Paper and Ephemera

This booklet is about The New Westinghouse Electric Finance Plan Perfected by C.I.T. and is from the 1920's or 1930's; there is a facsimile of a letter that was written on Nov. 15, 192? (looks like 8) inside. It is in very good condition with all of its pages intact in very good condition. There is some minor soiling of both covers, a negligible 1/8 tear on the edge of the back cover and some discoloration along the edge of some of the pages. This booklet is an announcement by the Westinghouse Electric instalment paper without affecting their working capital and at the lowest possible cost consistent with good service and customer satisfaction. It is done in question and answer form with a practical example of how the plan works on the last page. This 11 page soft cover Westinghouse Electric Finance Plan booklet is 8 long and 5 1/4 wide.

This is a 1920's or 1930's instruction book for a Miller Platen Press Feeder made by the Miller Saw-Trimmer Company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in very good condition with no tears, holes or folds and all of the pages are intact in very good condition. There is creasing at the top of both covers, some soiling of the covers (mainly the back) and a couple minor smudges on an interior page. This 8 page, soft cover Miller Platen Press Feeder instruction book is 5 5/8 long and 3 1/4 wide.

Interlakin, 1 7/8 X 1 1/2 , never used.

Such a wonderful idea, and many of the cards survived. This wonderful Easter card has a beautiful handkerchief inside. Paper is a little dark, but all is in excellent condition.

Wonderful group of vintage greeting cards and post cards with all different themes. In excellent condition.

This Church Useful Birds Of America and pictures a Downy Woodpecker. It is in very good condition with no tears, holes, folds or creases. The corners are slightly blunted, there is some very minor soiling and some age browning spots on the back. The illustration was done by Louis Agassiz Fuertes who was a friend of Charles T. Church, Senior Officer of Church long and 1 7/8 wide.

This is a glossy red with gold lettering menu that measures approximately 13 by 8.5. There are some dents to the glossy surface from use, the edges are slightly worn, and there is a water spot to the top, left of the front page. I believe this is from about 1959. I did a search and found an Notre Dame collect newsletter from 1959 that contained an ad for this restaurant. It could be later into the 60s because it is undated. Pricing includes .35 for an egg roll, 2.65 for Lobster Tail Cantonese and 1.95 for a fried perch dinner with soup, relishes, salad, potato, rolls, desert and beverage - maybe it's even earlier than the 50s given those prices! This isn't perfect and has obviously been used, but staples still intact in the center.

Name: Soup for Breakfast With Campbell Soup Co. Location: Hotel Statler, Washington DC Date stated: Friday June 29, 1956 Artwork: Great die-cut of the Campbell's Soup Kids - complete with chef's outfit and carrying a soup ladle. Size: 4 by 9 inches folded. Opens to 8 by 9 inches. Description: Held during the American Home Economics Convention in Washington, the Breakfast was by invitation only to members of the AHEA. It featured five Campbell's soups, along with fresh fruits, a variety of garnishes (croutons, popcorn, bacon, parsley), assorted hot breads and coffee or tea. Attendees were reminded of the need for a good breakfast (for school-agers, older folks and others who need a hearty day-starter') and told how 'Soup Every Day Makes a Souper You'! We're including not just the menu, but the invitation from Anne Marshall, Director of Campbell's Home Economics Kitchen. Condition: The menu is near mint condition with few signs of use and no abuse. There are no tears, creases or pencil marks. We do see slight discoloration where a napkin was stored inside the fold. Text is still easily readable.

Restaurant Name: Chateau Lake Louise Location: Lake Louise, Alberta Canada Date stated: July 20, 1957 Artwork: Beautiful view of the Chateau, carefully sculptured grounds, flower beds and swimming pool with guests sitting poolside. Back cover shows information about the hotel as well as listing other Canadian Pacific Hotels 'from sea to sea.' Size: 8 by 11 inches folded. Opens to inside menu 8 by 22 inches. Opens further to 16 by 22 inches with inside page blank. Description: Operated by Vancouver Hotel CO. on behalf of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the Canadian National Railroads. 'The use of intoxicating beverages in Dining Rooms and Public Rooms in this hotel is prohibited by law.' Features and Specials: Luncheon menu Table d'Hote includes full range of foods including seven entrees, such as roast leg of lamb and grilled calf's liver. Carte Du Jour include many of the same items on an al a carte basis, plus minute steak, lamb chops, grilled chicken, a cold selection and sandwiches. A great array of taste-tempting dishes! Condition: The menu is near mint condition with few signs of use and no abuse. There are no creases, tears or stains. One entrée has been changed from Curried Turkey Wings to Pork.

Restaurant Name: Younkers Tea Room Location: Des Moines, Iowa Date stated: March 1, 1952 Size: 7 by 11.5 inches Description: Single sheet, printed on one side only. Titled 'Luncheon in Younker's Tea Room.' Features and Specials: Appetizers, Luncheon Plates, Salad and Sandwich Suggestions, Shopper's Luncheon (served all in one trip), Desserts and Beverages. Condition: The menu is Very Good condition with few signs of use. Has three fold marks horizontally. Minor edge wear. There are no tears or stains.

Restaurant Name: Hotel Hanford Location: Mason City, Iowa. About the Hotel Hanford: Our research indicates the hotel was the scene of many a party and fancy gathering in the days of 'The Music Man' premiere. Perhaps never was this more true than at the post-premiere Champagne Supper in the hotel's Wedgewood Room at midnight Tuesday, June 19, 1962. The movie premiere was at 9:45 p.m. at the Palace Theatre. Guests invited to the supper afterward didn't get around to eating until about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Hosted by Technicolor Corp., the dinner featured colored tablecloths in red, blue, orange, green and purple. The menu included Lobster Newburg and Chicken a la King a la Sherry. Mason City native Meredith Willson, composer of 'The Music Man,' delighted everyone when he sat down at the piano to play and sing music from his hit show. Most of the celebrities, who also included Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Ronny Howard, Morton da Costa, Arthur Godfrey and Hedda Hopper, stayed at the Hotel Hanford. They arrived in Mason City Monday, June 18. Many Mason Cityans back then spent a lot of time at the Hanford. There were company parties, service club meetings and breakfasts or lunches at the Belt 'N Buckle restaurant, formerly the Plantation Room. As late as 1968, women dining in the Belt 'N Buckle were asked to wear hats and gloves. Many a gentleman had his hair cut at the hotel barbershop in those days. Among the famous guests who stayed at the Hotel Hanford over the years were former President Herbert Hoover and jazz composer and band leader Duke Ellington. The hotel was purchased in 1969 by Good Shepherd Health Center and is now The Manor apartments for senior residents. Date stated: Sunday July 4, 1955 Artwork: Hotel Hanford name on front. Size: 8.25 by 11 inches folded; 16.5 by 11 inches open. Description: The menu is printed on the inside of the folder, with paper clipped specials added on both sides. Features and Specials: Hamburger on toasted bun with grilled onion, cole slaw and French fries for 75 cents. Hotel Hanford Sirloin Steak Special on sizzling platter with potatoes, fried onion rings, salad, dinner roll and beverage for $2.75. Also included were Chicken-in-a-Skillet, French Fried Jumbo Shrimp, Broiled Lobster Tails ($2.75) and Other Steaks and Chops. Condition: There are no tears, writing or stains. The menu is in Very Good condition with no signs of abuse, but some light soil from fingerprints on back.

Restaurant Name: Hammer's Café Lake View Room Location: None Stated; menu was printed in Spencer, IA Date: Circa 1940s Artwork: Marbled heavy paper with blue type. Some spot art inside. Size: 6.5 by 10 inches folded; opens to 10 by 16 inches. Features and Specials: Steaks and Chops, Eggs and Omelets, Fish and Oysters in Season, Vegetables, Potatoes, Relishes, Salads, Soups, Cocktails, Desserts and Select Fruits, Cereals and Dairy dishes, Beverages, Club Sandwiches, Fountain Service and Popular/Special Sandwiches listed. Specializing in private parties and group dinners. Condition: There are no tears or stains. The menu is near mint condition with few signs of use and no abuse. Minor edge wear.

This is a very unusual card of 576 American Transfer pictures. The designs include military, political, cowboy, animals, etc. There is no date on it but looking at the artwork, to me, it seems like it is from the 1950's. There are 6 sets of 24 sheets, 4 transfers per sheet. They were never used. The card measures approximately 11 tall and 9 1/4 wide. Each square of 4 transfers measures 3 square. All is in good condition. The cardboard shows wear and one section of transfers has curled and turned edges. An unusual item for the collector who has everything!

This lot of three Easter postcards includes one by Tucks. They are in a chick theme, and include pussy willows and forget-me-nots. The one with the flower cart has glitter. They are all embossed and used, with two still having their stamp. The oldest is dated 1910. Condition: Very good, to one having a bent corner

This is a wonderful lot of three Easter postcards in a chick theme. Artwork includes a lovely flower cart, dogwood, and pussy willows; plus and painted egg and dragonfly. One was used and stamped 1907, one was posted, and one is unused. All are embossed and one has gold leafing. Condition: Very good to good

This risqué blotter advertises Simplex Motor Parts Company located at 611 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is titled Pursuit Of Happiness . It is in good condition with no tears, holes or folds. There is corner rounding, the upper left corner is soft and there is a light crease at the upper right corner. There is also some minor chipping of the edges and a few very small, light stains at the edges with a bit of ink on the back also. The cover photo titled Pursuit Of Happiness was copyrighted by G. B. Company. This Simplex Motor Parts Co. advertising risqué blotter is 6 long and 3 1/2 wide.

Wonderful example of 1970-1980 styles. Have never been open. These napkins are 17 X 17 and are in excellent condition.

Never been open. These two packages of paper napkins are the great example of the 1970s. Smaller napkins are 10 X10 and larger are 13 1/2 X 13 1/2 . Both are in excellent condition.

In 1732 the first edition of Poor Richard's Almanac was published. The Almanac was a yearly book filled with varied facts and figures. Benjamin Franklin wrote tons of mottoes, sayings and homespun truths, some of these were taken from Benjamin's wide experience of reading. One of the many saying (this was known as a proverb) was: Early to Bed, Early to rise, Always makes a man healthy, Wealthy and Wise. This almanac was a huge best seller, most years Poor Richard's Almanac sold 10,000 copies!! (Can you believe that?) This was a best seller in the colonies!! This man named Benjamin Franklin was thought of as the worlds smartest man! The writing is an early American language not used today. This must be handled with great care, because it is brittle.

Published by the Ethiopian Tourist Organization, Addis Ababa. Circa 1974. This tri-fold brochure pamphlet provides history and general facts of the Ethiopian pottery craftsmen. No tears or stains. Excellent condition.

This vintage map is in near-new condition. It gives a detailed map of the city with nice color-coded places like parks and buildings.

This is a bundled lot of 500 pharmacy doctor prescriptions. Numbered 230502-231000 and dated from June 6, 1944 to July 8, 1944. From the office of Drs. Steenburg of Aurora, Nebraska. Each prescription measures about 4.25 inches x 5.5 inches. Bundled pad is 2.5 inches thick. Condition is very good with some dog eared corners and some age toning. Great ephemera lot for craft projects.

These came in a large collection of postcards I bought up. They measure 4-1/8 by 2-9/16 inch. Two of them are initialed by the artist, AM. They look like the type of thing you'd see at a fair where a person stands before a costume with their head appearing through a cut out. The men are definitely real people as you can see from the one with bad teeth. I think they may be lithographs of ink drawings. Probably Turn of the Century. Condition: Very good to Fair; The one with the bad teeth has a crease at the back.

Scenic St. Patrick's postcard of Mallow Castle, Co Cork framed in three leaf clovers. Early Turn of Century. Condition: Good; Some shading on one side.

This double deck set of Hamilton playing cards come in their own cardboard box. Made by the United States Playing Card Company of Cincinnati, Ohio they are marked: Hamilton Playing Cards / Gilded Edges / International Contract Bridge Score Nov.1,1932. The United States Playing Card Company, started in 1867, produces and distributes many brands of playing cards, including Bicycle, Bee, Hoyle, Kem, and others, plus novelty and custom cards, and other playing card accessories such as poker chips. The company was once based in Cincinnati, Ohio, but is now headquartered in Erlanger, Kentucky. It has been a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation since 2004. The deck of Clowns comes new, sealed in their original celephane with a blue and white 10 cent stamp and measure 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/4 inches while the cardboard box they are in measure 4 7/8 inches by 3 5/8 inches. The deck of ladies walking are used, in good condition with some staining, the Ace of Spade and the 8 of Clubs both having corner folds, as I have shown in my pictures, and they measure 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/4 inches. This deck comes with 52 cards, 1 Joker, 1 Advertising and 1 Bridge Point Card. An addition to any Playing Card Collection. SH & Ins. will be quoted after orders placed. If you have any questions feel free to contact me and thank you for looking.

Vintage Seed Packet Lovely Early Seed Packet Perfect To Frame - Wonderful early package! This is old but never used perfect to frame! The packet measures about 5 inches by 3 1/4 inches and still has lovely vivid rich colors, in very fine condition. Very decorative! Great for the Gardener, kitchen decor, crafts, scrap booking , use in collage or assemblage art , endless possibilities ! Please do view our other floral and vegetables seed packets that we have listed.

Beautiful Old Seed Packet Perfect To Frame Wonderful early floral seed packet! This is a vintage but never used packet! it measures about 5 inches by 3 1/4 inches and still has lovely vivid colors, in very fine condition. Very decorative! Great for the Gardener, scrap booking, all kinds of crafts!

Beautiful Old Seed Packet Perfect To Frame Wonderful early floral seed packet! This is a vintage but never used packet! it measures about 5 inches by 3 1/4 inches and still has lovely vivid colors, in very fine condition. Very decorative! Great for the Gardener, scrap booking, all kinds of crafts!

Beautiful Old Seed Packet Perfect To Frame Wonderful early floral seed packet! This is a vintage but never used packet! it measures about 5 inches by 3 1/4 inches and still has lovely vivid colors, in very fine condition. Very decorative! Great for the Gardener, scrap booking, all kinds of crafts!

This is old but never used perfect to frame! The packet measures about 5 inches by 3 1/4 inches and still has lovely vivid rich colors, in very fine condition. Very decorative! Great for the Gardener, kitchen decor, crafts, scrap booking , use in collage or assemblage art , endless possibilities ! Please do view our other floral and vegetables seed packets that we have listed.

Size: 3.5x5.5 Postmark: San Jose, CA Date: 1914 Title: Tunnel in Cow Creek Canon Shasta Route, So. Pac. RR Some wear. Shows steam engine

Size: 3.5x5.5 Postmark: San Jose, CA Date: 1914 Title:The Shasta Limited from Shasta Springs Some wear, one rip. Excursion train to resort.

Size: 3.5x5.5 Postmark: San Jose, CA Date: 1914 Title:Souther Pacific Station Ashland Oregon Wear, bends, one rip. Train Station with 1914 era passengers

Map no. 19;A map issued in 1930 shows the roadways of the United States; almost 100 years old; advertises Supreme Auto Oil

Wonderful tally bridge cards with sea shells. One sea shell is broke on one card, but still looks like it should be that way. Rest are in excellent condition.

Art Nouveau sepia postcard with poem to Valentine. There is a tiny circle emblem at the base of the ladies roses. It's so small but appears to read: HOFF.AM.PHOTO.COLO&CO. There is also the artist signature that I am guessing reads: A. Tor..li and some other mark. Condition: Very good

POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING 1842-1864 HARD BACK BOOK. WORLD'S CLASSIC OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 6in TALL, 3 3/4in WIDE, 458 PAGES. USED, WORN, SCUFFED AND DINGED. BINDING IS TIGHT. HAS A DEDICATION IN INK AND A GLUED PICTURE ON THE FIRST PAGE. NO ODORS

cover has a stamp design and cancellation mark, 3 x 1 1/2 , light wear and blemishes

8 long, 3-Dimensional, very nice

Wonderful lot of four New Year's postcards includes a 1913 hour glass babe bringing in the New Year with thanks. It's also the only one that was used. Also, my favorites, the scarce yearly New Year cards from 1907 and two from 1908. Condition: Very good

A Christmas postcard lot of five with darling birds and a card from Germany with children. One card unused with others postmarked from 1911 to the 1950's. Condition: Very good to good

This lot of give Christmas postcards includes kittens (from a Xmas Cat Series), birds and a lovely mum bouquet with a starry night home scene. One unused, others have postmark dates from 1917 to 1924. Condition: Very good

A HAND CLASP WILHELMINA SEEGMILLER HARDBACK POEM BOOK. 1911. PUBLISHED BY P.F. VOLLAND IN THEIR SHOP IN CHICAGO. 10 PAGES. 7in TALL, 4in WIDE. BINDER IS TIGHT. COVER IS SKUFFED,AND HAS FOXING. PAGES ARE EXCELLENT.

THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN BY HENRY VAN DYKE HARDBACK BOOK. 1923. 77 PAGES. 6 7/8in TALL, 4 3/4in WIDE. BINDER IS TIGHT. COVER IS SKUFFED, WEAR ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF BINDER AND ON CORNERS.

DR. KILMER . LIGHT WEAR. VERY GOOD CONDITION. NICE COVER COLOR. BUYER TO PAY $4 FOR SHIPPING.

SOFT BOUND BOOK TITLED GLIMPSES OF THE ALASKA YUKON PACIFIC EXPOSITION IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON AND THE GREAT NORTHWEST. PUBLISHED LAIRD . BUYER TO PAY $5 FOR SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.

ILLUSTRATED BOOK/BOOKLET TITLED SAN DIEGO AND VICINITY. ARTGRAVURE PHOTOS WITH 1915 COPYRIGHT AND C.T. CO. PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO. ABOUT 25 PAGES. SOLID AND INTACT. SOME LIGHT WEAR. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. MEASURES 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 . BUYER TO PAY $5 FOR SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.

ILLUSTRATED BOOK/BOOKLET TITLED VIEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA. PUBLISHED FOR E.P. CHARLTON . BUYER TO PAY $5 FOR SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.

Articles Include: -The Adams Mansion: The Home of the Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams (9 Illustrations) -Early Whitewood Furniture (11 Illustrations) -Ancient Carpenter's Tools Part VIII Tools for shaping and Fitting (Continued) (13 Illustrations) -The London Survey Committee: How it came to be Founded, Its Purposes and Achievements (2 Illustrations)

Articles include: -Frary House, Deerfield, Massachusetts (4 Illustrations) -Southern View of Belchertown, Mass (1 Illustration) -John Rogers, American Sculptor (60 Illustrations) -John Rogers, Sculptor of American Subjects (9 Illustrations) -Descriptions of the Model of a Locomotive Belonging to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (3 Illustrations) -The Fair at Scarboro, Maine (4 Illustrations) -Exhibition of the Photographs and plans relating to the restoration of Williamsburg, VA. (1 Illustration)

Articles include: -Richard Mather (2 Illustrations) -The Slate Gravestones of New England (14 Illustrations) -The Ruggles House at Columbia Falls, Maine (8 Illustrations) -My Grandfathers Farmhouse

Articles include: -The Sojurn fo Francisco De Miranda in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, September 6th to December 20th 1784 (5 Illustrations) -Southwestern View of the Central Part of Stoughton, Mass -New England Stoves (12 Illustrations) -Southeastern View of Brimfield, MA -Commodore Isaac Hull's House, Shelton, Conn (3 Illustrations) -Beacon Hill Christmas Candles (2 Illustrations)

Articles Include: -The Moulthrop House, East Haven, Conn (3 Illustrations) -Men's Frocks of Other Days (2 Illustrations) -Captain Cook Wallpaper (2 Illustrations) -Wallpaper at the Lindens, Danvers, Mass

Articles Include: -The Coffin House in Newbury, Massachusetts and those who have made it their Home (five illustrations) -Tarring and Feathering in Boston in 1770 (5 illustrations) -Notes on Woven Rugs (2 Illustrations) -Preserve the Charm of the New England Village -Interior of a Grist Mill near Littleton, NH about 1875 (illustration)

Articles Include: -The Origin of Log Houses in the United States (continued Ten Illustrations) -Captain Thomas Coram, New England Shipbuilder adn Founder of the Foundling Hospital, London (2 Illustrations) -The First Trading Post of the Plymouth Colony (10 Illustrations) -The Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn. (1 Illustration) -Trades and Occupations in 18th century New England (Concluded)

Articles include: -Charles Bulfinch and Boston's Vanishing West End -Lewis and Bartholomews Mechanical Panorama of the Battle of Bunker Hill. -Contract for the Building Portions of a Turnpike in 1806

Articles Include: -Gov. John Langdon Memorial Mansion at Portsmouth, NH (3 Illustrations) -Card Cases in the New England Collection (8 Illustrations) -The Thomas Clemence House (c.1680) Johnston, RI (5 Illustrations)

Articles include: -Ship Bethell of Boston -The Sailling Ships of New England (10 Illustrations) -Lady Wentworth, the wife of John Wentworth, Governor of New Hampshire (Portrait) -From Meeting House to Church in New England (9 Illustrations) -Annual Report from the Treasurer

This issues articles include: -The Maudsley-Gardner-Watson-Pitman House, Newport, RI (6 Illustrations) -the Colonel Josiah Quincy Homestead, Wollaston, Quincy, Mass (4 Illustrations) -Robert Salmon, A Boston Painter of Ships and Views (17 illustrations) The Cartoons of James Akin Upon Liverpool Ware (4 Illustrations) -Covered Bridges of Today (8 Illustrations) -The Eli Warren Tavern, West Upton, Massachusetts (1 Illustration)

The history of One of Boston's old Taverns and the city of Boston. Lots of pictures and illustrations. Measure about 9 X 6 inches.