Philadelphia: Electric Storage Battery Company, 1927. Pamphlet. 16 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Stapled wrapper. Front wrapper has black-and-white photograph taken by C. W. Lehman. Inside the back wrapper lists the officers of the Electric Storage Battery Company Athletic Association, president E. Cadwallader. The Electric Storage Battery Company was established in..... More

Ottsville, Pa. Ferndale Telephone Co., 1949. 2 documents: 1) itemized list of toll calls from March and April 1949 on the Ferndale Telephone Co. (Harrow, Pa., office) and 2) payment receipt from Aug. 1949 with list of toll charges from June and July on reverse. Both documents are for the..... More

New York: M.J. Pollak, 1950. Hardcover. "A collection of sundry thoughts on friendships and birthdays in general, together with some particular comments by a few of the many friends of William Benton on the occasion of whose fiftieth birthday this privately printed edition of fifty copies is produced." [48] p.;..... More

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

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

Rome, Italy: Alitalia, 1966. 5 menus; each consists of one folded sheet with a color front illustration; 24 cm. high. Printed by Staderini, Rome. The front illustrations appear to be from unidentified 18th-century prints. The two New York-to-Milan menus each have "5-66" in the lower right-hand corner of the menu..... More

Philadelphia: Forrest Theatre, 1922. 1 leaf (19 cm.), folded; printed on both sides. The program for the production opening at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia on "Monday, March 6." This was a Monday in 1922. This production had opened in New York City in July 1921, the third year in..... More

New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled The Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island, as that title runs above the image. Captions indicate "Old..... More

S.l. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 1945. Cardboard folder printed in red and blue with score pad slid into pocket inside. Front illustrated with images of men from four branches of military service on four cards with aces on them. With card that shows trick values and penalties for levels of contract..... More

Philadelphia: American Tract Society, 1857. Paperback. 56, 32 p.: tables; 22 cm. Disbound from boards; retains original white wrapper printed in black. Publisher's catalog on 32 pages following text. The report includes a two-page list of new publications issued in various languages in 1857. In Good Condition: disbound from boards;..... More

New York: Franco American Food Co., 1889. 2 trade cards, each 7.5 x 11 cm. Each has a chromolithographed illustration on a gilt background on one side, with "Franco American Food Co. 101 Warren St. N.Y." in the upper left-hand corner. The illustrations portray child chefs in French clothing having..... More

Anderson, IN: Hill-Standard Co., 1929. Paperback. 68 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Card cover printed in red, green, and black; stapled. Stamped on first page: "Nuebling's The Sportsman's Store," Reading, Pa. Fascinating look at the possibilities on playground equipment in the laste 1920s, including the new extra wide slide named the..... More

Philadelphia: Nirdlinger & Wetherill, 1927. [4] p.; 15 cm. Program for Delicate Justice by J. Hartley Manners, staged by J. Hartley Manners. In addition to Laurette Taylor, the cast included Alison Bradshaw, William J. Rathbun, Georges Renavent, Jessie Royce Landis, James Dale, Frederic Worlock, Olive Reeves Smith, and Frank Elliott..... More