Collection of three original printed promotional ephemera from the American Aluminum Manufacturing Company, two price lists and an illustrated advertisement. One of the price lists includes an example of a dealer's order that supposedly netted a significant profit. Printed in black ink on white and beige paper. Circa 1922-1923. One price list is dated 1923; the other, 1923. The ad is undated. Price lists: 8 1/2" x 11." Ad: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2." Four pages (one price list is a leaf of paper that was printed on one side and folded in half; the other price list and ad are printed on one side... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of chicks and colorful Easter eggs on the grass. No date, circa 1900s-1910s. 1 1/2" x 2 3/4." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning and minuscule smudges on front. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the American Caramel Company. Printed text on back: "This card is one of a set of twenty beautifully colored Easter subjects, one of which is wrapped in every Easter Caramel." The history of the American Caramel Company begins in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Peter C. Weist was a candy maker who started his busines... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of chicks in and around a shoe on the ground. Two of them are sitting in the shoe, three inspect the shoe from the outside, and one is perched on the back. No date, circa 1900s-1910s. 1 1/2" x 2 3/4." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning and minuscule smudges on front. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the American Caramel Company. Printed text on back: "This card is one of a set of twenty beautifully colored Easter subjects, one of which is wrapped in every Easter Caramel." The history of the American Caramel Company be... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of two anthropomorphized chicks at leisure. One of the chicks tries to catch a butterfly in her net, while the other walks in the background, carrying what may be a golf club and caddy. No date, circa 1900s-1910s. 2 3/4" x 1 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning and minuscule smudges on front. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the American Caramel Company. Printed text on back: "This card is one of a set of twenty beautifully colored Easter subjects, one of which is wrapped in every Easter Caramel." The history of t... View More...
Original publisher's wrapper with a multicolored illustration of a can of Amaizo Oil on the front cover against a black background. Front cover text: "Better Foods with this Pure Oil ... Wholesome-Nutritious." Back cover also has a black background and multicolored text with the words, "Amaizo Oil, Best for Salads and Cooking." Staple binding. 4 1/2" x 8." Twenty-nine pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact but there is slight chipping at the spine and minimal age wear. A cookbook containing recipes that use Amaizo Oil. There are recipes for breads, biscuits, and mu... View More...
27 pages; illustrated paper wrapper ((3 x 4 1/2 inch) with 1 inch square tear along fold. Contents deal with the baking of different pies from apples to banana cream. View More...
16 pages; bound in paper wrapper with illustration on cover (4 1/2 x 7 3/8 inch). Suggestion of recipes using 'Crisco' a Procter & Gamble product. Mainly baked goods and deep fries. Some pencil markings on the inside and top of the cover, otherwise clean. View More...
Circa 1940. Flyer illustrated in color (14 x 6 inch, folding) and printed on both sides. Panels concerned with noodles and recipes for various forms of use with noodles, from soup to macaroni. Fine clean copy. View More...
Illustrated wrappers. Illustrations. Cord tie for hanging in upper left corner. This booklet describes the benefits of eating tapioca and provides numerous recipes for soups to desserts. View More...
Two items: Cleansing Helps Washing Soda flyer (9 1/2 x 6 inch) folded into thirds with sketches; Baking Soda . A Friend in Need flyer (6 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch) folded in half with commentary. Both in fine condition. View More...
Circa 1930s. Advertisement flyer (14 x 5 1/4 inch) folding to (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inch) in color and printed on both sides. Series of brief recipes for bread using the 'Magi' yeast product to raise dough. Fine clean copy. View More...
Circa 1930's. Stapled paper pamphlet, smudge on front cover. Color illustration of woman baking in her kitchen on front, the Administration Building of the J. R. Watkins Medical Company in Winona, Minnesota on back. Black and white illustrations of home plant and branch factories on inside of front and back cover. The J. R. Watkins Medical Company was famous for the "Watkins Man", a door-to-door salesman hawking the companies cooking and self-care products. This pamphlet contains several recipes using the company's baking powder and a list of the company's other products. View More...
[16] pages; paper wrapper (4 1/2 x 7 inch) with title on the cover. Advertisements for Magda Toilet Cream, Ajax Tablets, Blood Wine Co. Liver Pills, Cole's Carbolisalve, Mrs. Logan's Rocky Mountain Cough Syrup, Dr. Davis Anti-Headache, and Veterinary Carbolisalve. Three columns of text, one column for the cookbook and two for ads. Minor chipping along the edges, else very good. View More...
Third revised edition. 32 pages; illustrated paper wrapper (5 x 7 inch) with title on the cover. Listing of cooking recipes to use for gas range ovens. Time and Temperature Recipes; General Rules for Cake Baking; and Cooking whole Meals in the Oven. Minor pencil notes on inside back cover and front cover. View More...
Circa 1920. 48 pages; drawings; paper wrapper (4 3/4 x 7 inch); inches. Series of recipes using Fleischmann's product. Among them are: assorted breads, rolls & biscuits, cakes & buns. A charming cookbook using a children's motif. Fine clean copy. View More...
23 pages; drawings; illustrated paper wrapper (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inch). Discussion of food groups, what is best to eat and for whom, child, adult, etc. How to choose food groups and preserve them. Useful information for a proper diet. circa.1930s. Fine clean copy. View More...
"Form No. 902, Rev. 6-07". [16] pages; paper wrapper (4 1/2 x 6 1/8 inch) with title on the cover. Contains recipes for breads, cakes, buns, beer, etc. Printed on brittle paper, minor chipping to the lower right corner (1/4 inch). View More...
Circa1920? Advertisement flyer that folds from 9 x 9 1/2 inch) to (3 x 6 inch) with printing on both sides. Illustrated front side with title and illustrations. Advertisement for Cocomalt, an additive to milk for children. Clean copy in very good condition. View More...
16 pages; drawings; bound in colored paper wrapper (5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inch) with title on the cover. Concerned with Berkshire Brand meats suggesting various recipes using pork. Based on recipes in Putnam's HOUSEHOLD HANDBOOK. Very good clean copy. View More...
