Campello, MA. Geo. E. Keith Company. 1905. BOOKLET, black and white illustrations, unpaginated (approx. 15 pp), 6 x 5 inches, wrappers (softbound), opening vertically. Stain at right edge of spine affecting all pages, otherwise very good condition. Front cover states; "H.E. Bicknell & Co., Northampton, Mass" More
Chicago. Spiegel's House Furnishing Company. 1905. Twenty-six page staple-bound catalogue (including covers), 6 x 8 3/4 inches, offering a variety of home furnishings. Front page states "Goods shipped on installment credit to any section of the United States." At the top of the interior pages is the slogan "We trust... More
Dick Turpin. No date. Ca. early 1900s. Single-colored broadside sheet, 39 x 27 1/4 inches, uncut, folding to 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Faint toning along folds, but otherwise in pristine condition. Uncut sheet of labels for matchboxes, the labels in different sizes (for kitchen and pocket matches, plus... More
Ca. 1893. BOOKLET, black and white illustrations, 32 pp, 9 x 6 inches, pink pictorial wrappers (softbound). Cover detached and worn with long tear to rear and small paper loss to spine, soft creasing throughout, interior clean. Extensive description of the sap evaporator ("not the old Cook Evaporator, but has... More
Ottawa, Illinois. J. E. Porter Co., Circa 1880? Eighty-page catalog, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, profusely illustrated in black and white, featuring farm equipment: hay carriers, sling carriers, grapple hay forks, pulleys, barn door hangers, harness hooks, and many other mechanical devices "adapted to the real needs of the farmer... More
Woodbury Hardware. No date. Ca. 1950. Black and white illustrations throughout, 54+2146pp, index, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, pictorial blue cloth-covered boards (hardbound). Light soiling and 2 short tears to head of spine; interior in very good clean condition with decorative bookplate to front pastedown. Tight binding; very good condition... More
Detroit, Michigan. F. L. Jacobs. 1946. Booklet, 6 x 9 inches, 16 pp (including decorative color paper covers) describing, and picturing in color, various aspects of the "completely automatic home laundry." Text states you put in the clothes, add soap, flip the switch, and "Launderall does everything else efficiently, quietly... More
Evansville, Indiana. Servel. 1951. Brochure, 9 x 4 inches, unfolding to poster-size sheet 18 x 16 inches, depicting 8 models of Servel gas-powered refrigerators. Catalog boasts "Years Ahead In Convenience and Beauty" and touts "Long Life Styling" by the American Industrial Designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Very good clean condition. In... More
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leonard Refrigerator Company. 1927. Illustrated catalog, 10 ¾ x 8 ½, 72 pp., color pictorial card wrappers, picturing and describing a variety of Leonard Refrigerators, all of them requiring ice to preserve the appliance's contents. Initial pages discuss the refrigerator's cork board insulation, porcelain lining, high quality... More
Quincy, Illinois. Excelsior Stove & Mfg. Co., No date. Ca. 1915. Folded broadside, black and white illustrations, approximately 6 1/2 x 9 inches unfolding to large two-sided poster measuring approximately 25 x 28 inches. Very good condition; small mailing label to lower right corner of verso, a few small separations... More
Mansfield, Ohio. Westinghouse. No date. Ca. 1935. Am attractive color catalog, 8 ¼ x 11 inches, 20 pp., depicting floor plans for a "scientifically" designed kitchen (three "centers" anchored by fridge, range, or sink) with five different "model electric kitchens" illustrated in color. One page shows "bleed-through" from black ink... More
East Pittsburgh, Pa. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. 1916. Photo-illustrated catalog, 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches, 16 pp., pictorial paper wrappers, featuring an extensive variety of Westinghouse Electric Ranges (or combination Gas and Electric). Retail net prices are given. Numerous models are pictured and described. Unfortunately, centerfold pages (7... More
New York. Ludwig Baumann & Co., 1898. Booklet, black and white illustrations, 56pp, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Covers loose, light wear to covers with a few small soiled spots; soft mid vertical fold throughout, very good, clean condition. Each page features a different model... More
Portland, OR. Williams Brothers. 1960. Illustrated brochure, 6 ¾ x 4 ½ inches, 32 pp. picturing and describing all manner of supplies necessary for bee keeping. Foreword on verso of front cover; Index on verso of rear cover. Light spotting to front cover; overall good clean condition. Last page of... More
Hartford, Conn. Pope Manufacturing Co., 1896. Well illustrated booklet advertising bicycles and bicycle accessories; approximately 3.5 x 6 inches; 32 pp. Edges of front and rear cover show wear with light discoloration along front cover's free edge. Eleven models are pictured and described, 6 for men and 4 for women... More
Accrington & London. E. J. Riley. No date. Ca. 1930. Folded brochure unfolding to colorful double-sided advertising panel approximately 30 x 17 inches featuring various of the company's billiard tables as well as folding bagatelle boards and a variety of accessory products. Black and white photos provide visuals regarding the... More
Berlin, Wisconsin. W. C. Russell Moccasin Co., No date. Ca. 1934. Attractive illustrated catalog, 9 x 6 inches, 32 pp. including covers. Loose in the catalog is a "Catalog Price Sheet...Effective Dec. 15, 1933" and a folded sheet that provides "at home" instructions for taking measurements for "built to order"... More
London. William Cooper, Ltd., Horticultural Providers. No date. Ca. 1900. Black and white illustrations within decorative red borders, 415pp, index, 7 1/2 x 5 inches, red cloth covered boards (hardbound). Covers soiled and worn; discoloration to first couple of pages; light soiling and foxing to a handful of interior pages... More
Seattle. Structured Clay Products Institute. 1950. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations, 16pp, in shiny paper wraps, 8 x 10 3/4 inches, extolling the "time-defying durability" of brick. When employed in the interiors and exteriors of new homes, brick is certain to instill "a genuine sense of pride" in the... More
1939. Catalog, full page and in-text color illustrations, black and white illustrations, 88 pages, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Cover almost detached and moderately worn at extremities, 2 pages at center detached, interior and exterior clean. Catalog of tents, sleeping bags, camping tools, outdoor wear, with... More
Liverpool, England. Price's Candles Ltd., No date. Ca. 1880. Ephemeral advertising card, 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, featuring an image of three candles with text reading: "Hold up to the light." A notched wheel on the right side of the card can easily be turned with one finger, allowing... More
Dresden, Germany. Anton Reiche. No date. Ca. 1900- 1920? Sepia toned advertising broadside, sepia illustrations of about 40 different mould designs; double-sided, sheet size 16 1/2 x 24 inches, multiple folds, likely as issued. Prices notated in pencil, some toning and short separations at fold intersections (with tiny paper loss... More
U.S.A. Carnation Company. 1949. Booklet, profusely illustrated in black and white, unpaginated (approx. 65 pp), 12 x 9 inches, plastic spiral bound with stiff card wrappers. Very good condition: a few spots to cover, light foxing to some pages. Includes multipage "The Carnation Family" list of employees who had completed... More
Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., No date. Ca. 1916. Carriage and Harness Catalog in defective condition. Covers and first six pages missing; presume pages at rear missing as well (pagination ends at p. 126). Catalog 11.5 x 8.5 inches; profusely illustrated with black and white drawings of... More
East Ham, England. Austins (East Ham) Ltd., 1929. 1929 joinery catalog in paper covers; 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 60 pp; illustrated with photographs (doors, windows, gates, etc.) and line drawings (stock moldings, stair material, etc.). Two center pages (29-32) loose from rusted staples with discoloration to gutter edge... More
