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| 1140 |  | Details | Boston and Lockport Block Company | 1890 |
| Late 19th Century Trade Catalog of Ships Blocks |
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Boston and Lockport Block Company |
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| 1890 |
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| $255.00 | Boston-and-Lockport-Block-Company | Late-19th-Century-Trade-Catalog-of-Ships-Blocks | Early trade catalog of ships blocks (pulleys) from a well-known U.S. manufacturer, the Boston and Lockport Block Company ca. 1890.
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List of contents from the index includes:
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<li>Blocks for rope straps</li>
<li>Dead eyes</li>
<li>Fiddle blocks for yachts</li>
<li>Jib sheet blocks for yachts</li>
<li>New style yacht blocks with wooden cheeks</li>
<li>Snatch blocks for yachts</li>
<li>Wood dock blocks</li>
<li>Wrought iron blocks</li>
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Boston and Lockport used a star as their brand mark. Many of the pages in the catalog are overprinted in yellow with a star and the phrase "Star Brand". 47 pages plus index. |