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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching shellac
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:shell, sheller, shele, shelf, shelv, shellfish
- A Lamp Explodes and Firemen Are Trapped in a Third Avenue Blaze
An oil lamp exploded in a picture-frame shop at 1908 Third Street, burning its owner and trapping firefighters in a re-ignited wall of flame.