Lynn, Mass. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1930. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Stapled; wrappers printed in yellow and black with a front wrapper photograph of a girl in a nurse costume taking care of her patient collie, signed: Anne Shriber. No date of publication but there is a...... More
![Item #006978 First National Bank of Altoona [letterhead] 1892 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton](/pictures/thumb/006978.jpg?v=1556920894)
Altoona, Pa. First National Bank of Altoona, 1892. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. "John Lloyd, Cashier" has lines printed over it and below is added: "Henry Cryder, Cashier." Dated July 12, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Alexander Ennis Patton..... More
![Item #006980 Fort Pitt National Bank [letterhead] 1892 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton](/pictures/thumb/006980.jpg?v=1556920894)
Pittsburgh, Pa. Fort Pitt National Bank, 1892. 1 leaf 22 cm. Engraved. "D. Leet Wilson, Prest. Andrew W. Herron, Cashr." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Alexander Ennis Patton (1852-1904) became the president of the First National..... More
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
![Item #006968 The German National Bank of Pittsburgh [letterhead] 1884 addressed to Alexander...](/pictures/thumb/006968.jpg?v=1556920891)
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
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, 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
Buffalo, NY: Larkin Co., 1920. 1 order form (27 x 80 cm.), folded. Dated Feb. 2, 1920. A large order form from the height of the Larkin Co.'s Factory-to-Family system. The beautiful and functional new administration building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright had been completed in 1904 and branches of..... More
New York: Pach Bro's, 1880. 1 photograph (25 x 37 cm.), mounted on card (30 x 37 cm.). Photographer identified on the card as Pach Bro's. at 841 Broadway, N.Y. Undated; the Pach Bros. photography company was located at 841 Broadway, New York, from 1877 to 1890. An unidentified group..... 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 Valparaiso, Ind. 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
![Item #006969 Moshannon Banking Company [letterhead] 1884 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton](/pictures/thumb/006969.jpg?v=1556920891)
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
![Item #006970 Moshannon Banking Company [letterhead] 1884 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton](/pictures/thumb/006970.jpg?v=1556920891)
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