One Portfolio produced by the City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company
Philadelphia: H. Merian Allen, 1886. Black card portfolio with black leather spine; printed in gilt on the front and back. Inside are advertisements for 6 Philadelphia businesses printed in black on white paper. No date of production. The front of the portfolio advertises the company with an illustration of Philadelphia City Hall. Charles Moseley Swain (1849-1904) is listed as president, a position he filled from the company's incorporation in 1886 until his death in 1904. The address given is 1321 Walnut St., which was the company's address until May 1888 when it moved to 929 Chestnut St. The back cover on the outside has, printed in gilt, advertisements for 4 Philadelphia businesses. The portfolio was printed by Wise & Van Horn. The City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company was sent into receivership in 1905 largely because of forgeries passed by Benjamin Gaskill. This portfolio, presumably designed for carrying financial and legal documents, is extremely scarce. In Very Good- Condition: leather is separated from front cover; corners of front are creased; lightly soiled. Very Good -. Item #009407
Price: $45.00