Business History
trade catalogue, fish, aquarium, animals
St. Louis, MO: Beldt's Aquarium, 1933. A trade catalogue for a store called Beldt's Aquarium, which sold various aquarium supplies, such as the fish, aquatic plants, other aquatic animals such as turtles, outdoor water plants and the equipment need to house the animals. The catalogue contains black and white illustrated.....
Price: $75.00
Patriarchy, Finance, Investments
Harvey Blodgett, c.1918. A pocket-sized guide emphasizing the necessity of trust accounts for women, who are "easily defrauded" and unqualified to handle their own investments: "A man would not endeavor to direct the management of the home after his wife had passed on--he'd engage someone qualified. Nor should his widow.....
Price: $75.00
thread, sewing, samples, sample set, cotton thread, silk thread
J & P Coats and Gudebrod Brothers Company, c1880. The first sample thread set in this collection was produced by J & P Coats, and has 21 different shades of spool cotton thread. On the front cover is an image of two women seating in a field, with one sewing.....
Price: $120.00
magazine, periodical, printing, typographic, font, decorative border, printing press
New York: James Conner's Son Publishers, October 1870. A magazine meant for professional or enthusiasts who were devoted to the typographic arts. This particular volume was printed in October 1870, and is Volume 5, No. 4. The front cover of this issue is an advertisement for Printer's Cards sold by.....
Price: $100.00
Rubber Industry, Trade catalog
Andover, Massachusetts: Tyer Rubber Company, c.1910. Illustrated trade catalogue advertising rubber products produced by the Tyer Rubber Company. Each product is illustrated with a short description, and includes a directive to visit your local druggist to purchase. The versatility of rubber as a material is highlighted through the wide array.....
Price: $175.00
Lead Paint, Lead Poisoning, Sales
New York, New York: Union White Lead Manufacturing Co., 1880. From before lead paint was found to be poisonous: this item is a handwritten letter on company letterhead from B.W. How of the Union White Lead Manufacturing Co. to prospective clients, stating that he "shall be much pleased to receive.....
Price: $125.00
Publishing History, Isaac Wilcox
Providence RI: Isaac Wilcox, [1840s]. A copybook cover printed by Isaac Wilcox, Bookseller and Bookbinder, NO. 5 Market Square, Providence, RI. Cover illustration is an allegorical shield with with an anchor and "Hope" floating on the sea. Multiplication Table on the back cover portion. The reverse is blank. Measure 8.....
Price: $100.00
Patent Medicine, Vin Mariani, Cocaine, Advertising Post Cards, Artists
1900-1910. A collection of post cards introduced in five series of thirty created by renown artists of the day. Of the 150 cards this offering includes 119 original unused post cards and 31 photocopies of the original cards (place holders). The images were created by the artist, usually designed after.....
Price: $2,600.00
Watch Paper, Advertising and Promotion, Calligraphy
Charleston, MA: 1849. A 1 3/4" in diameter watch paper presented by A. Stowell Jun'r Watch and Clock, Gold & Silver Lever & Lepine Watches, Jewelry, Spectacles & Silver Ware. A printed watch paper with calligraphy decoration and the word "Maker" at center. On the reverse is what appears to.....
Price: $200.00
History of Ice Cream
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania: Wm. A. Stump General Merchandise. Printed advertising card for Abbotts DE LUXE Ice Cream, "now served" at a Shartlesville, Pennsylvania general store. In an attempt to separate itself from its competitors, the brand has coined the term "spooned ice cream", which "is served just as it comes from.....
Price: $75.00
Media Studies, Manufacturing, Printing Processes, Material History
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Palm Brothers Co., 1920s. A colorful booklet advertising the decals, window signs, and transfers produced by the Palm Brothers Company: "The purpose of this Brochure is to explain to you the trade-marking, advertising and decorative uses of PALM BROTHERS DECALCOMANIA TRANSFERS. They assure perfect reproduction, in colors;.....
Price: $150.00
Business Card, Cooper, New York
New York: [1850]. A 1 3/4" x 3" lightly coated stock business card for Wm. G. Talman and James F. Shay. Reverse is blank. Cooper - a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.
Price: $60.00
historical memorabilia, business history, US Postal Service, Your Postal Service, government
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1932. A short magazine style booklet provided by the US Postal Service to libraries or individuals in more rural locations. On the front cover it states, "A handbook of accurate information concerning the Postal Service, particularly compiled for rural mail patrons coming to.....
Price: $175.00
Thompson Ypsilanti Mich., Slicers, Product Innovation, Cookery
New York: John Chatillon & Sons, c. 1921. This tri-fold, catalogue advertises for a variety of different types of cutters. Over the six panels are the types of Ypsilanti cutters that are being offered. There are five categories of cutters: Kraut, Kraut: "B" Line Special Quality, Two Knife Slaw, One.....
Price: $65.00
print & writing, vertical writing, business history, social situations, invites, how-to
Boston, MA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL: D C Health & Co., 1898. This item is the seventh book in a series of eight workbooks in the Natural System of Vertical Writing by A. F. Newlands and R. K. Row. This book focused on practicing "business and social forms", which.....
Price: $100.00
land development, agricultural, correspondence, business history, caterpillar tractor, billheads and letterheads
San Francisco, CA: El Rico Land Company, 11-Dec-19. A letter to a Mr. Peter Goettsch of Nicolaus, CA, regarding payment of his dividends in the El Rico Land Company. Originally enclosed with this letter was check for $400. The letter is on a specialized letterhead, meant for exactly this type.....
Price: $85.00
Optician, Advertising and Promotion, Eye Chart
Rochester, NY: [1930]. Two (2) different 8 3/4" x 4 1/4" promotional flyers presented by Dr. A. D. Haines, Eye and Ear Specialist. Each titled Test Your Eyes! with a different graphic at top to quickly determine the need to seek the care of an eye specialist. One also has.....
Price: $100.00
Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, advertising to Children, Chocolate Candy
Boston: Forbes Lith. [1895]. A 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" uncut Forbes multiple part interlocking paper doll depicting a little girl, her doll and a chair. Captioned at top "LOOSE BROS, Fine Chocolates have Flowing Cream Centers, a Novelty Picture Card in every Carton of LOOSE BROS. Crackers. Also includes.....
Price: $110.00
patent, transfer, butter churn, dairy,
Syracuse, NY: July 23, 1861. A transfer of patent certificate for the Common Sense [Butter] Churn. The churn was invented by C. D. Van Allen and patented by him in July 1861 with an O.B. Cowles purchasing shares in it at that time. This certificate is represents when Van Allen.....
Price: $95.00
Advertising, Business Move, Women's Goods
Boston, Massachusetts: 1859. A small format broadside. C.W. Griffiths & Co. is announcing the growth of their business having leased a space that will allow them to expand their manufacturing. The larger area will allow them to not only continue with the goods they already make, but it also means.....
Price: $95.00
Printing and Publishing, Advertising, Tobacco
Philadelphia: Geo. S. Harris, 1844. An 11.75 by 8.25 inch chromolithograph 1884 calendar printed for D. M. Scofield & Son, Cigar Box Factory in Newburgh NY. Depicts an elegant woman amidst a bounty of roses and passion flowers with a bucolic scene featuring an apple tree in the background. A......
Price: $850.00
bathhouse, medicine, business history, correspondence, Sanitarium, homeopathic
Lowell, MA: September 26, 1849. Stampless post. A letter between two doctors, Dr. Bulter Wilmarth and Dr. John Hero that discussing the various patients at a local sanitarium in Lowell, MA, that Wilmarth is treating. There is also some talk about the possibility of the pair working together, either at.....
Price: $225.00
correspondence, medicine, Mississippi river, horse
Poplar, Mississippi: April 7, 1890. A two page letter from Howard G. Thornton, a physician and surgeon located in Poplar, MS. He is writing his younger brother, Ed, who lives in Commerce, TX, with their parents. Thornton describes a busy winter in Mississippi, with lots of sickness, and a rainy.....
Price: $75.00
Textile Industry, Business History, Woolen Manufacturing
Boston: J. H. Bufford's Lith. 1848. An 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" single-fold circular with testimonial insert sheet. The cover depicts a rendering of the machine manufactured at Ballard Vale, Mass for E. L. Benzon, 59 Milk Street, Boston. Content includes information on how to order, queries, directs and an.....
Price: $145.00