (and fully sustained by recent U.S. Circuit Court decision) to distinguish our absolutely pure Agate Nickel-Steel from other goods containing ARSENIC, LEAD, or ANTIMONY. Booklet showing facsimile of our label, etc., free to any address. Lalance & Grosjean Mfg. Co. New York Boston Chicago.

Advertisement for Agate Nickel-Steel Ware by Lalance & Grosjean Manufacturing Company. The design features illustrations of kitchen utensils such as pots and kettles alongside the company’s large circular trademark. Text emphasizes safety, purity, and the absence of arsenic, lead, or antimony, backed by chemists’ certificates.

Harper's Bazaar (September 1901) p. 33. Digitized microfilm photocopy.

1901-09

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Clippings, Promotional materials

LIB-005_0203

Lalance & Grosjean Manufacturing Co.

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901