Ex-library. Collection of fifteen original bulletins from the National Defense Committee of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Bulletins are printed in red and dark blue ink on off-white paper. Various dates in 1941. 8 1/2" x 11." Page count varies, nearly all of the schedules are four pages (one leaf folded in half and printed on all sides); one schedule is eight pages. All pages for each schedule, complete. Each schedule has a stamp from the "California State Library Documents Dept." and "California State Library California Section." Several schedules have the address of the California... View More...
Original trade card in the shape of a paper fan. Gilt decorations and multicolored illustration of flowers on front. Circa 1883. 5" x 3 3/4." Trade card is very clean and intact. The tip of the fan's base is chipped and missing. A Very Good copy. Trade card for the Western Perfumery Company in San Francisco, California. Text on front: "Elite Bouquet, Our Specialty; Industrial Exhibition Awarded to Western Perfumery Co., San Francisco, 1883." Text on back: "Peck's Premium Perfumes in All Odors; Compliments of: Western Perfumery Co., San Francisco. P. Peck. Perfumer-Chemist. L. Green... View More...
Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. Designed front cover. In rare 1906 dust wrapper (missing bottom inch of spine. Inscribed on the front end paper: "Presented by the author to Dr. E.W. Kenyon. Salem, Ore. 1931." Human work and seen by the author through Christian eyes. 288 pages. View More...
Original billhead on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Billhead has a black and white illustration of the company's storefront with "Phone Main 11." Datelined May 4, 1904 in Marysville, California. 8 1/2" x 7." Billhead is very clean and intact overall. Paper has several fold lines. Slight splitting at the edges along the fold lines. Two pinholes not affecting text or the illustration. The handwritten portions include the name of the customer, the item(s) purchased, and the price of the item(s). The customer was "M. Lynch." One item was purchased, a "5 ft De... View More...
Collection of two original billheads printed in black ink on light beige paper. Each includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined March 9 and March 22, 1869 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/4" x 4 1/2." Billheads are clean and intact overall but have light age toning (March 22 billhead has more browning at left side on front), a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, a few small dampstains, slight wrinkling (more noticeable on March 22 billhead), and a vertical line in blue crayon or colored pencil running from top to bottom at center. Very Good copies. Two original billheads from Whittie... View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined October 21, 1879 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/2" x 7." Billhead is very clean and intact but light age toning, a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, two streaks running from about the upper-right corner to the center on front (affects text but text is still very readable), and a stain measuring 1" x 1 1/2" in lower-left corner on front (not affecting text). A Very Good copy. An original billhead from Whittier, Fuller & Company to Mr. N. S. Trobridge of Tybo. Trobridge bou... View More...
Eight original billheads on blue paper with handwriting in black ink. 1859-1869. Each billhead measures about 8 1/2" x 5." Horizontal and vertical fold lines on each billhead but they barely affect the paper or text. Billheads are very clean and intact. Fine copies. These billheads include handwritten name of the buyer, the item(s) bought, and the price of the item(s). William Bellamy was an optical business specializing in different kinds of lenses with a sampling of other items. Among the items purchased are a microscope, reading glasses, spectacles, "quill teeth picks," and twine. ... View More...
Autograph Letter with Company Signature. One page (6 3/4 x 7 3/4 inch) dated Mary 31, 1859. The William Way Co writes Wm H. Buell of Hartford, Connecticut that his order for gold pens has been received and that the shipment has been sent by express. Fine clean copy. View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a young couple sitting on a swing made of a spool of Willimantic Thread. "Willimantic Linen Co." and other lettering and decoration is printed in gilt on one side of the depicted spool. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning to front and back; a small scratch limited to the back, not affecting text; and a small, light dampstain in the lower-left corner. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Willimantic spool thread. The text on back reads, in part, "All the Honors, Atlanta 1881." The ... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of two girls riding in a carriage made of Willimantic spool which is drawn by a pony. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/2." Printer's information at the bottom on front: "The Hatch Lith. Co. New York." Trade card is very clean and intact overall. Age toning and a few small pieces of paper on back. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Willimantic spool thread. The Willimantic Thread Company's history began in 1822 when Perez Richmond of Rhode Island built a small cotton mill on the Willimantic River. The mill was eventually incorporated into the W... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a young child propping up a blackboard on one of Willimantic's spools of thread. The title is on the blackboard. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/2." Printer's information at the bottom on front: "H. Bencke, Lith. N.Y." Trade card is very clean and intact overall. One pin hole in top margin. Age toning on back. Slight corner and edge wear. Former owner's handwriting in pencil on back (looks like practice for writing their signature). A Very Good copy. Trade card for Willimantic spool thread. The Willimantic Thread Company's history beg... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a young child in front of trompe l'oeil mirror. She is shown putting her face to the mirror. No date, circa 1885-1888. 3" x 4." Printer's information in lower-right corner on front: "Major, Knapp & Co., Park Pl., N. Y." Trade card is very clean and intact except for minimal edge wear, slightly bumped corners, age toning on back, and a minuscule wrinkle on the right side when viewed from the front. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Willimantic Six Cord Spool Cotton thread. The text on back highlights the thread's high quality and sof... View More...
Original trade card with an illustrated color portrait of a young, blond-haired child. Decorative flowers are placed along the portrait's frame. No date, circa 1880s. 3" x 4 1/4." Printer's information in lower-right corner on front: "Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, Lith. N. Y." Trade card is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear and age toning on back. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Willimantic Six Cord Spool Cotton thread. The text on back highlights the thread's high quality and soft finish and that it is made in the United States. The Willimantic Thread Compa... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a baby boy riding on a makeshift balloon made of a spool and its thread and some sort of linen or parachute that is out of view. No date, circa 1881. 3" x 4 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact overall except for slight age toning and a few small dots on front and back. A Very Good copy. Trade card for dealer G. C. Moore & Company and its main featured product, Willimantic spool thread. The back includes most of the promotional text. Part of the text reads, "All the Honors. Atlanta, 1881." The Willimantic Thread Company's history b... View More...
Original trade card with a color illustration of a young boy and girl. The boy holds up a bouquet of flowers to the girl. No date, circa 1880s-1890s. 3" x 4 1/2." Trade card is very clean and intact except for age toning and a few very faint spots in the upper-left corner on front. A Very Good copy. Trade card for Willis Kinyon, a manufacturer and dealer of hardware based in Amber, Onondaga County, New York. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by ... View More...
Original trade card with a half-tone sepia illustration of a smiling baby wearing a bonnet amid floral decorations. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 2 3/4" x 4 1/2." Trade card is clean and intact overall except for age toning and some surface tears limited to the back and bits of paper stuck on the back (may have been glued previously). A Very Good copy. Trade card for William Haslage & Son, grocers based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Trade cards were antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards... View More...
Original billhead printed in blue ink and handwritten in black ink on beige paper. 8 1/2" x 6 3/4." Billhead is very clean and intact except for a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, slight splitting along folds at the top, and slight wrinkling and browning along top edge. A Very Good copy. A billhead for the business of William Taylor, a proprietor of coaches and carriages in San Francisco, California. The customer's name is written at the top, "Mr. P. Donahue." There are two items listed, one of which is a carriage for a funeral. Company signature at the bottom. View More...
Original billhead printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined July 6, 1886 in San Francisco, California. 8 1/4" x 4 1/2." Billhead is very clean and intact overall except for a large scribble in blue colored pencil on front, light age toning, two vertical fold lines, and light to moderate staining throughout. A Very Good copy. An original billhead from Wo Fat & Company of San Francisco, California to "Mr. J. Galaman." Galaman purchased two line items from the Men's and Youth departments. The printed header reads, "Bought of Wo Fat & Co.,... View More...
Original billhead (monthly statement) printed in black ink on light pink paper. Small black-and-white illustration printed at top. Also includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined [July 31?], 1899 in San Francisco, California. 4 1/2" x 7 1/2." Billhead is intact overall but has significant dampstaining (resulting in yellow discoloration), soiling at top on front and back (dirt- or clay-like material), a few small punctures, and slight wrinkling. A Good copy. An original billhead (monthly statement) from Woodin & Little of San Francisco, California to "P. H. Hjul" of Eureka, Nevada. P.... View More...
Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 471-G. Original gray wrapper, browned ink splatter to front cover, not affecting text or illustrations, which are fine. Nine folding maps and illustrations and three textural illustrations (2 maps, one diagram) complete. From the introduction: "The primary purpose of the investigation was to obtain data for the classification of the public land and to collect information relating to the amount and character of the coal in order to fix a price at which such land should be offered for sale."6 x 9 inches. 53 pages, complet... View More...
