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. Light 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.....
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.....
Boston. A. M. Davis Company. 1930. 18 sample small color birth announcement cards each approximately 3 x 4 inches or a little less, many of them opening. Fine condition, never used. Together with letter from the A.M. Davis Publishers of Greeting Cards to the Stationery Firm of Rawlings Stationery &Ptg.....
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.....
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.....
Rochester, NY. Ritter Dental Mfg. Company, Inc., 1927. Third Edition. Instruction book for Ritter Model "C" dental apparatus; paper covers; 9 x 6 inches; 32 staple bound pages. Booklet details Installation, Operation, Maintenance of the apparatus. Illustrated with highly detailed diagrams and photos. The booklet carries the reader every step.....
New Britain, Conn. Corbin Cabinet Lock Co., 1916. Catalogue (the British spelling of catalog), black and white illustrations, xv+230pp, index, 11 x 8 3/4 inches, gilt lettered cloth-covered wrappers (softbound). Covers have lightly faded gilt lettering, time toning with several small spots; very light 1/4 inch water stain, barely noticeable.....
Chicago. Architectural Decorating Company. 1912. Illustrated booklet, 9.25 x 6 inches, 23 pp. Covers somewhat abraded, short tears on free edge, 2 inch crease at bottom right corner of cover continuing through the booklet. Pencil scribble (erased) on verso of front cover; numerals in pencil on back cover. Better than.....
New York. F. W. Woolworth. 1939. A history of the F. W. Woolworth chain of five-and-dime stores, tracing their origin dating to 1879 and culminating, in 1939, with headquarters in New York City’s "Woolworth Tower," aka "The Cathedral of Commerce." Booklet 10 x 7 inches; 48 pp. Photo illustrated chapters.....
Bridgeport, Conn. Remington Arms Company, Inc., 03-06- 1936. Catalog, black and white illustrations, 12pp, 11 x 9 inches, paper wrappers. 2 horizontal folds, good condition. Includes pamphlets: "Remington Modern Sporting Firearms. The Master Line. Dealer's Price List. Effective March, 31, 1953" (fair condition), "Retail Price List Rifles Winchester Shotguns. January.....
Homer, NY. Newton Line Company, Inc., 1948. 24 pp. catalogue identified as "Jobber Price List," 11 x 8.5 inches, advertising various types of fishing line, with several full color illustrations printed on glossy paper. Catalogue in very good, clean condition. An interesting catalogue produced by the fishing line manufacturer located.....
Kalamazoo, MI. Shakespeare Company. 1962. Booklet, color illustrations throughout, 39 pages, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Light toning to covers; overall very good condition. Includes all kinds of "wonderods" including fly and spinning, lines and reels.
Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. 1935. Photo-illustrated brochure, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 16 pages, providing comprehensive coverage of plate glass manufacture, with numerous photos from the factory floor to the warehouse storage, illustrating the elaborate manufacturing process and care in storage and distribution. The last page provides an.....
Birmingham, England. Chance Brothers and Co., No date. Ca. 1934. Booklet, approximately 7 x 10 inches, 18 pp., featuring information on Calorex Glass (Heat Excluding Light-Transmitting) manufactured by Chance Brothers. Featured in the booklet are examples of pressed and moulded glass as used in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (Stratford) constructed.....
Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. 1937. Brochure, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 16 pp. providing information and technical data for PC Glass Block Units and Wall Panels. Photo illustrated with 7 technical drawings of glass blocks in a variety of settings (in Brickwork, Concrete, in Frame Bldg., etc.).....
Pittsburgh, PA (?): Plate Glass Manufacturers of America. No date. Ca. 1937. Photo-illustrated brochure, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 19 numbered pages, providing comprehensive coverage of plate glass, its history, manufacturing methods, utility and versatility. Much attention is given both to manufacturing of plate glass and the incorporation of plate.....
St. Paul, Minn. Modern Card Shop, Inc., 1949-1950. TWO ISSUES. Black and white illustrations and ads, each approximately 50pp, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, two-color pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Very good condition. Volume 1 No. 5 (Christmas Edition, 1949) and Volume 1 No. 6 (January 1950), featuring articles and.....
Windsor Locks, Conn. C.H. Dexter & Sons. No date. Ca. late 1920s to early 1930s. FIVE BOOKLETS, black and white illustrations, 16pp, 6 x 4 3/4 inches, color pictorial stiff card wrappers (softbound). Covers lightly worn; very good, clean condition. A collection of five small booklets dating from the late.....
New York. H.B. Davis Corp. No date. Ca. 1950s. BOOKLET, profusely illustrated in black and white, 128 pp, index, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, pictorial wrappers. With 8 page price list and single sheet welcome letter. Short splits to paper spine, overall very good virtually unused condition. Includes sports, exercise.....
Middletown, Conn. The I. E. Palmer Company. 1928. Color and black and white in-text illustrations, unpaginated, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, gilt lettered decorative embossed stiff card wrappers with string tie (softbound). Covers lightly soiled and toned, upper right corner of front cover reattached; interior in very good condition.....
Portland, OR. Honeyman Hardware Company. No date. Ca. 1908. Catalogue No. 6. Massive hardware catalogue; 3/4 leather binding 10.25 x 7 inches; 1325 pp; xxxi pp tabbed index at front. Corners bumped; covers abraded; half inch gouge to leather spine; 4 inch crack along top of spine and front cover;.....
Schenectady, N. Y. General Electric. 1926. Black and white photo illustrations, 43pp, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4, gilt decorative paper wrappers (softbound). Pencil notation to front cover; overall fine condition. Includes photo illustrations of lighting buildings, landscapes,etc, plus sections on G-E Floodlighting Projectors, Planning and Installation, Inscandescent Searchlights, etc.
Portland, OR. Montgomery Ward & Co., 1927. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 450pp, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Creases to front and rear covers, abrasion and slight paper loss to spine, two 1 inch tears along spine edge (repaired); interior in good clean.....
New York. David McConnell. Ca. 1916. Catalog 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches, 42 glossy pages of high quality illustrations in a thin green cloth-cover board binder secured with screw fasteners. Laid in is a folded brochure 8 ½ x 3 ¾ inches listing prices "effective January 1, 1923"; however.....
Cincinnati, Ohio. Midwest Radio Corporation. 1940. Catalogue, illustrated profusely in black, white and red, 23 pages, 10 x 8 1/4 inches, paper wrappers. Light wear to cover extremities; overall good to very good condition. This vintage catalogue for Midwest Radios emphasizes the company's accomplishments during its first 20-year existence. The.....
