Meadville Pennsyvlania: Keystone View Company. Photography. Group of 31 total images, mounted on card: (14) stereoviews used to test eyesight, directions for use on the reverse of the mounts; & (17) Third-Dimension Eye-Training cards. Approx. 3 1/2" x 7" size; light wear to the mounts; one with corner-surface chipped away;.....
Alfonso Rios & Co., 1920. Baseball-motif, boldly printed in gold and black on white; approx. 4 1/2" x 14" overall size, the artwork at center about 1/3 that; no date, early 20th century, circa 1920; light wear, one corner with old discoloration; very good condition and a nice baseball history.....
Hartford, Connecticut: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853. First Edition. Soft Cover. 9 pages; with a list of the directors and officers at front; James M. Bunce was President. The report gives details of the receipts in operation, expenses, expenditures & payment; also comparison of net earnings from previous.....
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis RR & Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Co., 1872. Document with Manuscript. A 4-sided folded document; printed with additions in manuscript. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati RR was in the process of merging with the Jeffersonville Madison RR at this time, hence the addition of.....
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Historical Register Publishing Co., 1894. Ephemera. Not Bound. Single-sided printed sheet, promoting stock membership for the publications of this company; a single stock was $ 5.00. The impetus was to offer this stock membership to the historical societies & patriotic groups of the time as an exclusive.....
New York, NY: Gorham Manufacturing Co. Silversmiths, 1894. Advertising Promotional. Soft Cover. A finely-printed promotional item for this piece manufactured by the silversmiths of Gorham, recreating the famous salt with seal owned by Lord Byron, the company claiming "...fidelity to the delicate original which is in their possession. The replica.....
New York, NY: Not Published, 1882. F. Handwritten letter dated Feb. 13th, 1882 on Theo.W. Morris company letterhead, acknowledging payment of a debt:"...We cannot but express our pleasure, for your sake more than our own, at this phenomenal experience. It is so unusual that we hardly know how to refer.....
Willimantic, Connecticut: The Willimantic Thread Co., 1885. Paper Dolls. Not Bound. A pair of folding advertising promotions for this company; figures printed in colors on one side, company information advertisements on reverse. Approx. 5 1/2" x 6 1/4" overall; a little wear and in very good condition.
Durham, N.C. Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co., 1895. Paper Figurines. Not Bound. A folding advertising promotion for this tobacco company; figures printed in colors on one side, company information and list of "The Farm Yard" items possible to acquire via premium mail-ins. Approx. 6" x 6 3/8" overall; a little wear.....
New York, NY: Johnson Fry & Co., 1871. F. Twenty - two images, including the plates titled: Conrad and Medora (dated 1867); the illustrated title page for 1871 'Byron & Moore Gallery'; and the images Kaled; Olympia; Gulmare; Rich and Rare, engraved by Buttre after Fisher; Thou art not false.....
Boston, Massachusetts: D. Lothrop & Co., 1882. F. (12) pages; with black and white illustrations throughout. Advertising books for sale with descriptions, prices, binding variants if desired. Natural history books by Amanda B.Harris, Tennyson poetry, travel, family-oriented & children's publications including magazines - Wide Awake, Babyland, Our Little Folks, The.....
Cicero Station, Chicago, Illinois: Colonial Fireplace Co., 1935. First Edition. Soft Cover. 16 pages; illustrated throughout in black and white with room-setting images of this manufacturers' fireplace installation offerings. Each design description gives details on hand carved ornamentation, recommendations of wood type, sizing and available options. Text section at the.....
New York City: Best & Co., 1931. First Edition. Soft Cover. 20 pages; illustrated in black and white throughout: "This little book is designed to aid you in choosing your Easter wardrobe. It is typically Best's in its emphasis on quality fashions..." Advice offered, as in 'Your "Easter Bonnet" Must.....
New York, NY: Tailors Fashion Publishing Co. The International Tailor, 1927. Posters. Four black & white poster-sized advertisements for various men's wear, in high-fashion style, including 'sporting' and golf outfits, suits and overcoats, top hats & formal wear; business & riding attire. Insets show details of these garments in line-views.....
State of Washington: Standard Silver-Lead Mining Co., 1916. Scripophily. Not Bound. Ten stock certificates made out to Thomas I. Hunter for 100 shares each document, signed by the principals; with the company's corporate seal; back of certificate with transfer details. Five printed by Hamilton Banknote Engraving Co.; five by Spokane.....
Newark New Jersey: L. Bamberger & Co., 1948. First Edition. Soft Cover. 42 pages; illustrated throughout in black and white with photos of this Newark, NJ department store's employees, events and store facilities; published for the co-workers of the store; Elise Knowlton, editor. Additionally, about a dozen pages are specifically.....
Mebane, North Carolina: White Furniture Company, 1950. Catalog. Soft Cover. (32) pages; illustrated in colors & black and white; a catalog for this fine handmade furniture company. An advertising for the company's various room collections and settings, giving styles, descriptions, sizes, finishes, suggestions for placement and room groupings. Laid-in is.....
Philadellphia, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1914. Typed Document. A group of documents, detailing the history and usage of property on the Penn RR dock areas in New York on the west side along the river. Including: Two copies of the original Grant from the Mayor, Alderman & Commonalty of.....
New York, NY: Nath'l Fisher & Co., 1909. Manuscript. Soft Cover. 1 1/2 sides, handwritten on two-color letterhead, signed by D.W. Maxon; with the original mailing envelope. Approx. 6" x 9 1/2" size; old fold lines; in very good condition.
Chicago, Illinois: Sidway Manufacturing Co., 1905. First Edition. Soft Cover. 19 + (1) pages; with black and white illustrations throughout describing the products of this Chicago manufacturer; describing styles, pricing, product description, various functions and usefulness. Not dated and circa 1905 from internal evidence. Printed by the Press of the.....
Washington, North Carolina: Harris Hardware Co. Wholesale Distributors of Essential Hardware, 1945. Manuscript. Hard Cover. About sixty (60) pages with handwritten entries, most full-page, in legible pencil. Lists of the immense variety of hardware retailed and wholesale-distributed by Harris Hardware Co. throughout several adjacent counties and states. Including: back wheel.....
Holbrook, Mass. The Monitor Shoe Co., 1910. Catalog. Soft Cover. (8) pages; illustrated in black and white with men's footwear. Each style described and priced; with a measurement chart and instructions for ordering at back. Not dated and circa 1910. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" size; stapled paper softcovers.....
Chicago, Illinois: M.H. Tichenor & Co., 1902. Souvenir. Soft Cover. A pocket-sized accordion-fold booklet, color illustrated by Frank Whitney with the champions from the stables of M.H. Tichenor & Co. On the cover is The Baby; also illustrated with Drummer Boy; Bagatelle; Wellington; The Only Way; Radiant; Nut Pick; Exclusive;.....
York, Pennsylvania: The Maple Press Company, 1931. First Edition. Soft Cover. . (20) pages; finely-printed in blue and black, with small illustrations of these historic designs. "...Being a brief consideration of some old marks used by printers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with a special reference to a twentieth.....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday-Page Art Co., 1910. First Edition. Soft Cover. (10) pages, 38 available gravures described, giving title of work, artist, a description of the piece and the size. The back cover gives the 'points' of these prints, "...in a heavy Whatman board mount...printed in perfect Mezzogravure...$ 3.00.....
