Chicago: S. Franklin & Co., 1905. Advertising flyer (18 x 22 cm.) printed in black on one side. Offers the company's free catalog of moldings and picture frames. The company, located at 10-26 Waller St., Chicago, manufactured moldings and frames, which were also available at Drescher & Cusson, New York..... More
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Pittsburgh: German National Bank of Pittsburgh, 1884. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. At head: "A. Groetzinger, President. Jos. Laurent, Cashier." "Surplus $190,000" has been crossed out in red; stamped below in red: "Surplus $206,000." Dated April 24, 1884, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. View of a three-story frame corner building showing people and barrels in front. Charles Dusenberry was active as a grocer into the 1840s. In Good Condition: faint..... More
New York: Wing & Son, 1903. 25 x 30 cm. Printed on one side in green, orange, and brown. This is a 12-year guarantee for "the Wing Piano" sold by Wing & Son at 9th Ave. & Hudson St., New York. The certificate was filled in on Oct. 13, 1903..... More
Philadelphia: Cutter Electrical & Mfg. Co., 1919. Hardcover. 263, [1] p.: illustrations, diagrams, tables; 24 cm. Blue cloth with white spine and cover titles. Spine title: Circuit (I-T-E) Breakers. No date of publication; 1919 is the year assigned in WordCat records. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: Cornelius C...... More
London: 1771. Handwritten letter, dated Jan. 1, 1771, to John Thurman, Jr., from Richard Clay, Paul Agutter, William Harper & Nevil Noble, merchants in London. John Thurman, Jr. (1730-1809) opened a dry good store in New York City in 1765 and went on to become a very successful merchant. The..... More
New York: Hearn, 1927. Paperback. [20] p.: illustrations; 10 cm. Stapled; card cover printed with continuous color illustration. No date of publication, but it states that it was the 100th anniversary of its founding. George A. Hearn established his store in 1827; it moved to 14th St. in 1879. This..... More
New York: William B. Dana, 1861. Paperback. 3, [2], 338-448 p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. First 2 leaves, containing advertisements, are on yellow paper. Inside front wrapper stamped: "Transferred from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania." Next to that is written: David S. B. Chew, June 21..... More
New York: William B. Dana, 1864. Paperback. [13], 258-336, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Front wrapper stamped: "Transferred from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania." Contents: The National Debt and National Resources -- The Commercial Progress and Resources of Central British America -- The Sandwich Islands..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
Commercial Travelers' Home Association of America, 1893. Paperback. [2], [13] leaves of illustrations; 25 x 30 cm. Light green wrapper with wrapper title and illustration and red and black; tied with black cord. Advertisements for New York state businesses inside front wrapper and on both sides of back wrapper. The..... More
1801. 1 handwritten document, folded. On 29 June, 1801, William Dorman, son of Jesse Dorman, of Gloucester Co., N.J., was apprenticed to Joseph Lee, saddler, of Salem Co., N.J., until Nov. 1, 1806, when Dorman would reach the age of 21. The requirements of both the master, Joseph Lee, and..... More
Chicago: Under-Feed Stoker Company of America, 1910. Paperback. 46, [1] p.: illustrations, plans; 31 cm. Stapled brown card covers with embossed green-and-silver cover title. No date of publication. Evan William Jones (1852-1908) invented the under-feed stoker in 1892 and formed the Under-Feed Stoker Company of America to manufacture the Jones..... More
New Albany, Ind. Herman Knirihm, 1881. Cards. 2 trade cards with images printed in blue on a gilt background on one side and information about Lancashire Insurance of Manchester, England, on the other. Each of illustrations features a giant egg: one has a child in a stocking cap breaking through..... More
Philadelphia: Central National Bank of Philadelphia, 1892. 2 copies of the letterhead of the Central National Bank of Philadelphia, dated July 2 and 5, 1892, and addressed to A.E. Patton. Printed in red and black. The officers listed in the letterhead are: G.M. Troutman, President; Theo. Kitchen, Cashier; and T.L...... More
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Treasury, 1851. Paperback. 10 p.; 24 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "7" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. No date of publication but published in response to the declaration in 1851 by the state treasurer, John M. Bickel, that the Bank..... More
Valparaiso, Ind. Lowenstine's Department Store, 1890. 15 x 18 embossed, die-cut advertisement from Lowenstine's Department Store in Memphis, Tenn. The chromolithographed image shows two smiling children in lace and ribbons holding a book with "Merry Christmas" on the outside. In gilt on the blue dress "Compliments of Lowenstine's Department Store."..... More
Washington, D.C. United States Treasury, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 72 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. An executive document from the 26th Congress, 1st session, this is the official report from the United States Treasury sent by President Martin Van Buren to the U.S. Senate regarding..... More
Baltimore: Miller Fertilizer Co., 1950. Paperback. [approx. 24] p.; 15 cm. Red card covers printed in gilt with advertising. Pages are graph paper; several have been removed. Inside of both covers bears ingredients for various types of fertilizer offered by Miller Fertilizer Co., which was founded in Baltimore in 1937..... More
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Philipsburg, Pa. Moshannon Banking Company, 1884. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, President. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashier." Dated April 24, 1884, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Signed by Wm. H. Sandford. The Moshannon Banking Company was..... More
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Philipsburg, Pa. Moshannon Banking Company, 1884. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, President. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashier." Dated April 26, 1884, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Signed by Wm. H. Sandford. The Moshannon Banking Company was..... More
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Philipsburg, Pa. Moshannon Banking Company, 1892. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, Prest. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashr." Dated April 26, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Moshannon Banking Company was established in 1881 with William..... More
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Philipsburg, Pa. Moshannon Banking Company, 1892. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, Prest. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashr." Dated July 15, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Moshannon Banking Company was established in 1881 with William..... More
Northampton, Mass. Northampton Institution for Savings, 1942. Hardcover. [126] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. "One Hundredth Anniversary 1842-1942" -- on front cover. Contains photographs of the officers and employees as of 1942; well-illustrated histories of the town of Northampton, Mass., and..... More