{"product_id":"2675","title":"1908 Norumbega Tower Weston MA Postcard UDB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Postcard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique color tinted postcard features the Norumbega Tower, located in Weston, Massachusetts, near the Charles River. Built in 1889 by Eben Norton Horsford, the stone tower was intended to mark the alleged site of an ancient Viking settlement known as Norumbega. The photograph captures the rustic fieldstone masonry and the large bronze commemorative plaque at the base. This landmark is situated about one mile from the historic Norumbega Park, a famous early twentieth-century recreation area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Undivided Back (1908)\u003cbr\u003eCity: Weston\u003cbr\u003eState: Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003eRegion: New England\u003cbr\u003eCountry: United States\u003cbr\u003eTopic: Norumbega Tower, Viking Folklore, Eben Norton Horsford, Stone Towers, Historic Massachusetts Landmarks.\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Circulated\u003cbr\u003eAddress Side: Undivided Back\u003cbr\u003eOrientation: Vertical (Portrait)\u003cbr\u003eArtist \/ Photographer: Not Stated\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass. (Series No. 727)\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: Germany\u003cbr\u003ePrint Type: Tinted Halftone \/ Lithograph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis card was postmarked in Newton Center, Massachusetts, on May 23, 1908, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Mr. Walter B. Gaskell in Nashua, New Hampshire. The front features a handwritten date of May 22, 1908, and a brief personal message written upside down in the bottom margin. The address side displays the MNCO trademark logo and vertical text identifying the Metropolitan News Co. of Boston and its German printing origin. While postmarked in 1908, it retains the undivided layout with the instruction This side is for the address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove it ♡\u003cbr\u003eGet it ☆\u003cbr\u003eGet Lucky 💋 Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"-","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46684377219261,"sku":"2675","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4818\/1181\/files\/2675a.jpg?v=1776560514","url":"https:\/\/www.getluckyvintage.com\/products\/2675","provider":"Get Lucky Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}