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3731860] Technical & Industrial Platinum. J. Bishop & Company Platinum Works. [cover title]....

Technical & Industrial Platinum. J. Bishop & Company Platinum Works. [cover title]

Well-illustrated trade catalog of metallurgical and laboratory apparatus issued by J. Bishop & Company, manufacturers and refiners of platinum, gold, and silver and assayers of..... Read More about Technical & Industrial Platinum. J. Bishop & Company Platinum Works. [cover title

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3730861] Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized...

Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized circular]

Just over two feet tall. An illustrated 8-page catalog issued by this New York home goods and clothing wholesaler. Butler Brothers of 495-497 Broadway in..... Read More about Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized circular

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3730620] [Two 1860 Letters by New England Machinist Origen C. Crane discussing Machined Parts and...

[Two 1860 Letters by New England Machinist Origen C. Crane discussing Machined Parts and the Manufacture of Patented Wheels and Steerers].

Two letters by machinist Origen C. Crane to his brother Frank discussing the fabrication of such parts as wheels, steerers, and shafts. Based in New..... Read More about Two 1860 Letters by New England Machinist Origen C. Crane discussing Machined Parts and the...

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3730534] The House of Gladding’s, A Short Review of its History During a Century and a Half…....

The House of Gladding’s, A Short Review of its History During a Century and a Half…

Illustrated advertorial from Providence, Rhode Island for the “oldest dry goods store in America” —Gladding Dry Goods Company— located “At the Sign of the Grapes.” ..... Read More about The House of Gladding’s, A Short Review of its History During a Century and a Half…

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3730129] Mortgage. The Montour Iron and Steel Company to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit...

Mortgage. The Montour Iron and Steel Company to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company. ... To secure an issue of $500,000 Bonds of the Company. [cover title]

Published in pamphlet form, an unrecorded printed mortgage indenture between the Montour Iron and Steel Company of Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania and the Fidelity Trust..... Read More about Mortgage. The Montour Iron and Steel Company to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company. ......

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3729844] [1904 Springfield and Eastern Railroad of Illinois and New Jersey Articles and...

[1904 Springfield and Eastern Railroad of Illinois and New Jersey Articles and Certificate of Incorporation, plus 10 Sangamon County, Illinois Railroad, Street Railway, and/or Utility Corporate Documents].

This Illinois railroad was incorporated on August 9, 1904. Its immediate purpose was to operate a short-line railroad carrying passengers and freight from Springfield to..... Read More about 1904 Springfield and Eastern Railroad of Illinois and New Jersey Articles and Certificate of...

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371978] [William Franklin Sands 1915–1926 Investment and Banking Correspondence.]. William...

[William Franklin Sands 1915–1926 Investment and Banking Correspondence.]

Morristown, New Jersey-resident William Franklin Sands (1874–1946) was a veteran American diplomat-turned-private international trade executive. This modest collection reveals his involvement in foreign trade and..... Read More about William Franklin Sands 1915–1926 Investment and Banking Correspondence

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3729887] Silversmith William A. Churchill et al. of Churchill, Stanley & Co., Jewelry...

Silversmith William A. Churchill et al. of Churchill, Stanley & Co., Jewelry Manufacturers of New Britain, Connecticut; Small Business Archive of Letters and Papers, 1838–1870.

Business correspondence and receipts for Connecticut silversmith William A. Churchill (1810–1874) and his jewelry manufacturing firm Churchill, Stanley & Co. The business was in direct..... Read More about Silversmith William A. Churchill et al. of Churchill, Stanley & Co., Jewelry Manufacturers of...

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3729833] [Stock Certificate:] Missouri River Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company, Incorporated...

[Stock Certificate:] Missouri River Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company, Incorporated under the Laws of The State of Kansas.

From the Cherokees to the Bostonians… Twenty shares issued in 1872, a few months after the railroad opened its tracks from Kansas City to Olathe..... Read More about Stock Certificate:] Missouri River Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company, Incorporated under the...

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3727497] Stavert, Zigomala, & Co.‘s Trade Circular .... [1857 Textile Trade Report with Prices;...

Stavert, Zigomala, & Co.‘s Trade Circular .... [1857 Textile Trade Report with Prices; with an 1859 Mobile, Alabama Circular]

A useful and richly-informative circular providing a snapshot view of the textile trade in 1857 from a firm based in the industry hub, the city..... Read More about Stavert, Zigomala, & Co.‘s Trade Circular .... [1857 Textile Trade Report with Prices; with...

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3729433] [Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding;...

[Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding; Joseph Spaulding concerning Erecting a Saw Mill in Middlesex County, Massachusetts].

Legal draft, not completed in full at the time it was written, concerning three Spaulding men of Massachusetts and their plans to erect a sawmill..... Read More about Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding; Joseph...

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3729267] [1925–1931 Bookbinding Sales Manager’s Memorandum Book for the National Library...

[1925–1931 Bookbinding Sales Manager’s Memorandum Book for the National Library Bindery Co. Branch in Indianapolis].

Bookbinding salesman’s memorandum book kept by Oscar Schnabel, Manager and later President of the National Library Bindery Co. of Indianapolis, a conglomerate with six binderies..... Read More about 1925–1931 Bookbinding Sales Manager’s Memorandum Book for the National Library Bindery Co....

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3729214] [1879–1910, Directors’ and Shareholders’ Minute Book for The Consolidated Safety...

[1879–1910, Directors’ and Shareholders’ Minute Book for The Consolidated Safety Valve Company of Hartford, Connecticut].

Nearly 30-year handwritten note book kept by the Directors of The Consolidated Safety Valve Company, a Hartford, Connecticut based manufacturer of safety valves for steam..... Read More about 1879–1910, Directors’ and Shareholders’ Minute Book for The Consolidated Safety Valve...

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3728524] [C. 1877–1881 Scroll Saw Group: Trade Catalog, Chromolithographic Trade Cards, and...

[C. 1877–1881 Scroll Saw Group: Trade Catalog, Chromolithographic Trade Cards, and Oversized Pattern Sheets etc.]

Diverse group of mid-Victorian scroll saw-related material including trade literature, marketing materials, and oversized pattern sheets for creating fretwork designs in the Queen Anne Revival..... Read More about C. 1877–1881 Scroll Saw Group: Trade Catalog, Chromolithographic Trade Cards, and Oversized...

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3727687] The City of Tacoma Washington. [c.1904 illustrated broadsheet]. Tacoma Chamber of...

The City of Tacoma Washington. [c.1904 illustrated broadsheet]

Illustrated broadsheet promoting the business, transportation, energy, public infrastructure, lumber, and manufacturing advantages of the City of Tacoma, Washington.  Two half tone illustrations show “The..... Read More about The City of Tacoma Washington. [c.1904 illustrated broadsheet

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3727496] [Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical...

[Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical Data for Imports from South America, Cape of Good Hope, and Australia].

New York City wool broker’s circulars issued by Kitching Brothers reporting on ship arrivals in New York and Boston; the import and export of clothing..... Read More about Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical Data for...

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3729118] Chicago 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition Souvenir Compliments of Julius C. Walk,...

Chicago 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition Souvenir Compliments of Julius C. Walk, Jeweler, Successor to Bingham & Walk, Indianapolis, Ind. [cover title]

Rare souvenir advertising booklet for jeweler Julius C. Walk associating his business with Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Illustrated with ten full-page, half tone illustrations..... Read More about Chicago 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition Souvenir Compliments of Julius C. Walk, Jeweler,...

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3727757] 1920 Thomas Alva Edison Signed Manuscript Laboratory Note. “Edison”,...

1920 Thomas Alva Edison Signed Manuscript Laboratory Note.

1920 Typed laboratory note by Thomas Edison, phonograph inventor, concerning moulds for his company’s proprietary “Edison Disc Phonograph” records.  Edison gives detailed instructions on maintaining..... Read More about 1920 Thomas Alva Edison Signed Manuscript Laboratory Note

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3726492] The Consumers’ Mutual Coal Company. Capital Stock: 50,000 shares, at $10 per Share,...

The Consumers’ Mutual Coal Company. Capital Stock: 50,000 shares, at $10 per Share, $500,000. President, James Lynd. Treasurer, Josiah Kisterbock, No. 1231 Market Street [...]. Office, No. 5 1/2 South Sixth Street.

Scarce, immediate post-Civil War-era coal mining prospectus, with only four institutional holdings, for The Consumers’ Mutual Coal Company. It is accompanied by two contemporary circulars..... Read More about The Consumers’ Mutual Coal Company. Capital Stock: 50,000 shares, at $10 per Share, $500,000....

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3726455] [1888–1910 Archive of Arkansas-based United States Antimony Company]. Secretary...

[1888–1910 Archive of Arkansas-based United States Antimony Company].

Early letters and documents of the United States Antimony Company, founded in 1887 during the Great Arkansas Gold and Mineral Rush. The archive includes an..... Read More about 1888–1910 Archive of Arkansas-based United States Antimony Company

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3725513] Rock Island Plow Co., Rock Island, Ill. [cover title of trade catalog]. Rock Island Plow...

Rock Island Plow Co., Rock Island, Ill. [cover title of trade catalog].

A humorous and quirky trade catalog with chromolithographic covers for agricultural plows manufactured by the Rock Island Plow Co. of Rock Island, Illinois: This memorandum..... Read More about Rock Island Plow Co., Rock Island, Ill. [cover title of trade catalog

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3725424] Paper Box Manufacturers’ Machines for Oval Cutting, Circular Cutting… Patented ......

Paper Box Manufacturers’ Machines for Oval Cutting, Circular Cutting… Patented ... 1864 [opening lines of broadside].

It always seems amazing how one’s surname is often so closely aligned to one’s occupation (Dr. Foot, the podiatrist, etc.). Here we have Charles W...... Read More about Paper Box Manufacturers’ Machines for Oval Cutting, Circular Cutting… Patented ... 1864...

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371931] [Autograph Letters Signed written by Topeka, Kansas Lumber Dealer John M. Leidigh to his...

[Autograph Letters Signed written by Topeka, Kansas Lumber Dealer John M. Leidigh to his brother Jacob M. Leidigh, farmer in Stoughstown, Pennsylvania].

The three keys to real estate, or any business, success,“ Location, Location, Location”, were as true in 1868 as today. This is the one piece..... Read More about Autograph Letters Signed written by Topeka, Kansas Lumber Dealer John M. Leidigh to his brother...

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143728] 1837–1845 Manuscript Correspondence of William P. Cresson Company of Philadelphia. W P....

1837–1845 Manuscript Correspondence of William P. Cresson Company of Philadelphia.

William P. Cresson Co. of Philadelphia was actively engaged in the hardware commission business in the 1830’s and 1840’s. The company offered a variety of..... Read More about 1837–1845 Manuscript Correspondence of William P. Cresson Company of Philadelphia

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