Industrial, Building & Trades
cleveland lightning rod company, lightning rod, whaling, insurance,, China Mutual
New Bedford, MA: 1869-1873. A grouping of four items belonging to Joseph Vera, New Bedford, MA. The first is an insurance policy relating specifically to his home being destroyed by fire caused by lightening strikes. The policy is associated with the installation of a Cleveland Lightening Rod and its proper.....
Price: $325.00
Locksmiths,Lock Picking,How-To Books for Burglars
N.pl. N.p., c.1935. Detailed instructions for picking locks, printed in a handy pocket-sized format for portability. Includes diagrams and instructions for picking the following locks: Wafer Type Locks, Offset Locks, Double Sided Wafter Locks, Double Sided B&S Lock 34, Side Bar Lock B&S, Pin Tumbler Locks, Hurd Pin Tumbler Locks.....
Price: $250.00
construction, ledger, account, building, business history
South Trenton, NY: 1844-1845. A small ledger regarding the expenses, both material and labor, for the construction of an unidentified building along the Nine Mile Creek (also spelled Ninemile Creek) in South Trenton, NY. The owner of the building or the purpose of the building is never specified. The ledger.....
Price: $225.00
circular, advertising, patent, advertisement, industry, engineering
St. Louis, MO: Ripley & Kimball, Agents, [1881-1887]. A circular for the Montgomery Patent Gauge Cock, which is a mechanism on a boiler that helps to determine and relieve the steam/water pressure in a boiler. This flyer has a fine color illustration of the actual gauge cock on the top.....
Price: $110.00
Leather working, Tanners, Machinery
Boston, Massachusetts: Noble & Brooks, c1870s. Illustrated advertising bifolium for Noble & Brooks, "sole agents for the sale of A. Richardson's Patent Union Leather Splitting Machines, also Dealers in Leather, Tanners' & Curriers' Tools". Includes lithographed illustrations of the various tools and their names. Bifolium (10.5" by 8.25"), lithographed on.....
Price: $225.00
Steam Power,Factories Manufactories and Machine Shops
Providence, Rhode Island: 1846. Printed circular announcing improvements to "ready made belts" for machinists and manufacturers, tauting new steam power technology: "These belts are made from the best Oak-tanned Philadelphia Slaughter Leather. In the dressing of them, steam power is employed, and an entirely new method adopted, by which the.....
Price: $175.00
Centennial Exposition of 1876,Philadlephia,American Manufacturing
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: E. Andrews, Saw Manufacturer, c.1876. Illustrated advertisement for E. Andrews, Saw Manufacturer, with an illustration of "The Old Anvil as it appeared at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876". The "Old Anvil" was "the first Saw Makers' Anvil brought to this Country. It has been used and.....
Price: $100.00
circular patent, advertisement, industry, engineering, valves
St. Louis, MO: Ripley & Kimball, Agents, [1881-1887]. A single fold circular for a Straight-Way Valve made by the Pratt & Cady Company. These valves are meant for use in radiators, though whether they are meant for commercial or residential use is unclear. This new style of valves makes "them.....
Price: $95.00
circular, advertising, industrial, steam engines, 1876 Centennial International Exposition, world's fair
Fitchburg, MA: Haskins Steam Engine Co., 1876. Declaring itself as the 5th Annual Circular of its "Prize Engine", this adverting circular is for the Haskins Steam Engine Company's Engine and Boiler. 9. Single fold, circular with an engraving of the engine on the cover. The Haskins Engine and Boiler --Semi.....
Price: $125.00
Inventions,Manufacturing,Industrial Innovation and Growth
New York, New York: C. Henry Hall & Co., 1873. Illustrated circular advertising the Pulsometer, or Magic Pump, a "new and useful invention now being extensively and rapidly introduced for pumping water and other liquids" in mines, factories, railroads, docks, gas yards, and wells. Includes a diagram of the invention.....
Price: $200.00
Urban Development, History of New York
Brooklyn, New York: Queensdale Brokerage Corp. 1962. A listing "of choice parcels of vacant land, located in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island" for sale by the Queensdale Brokerage Corp. Includes maps of the areas, with some parcels marked as "sold", as well as a price sheet with lot numbers and.....
Price: $350.00
Engines,Innovation and Industry
New York, New York: Cammeyer & Sayer, c.1876. Illustrated advertisements for the Rider Compression Engine, marketed as an "unrivaled" engine for a wide variety of customers and uses including: households, printing offices, lithographers, locksmiths, sausage makers, railway stations, tanneries, and brick yards. The main selling point seems to be safety.....
Price: $125.00
Medical Appliances, rubber, medical devices
Manufacturer: I. B. Seeley & Co. Location: Philadelphia, PA Date: 1884 Pages: 78 Subject Matter: Medical Appliances Comprehensive descriptions, some prices, and B&W illustrations of medical devices made from rubber used to relieve various ailments, such as abdominal pain, rheumatic affections, and the 'falling of the bowels.' Covers show heavy.....
Price: $175.00
Metal Coatings, Recipes, Chemical Solutions
New York etal. Egyptian Lacquer Mfg Co., [1900]. A Set of 47 Process Cards with recipes and complete instructions to prepare chemical solutions of lacquers and finishes... This fan-out page 'book' offers a line of formulations for industrial users. Each card includes a description of the product followed by the.....
Price: $300.00
Swatch Book, Sample Book, Aloxite Brand, Metal Polishing
Niagara Falls, NY: Carborundum Company, [1942]. The 3" x 5" sample booklet includes 14 different weights/grades of the abrasive cloths - from the very finest - Crocus Cloth and Brown Back Flex No. from No 24 to No.320.. Printed wraps. An usual usable sample book. The back cover reads: The.....
Price: $200.00
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
racism, racial sterrotypes, shoe, shoe polish, advertisement, advertising
1940s. A 21" x 11" sign advertising shoe polish. The graphic sign is emblazoned with the quotes "For all shoes" and "Easy to Use". Its bold graphics highlight the "2 in 1" using a variety of red, black, and grey. The polish boasts the capabilities to be used on all.....
Price: $375.00
Water,Dams and Aqueducts,Public Works,Engineering
Los Angeles, California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 1935. An illustrated booklet promoting the Colorado River Aqueduct project by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, described here as "America's Largest Construction Job in Progress Today". The ambitious endeavor aimed to provide water to thirteen cities with the project.....
Price: $150.00
Hydroelectricity,Ox Bow Bend Snake River
Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co., 1909. A promotional booklet for the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co. highlighting their new hydroelectric project using currents "from Ox Bow Bend on the Snake River" on the border or Oregon and Idaho. Features an attractively designed wrapper with aerial view of the.....
Price: $225.00
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
lamp, mining, advertisement, price list
New York: [1900]. A product list for Friemann & Wolf of Zwickau a German company that made a variety of safety lamps for miners. They also made a variety of attachments for the lamps, such as magnets for locking, and an apparatus for filling the lamp. The product list was.....
Price: $85.00
Employee Manuals, WWII
Long Beach, California: Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., 1943. A wartime training booklet for employees of the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., steeped in patriotism and zeal for the war effort: "You are now a member of the great family of Douglas workers. Douglas is a great name in aviation ... Wherever.....
Price: $275.00
American Eagle, Broadside, Furniture Polish
New York: [1860]. A 15" x 11" broadside with a fine woodcut of an American eagle at top with a ribbon in it's beak reading "Equalled by None". Imperial Princes' Polish $500 Will be given to anyone who can produce an article to give a brighter lustre on SLIVER or.....
Price: $750.00