Advertising & Promotion
Hotels, Travel and Tourism, Advertising and Promotion,
Bay City, MI: The Gregory Press. Embossed illustrated wraps. 16 pp. In-text, full page and centerfold illustrations. Tasteful geometric boarder decoration. The text describes and promotes the hotel utilizing relevant interior images. The centerfold shows the lobby. Boasts being one of the finest hotels. Measures 7.5" by 5" The hotel's.....
Price: $225.00
The 101 Girls,Stage and Vaudeville Acts,Celebrities in Marketing,Modern Celebrity,Late Vaudeville Era
Buffalo, New York: Gardiner Mfg. Co., 1931. A booklet promoting the "101 Girls", a late vaudeville stage duo comprised of Adele and Isabelle Szumlinski. Usually performing for businessmen or in adverts, they acted as mascots for the Gardiner Mfg. Company's fabric stain removal product "101". This booklet shows the lengths.....
Price: $300.00
New Year's,Balls and Dances,Invitations
Pittston PA: N.p, 1834. Lithographed invitation, printed on coated card (1.75" by 3") promoting a New Year's Ball given "At the Hall of Capt. Squire Marcy" on January 1st, 1835. Lists the names of managers of the event below, verso blank.
Price: $150.00
Silk,Velvet,Fashion,Luxury Clothing and Goods,History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Robb Winebrener & Co, 1840. A handwritten receipt for payment on engraved billhead for Robb Winebrener & Co., recording the sale of the British silk, a velvet collar, pantaloons, a vest, and box. The total comes out to $55.50 (approx. $2,000 in modern currency). The purchaser is recorded.....
Price: $225.00
History of New York,Lower Manhattan,Financial District,Hardware and Tools,Material Culture
New York, New York: David B. Pike, 1849. Printed flyer from July 1849 advertising a new hardware business located in lower Manhattan, selling everything from axes, hammers, hatchets, knives and vices to window shades, tanners' tools, locks, wrapping paper and counter scales. Also promotes "Dick's Anti-Friction Press for Punching and.....
Price: $125.00
Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
United States: 1853. A scarce souvenir from the 1853 "Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations", a world's fair held in New York City. The paper box, measuring approx. 1.5" in diameter and 0.5" in height, was a percussion cap box. On one side is an engraving of an eagle.....
Price: $250.00
Gum Copal,Imperialism and Empire,Global Trade,Ecology and Material History
Boston, Massachusetts: Stephen Whipple & Bro. 1860s. Lithographed circular advertising gum copal sold by the Boston-based company Stephen Whipple & Bro., accompanied by a blank price list. Gum copal is a type of resin produced by tree sap in East Africa, and was exported to America in large quantities in.....
Price: $200.00
Lumber Mills,Illustrated Billheads
Memphis, Tennessee: Williams & Co, 1864. An attractive illustrated billhead for Williams & Co. Saw and Planing Mills, featuring an elaborate illustration at the head of the companies building bustling with workers and activity. Finished in contemporary ink and dated Oct 29, 1864, recording a sale of "9 pieces", perhaps.....
Price: $150.00
Fire Fighters and First Responders,New England History
United States: 1860s-1880s. A small gathering of ephemera related to firemen and fire stations in the 1860s through the 1880s, mainly located in New England towns such as Nashua, New Hampshire, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Together, the materials provide a window into the social lives of these first responders, including charity.....
Price: $1,200.00
Theatrical Broadside,Job Printing,Boston Museum Theater,History of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Museum, 1862. An early 1860s theatrical broadside, printed to promote the August 4th 1862 Monday evening entertainments at the Boston Museum. The theater, which existed between 1841 and 1903, was a popular entertainment venue that also served as a museum and zoo. Headlining this particular evening's entertainments.....
Price: $200.00
Business Americana,Advertising Circular,Insurance
N.pl: Sunbury Cattle Insurance Company, 1871. An early 1870's circular advertising Sunbury Cattle Insurance Company, including some fascinating (perhaps inflated, perhaps not) numbers for the end of their fiscal year: 712 policies held, $52,315.00 in property insured, with $39,239.95 in available capital. Also includes a long list of losses paid.....
Price: $175.00
1872 Presidential Election,Grant versus Greeley,Political Humor in Advertising,Cigars,Booze
New York, New York: R. Grant, c.1872. A small lithographed leaflet (9" by 5.75") with political cartoon and caption showing the two 1872 Presidential candidates finding common ground in cigars and booze. Distributed as an advertising leaflet by R. George of New York to promote his business selling cigars and.....
Price: $375.00
Patriotic Ephemera,United States Centennial,Ulysses S. Grant,History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1876 International Exhibition, 1876. Printed program/order of exercises for the 1876 International Exhibition Opening Ceremonies. The event was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on May 10th, 1876 ahead of the nation's highly anticipated centennial. Includes a list of music performed with lyrics, order of procession, and of course.....
Price: $275.00
Coffee,Dry and General Goods,Advertising,Mail Order Samples
United States: c.1880. A sample of coffee beans sent from an unknown dry goods store or coffee roaster via the mail c.1880. The beans are housed in their original metal tin with wooden top, which screws securely onto the tin via a metal screw. Printed label marked Howe's Sample Mail.....
Price: $350.00
Letterhead,Job Printing,Publishers and Printers
Norfolk, Virginia: Pollock & Barcroft, 1885. An 1885 handwritten letter on letterhead advertising the publishers, job printers, and binders Pollock & Barcroft of Norfolk, Virginia. The letter itself is dated December 15, 1885 and addressed to Col. William D. Coleman of Danville, Virginia. The subject of the letter is regarding.....
Price: $100.00
Horse and Buggy,Phaetons
Cortland, New York: C.B. Hitchcock, 1882. Scarce 1882 trade catalogue of buggies and phaetons sold by Cortland Buggy and Cutter Works of Cortland, New York. Includes over fifty pages of items, illustrated and briefly described, with prices offered "on application". Also advertises hardware and replacement parts, e.g. harnesses and dashes.....
Price: $225.00
Silversmiths,Silver Spoons,Shakespeare Memorabilia,Midsummer Night's Dream
Chicago, Illinois: Wendell and Company, c.1891. A handsome trade catalogue advertising collectible silver spoons manufactured by a Chicago silversmith. Features a highly stylized cover showing their "Puck Spoon", which references a line in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" when Puck boasts he can "put a girdle round about the earth in.....
Price: $150.00
Women in Agriculture,Chickens and Fowl
Decatur, Illinois: Bartholomew & Judy, 1892. An early 1890s circular and price list for "Felch Pedigreed Light Brahmas", a type of fowl, sold by H.W. Bartholomew and Mrs. R.A. Judy of Decatur, Illinois. Includes a large illustration of one of their prize-winning cocks on the front, and glowing recommendations inside.....
Price: $150.00
Royal Hand-Bell Ringers,Touring Acts
[Kingston, New York]: Liscomb's Opera House, 1895. Printed ticket granting admission to a performance of the Royal Hand-Bell Ringers of London at Liscomb's Opera House in Kingston, New York, in October 1895. The group, directed by Duncan S. Miller, toured often and performed frequently for temperance societies. Using hand bells.....
Price: $150.00
Massachusetts Mutual Calendar, Chromolithograph, Longfellow, Holmes, Whittier
A six (6) page chromolithograph calendar for 1896 for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Springfield Mass. Forbes Litho Mfg. Co. Boston. Each of the 9" x 11" heavy card stock pages has a poet as a theme with a center illustration reflecting a major work. The first page is Longfellow.....
Price: $250.00
Minnesota,Lake Redwood,Photo Booklet
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: The Redwood Gazette Print, 1902. A souvenir photo booklet celebrating the natural wonders of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, published by the town's local Gazette. Includes a photo portrait montage of "the committee in charge" (presumably the Gazette's committee?) followed by thirty-one (31) photos of Lake Redwood and its.....
Price: $150.00
Women's Literature,Advertising to Women
New York, New York: Century Co, [1902]. A scarce 1902 advertising leaflet from the publisher Century Company, advertising new books to women, including the following titles: Confessions of a Wife, by Mary Adams; Biography of a Prairie Girl, by Eleanor Gates; Aladdin O'Brien, by Gouverneur Morris; and Napoleon Jackson by.....
Price: $150.00
Mary Pickford,Actresses and Starlets of the Silent Film Era
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Bluebird Theatre, 1916. A scarce bit of advertising ephemera from Mary Pickford's Paramount era, promoting a showing of her 1916 film "Poor Little Peppina" in Philadelphia. Other starlets listed include Hazel Dawn, Blanche Sweet, Mary Boland, and Beverly Bayne. Printed on pink card and measuring approx. 5.5" by.....
Price: $85.00
Luxury Retailers,East Meets West,Harvey Nichols,History of Department Stores
London, England: Harvey Nichols & Co. Ltd., 1920s. A 1920s catalogue of lampshades and cushions sold by the luxury retailer Harvey Nichols & Co. Ltd., offering a dizzying array of color and flair to add to any boudoir or ballroom. Includes Moroccan and East Asian influence, showing the British public's.....
Price: $175.00