Ephemera
Binoculars and How to Choose Them
Rochester, NY: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., 1954

Oblong octavo. 28 pp; full of b/w illustrations. Illustrated blue stiff card wraps with yellow lettering. VG, a clean & unmarked copy, pages gently creased. Back cover - G-19, 35, September '54. This pamphlet is part informational, part sales catalogue. The first half of the book explains terms & gives advice of choosing a pair of binoculars, along with useful diagrams. The second half provides photos and specifications for several models, along with prices. WorldCat lists 3 editions but not this one.
Inventory number #014247

[Trade Catalogue] Furniture Cane or Reed Samples
1930s John Duer & Sons Baltimore Chair Cane Reed & Webbing Sample Card
Baltimore, MD: John Duer & Sons, n.d.

no date. ca. 1930s. The 9"x4" sample card contains 9 cane or reed samples, and two samples of cane webbing. Blue printed stiff card; cane & reed samples are held by elastic cord, and cane webbing samples are glued to the card. VG, corners lightly bumped, light wear.
Inventory number #014243

Ephemera
La Confiserie Centenaire Joseph Negre. Catalogue 1929
Cannes: Confiserie Joseph Negre, 1929

Octavo. [20] pp plus covers; sepia illustrations. Cream stapled wraps with embossed maroon lettering. VG, small edge tears, else clean & unmarked. Unused company order form & shipping information slip laid in.
Inventory number #014228

Granite Roofing Co.
Improved Granite Roofing
Pittsburgh, Pa: John S. Davidson, 1886

Sixteenmo. 16pp, plus folded leaf and envelope. Stab bound. VG. Early brochure promoting the granite roofing co, with instructions for use and testimonials. Separate folded leaf for the Laing Manufacturing Co. for corrugated wool felt paper for covering pipes, as well as asbestos products. John S. Davidson was the treasurer for Laing and the general agent for both companies. Includes original mailing envelope.
Inventory number #014219

Trade Catalogue
Reading Brass Works, Inc. Catalogue No. 2
Reading, PA: Reading Brass Works, n.d.

n,d., ca. 1920's. Quarto. 32 pp; profuse b/w drawings of products; index. Printed wraps. VG, an unmarked copy, corners curled; covers evenly soiled; tiny tear to spine edge. Not in OCLC.
Inventory number #014208

[TOOLS] Chas A. Strelinger & Co
A Book of Tools Being a Catalog of Tools, Machinery, and Similar Goods used by MacHinists, Engineers, Blacksmiths, Model Makers, Fourders, Moulders, draughtsmen, inventors, and Amateurs...
Detroit: Chas A. Strelinger & Co, 1895

First printing. Twelvemo. xviii, 520 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w block prints. Decorated wraps. VG, neat ink pen signature and date on cover, tiny closed tear near top of spine, small split near bottom, some chipping to paper over heel, bottom corner of cover bumped. With interesting marketing letter on company letterhead laid in. Also comes with the rarely seen 24 pp illustrated discount sheet. Scarce in the marketplace.
Inventory number #014203

[Trade Catalog] Samuel J Shimer & Sons
Catalog & Pattern Book No. 32 The Shimer Cutter Heads
Milton, PA: Samuel J Shimer & Sons, 1913

Octavo. 256 pp; illustrated with b/w drawings and patterns. Illustrated wraps. VG. Covers soiled. Letter on company letterhead laid in. Internally clean.
Inventory number #014202

[Trade Catalog] Samuel J Shimer & Sons
Catalog & Pattern Book No. 30 The Shimer Cutter Heads
Milton, PA: Samuel J Shimer & Sons, 1910

Octavo. 224 pp; illustrated with b/w drawings and patterns. Illustrated wraps. VG. Covers stained, foxing to top corner to title page. Internally clean. Letter on company letterhead laid in.
Inventory number #014200

S.C. Johnson & Son
The Proper Treatment for Floors, Woodwork and Furniture
Racine, WI: S.C. Johnson & Son, 1921

Octavo. 32 pp; illustrated in color and b/w with many color examples of wood dyes and puttys. Stapled wraps, VG, an unmarked copy, some staining near staples. LAID IN: A typewritten letter on S.C. Johnson letterhead, dated 1923; a 1922 price list; a dealer list; an ad for Johnson's liquid wax; a coupon for a weighted polishing brush & can of Johnson's prepared wax; and a postcard for sending the name of the store you buy paint from to S.C. Johnson.
Inventory number #014197

Trade Catalogue
No. 50 Section "Universal" Casements
Detroit: Crittall Casement Company, n.d.

12" x 9". 48 pp; profuse b/w photographs, drawings, sectional views; list of a few recent installations in the U.S. and Canada. Printed cover with red embossed lettering & black cut-away of casement windows, in three-brad binder. VG, pages clean & unmarked (title page shows light soil); cover edges with small loss at top edge & corners, spine gone but brad binding holding together. Catalogue No. 7A, Working Details for No. 50 Universal Casements (Patented) - [cover title]. Not in OCLC
Inventory number #014196

[Salesman's Sample Book]
KID GLOVE COLORS
New York: P. Centemeri & Co., n.d.

n.d. First Edition. 6.75" x 4.25" closed; four panels opening to 6.75" x 17.75.." Four panels of kid glove color swatches in accordion fold binding, with a total of 32 color swatches (8 per panel). VG, light edge wear, cover gilt a bit dull.
Inventory number #014190

Trade Catalogue
Empire Decorative Fixtures
: , 1920

ca. 1920's. Quarto. 16 loose sheets numbered 1-16, in embossed folder with one pocket, lettering on cover. VG, sheets are clean & unmarked except for inked correction to one model number; folder in good shape though covers darkened & title lettering hard to read. The sixteen sheets (one-sided) feature four lines of ceiling and wall fixtures - Valencia, Versailles, Alamo, and Pueblo. The sheets provide sepia image, model No., dimensions, and price. One sheet features five crystal chandeliers. A separate "Notice" slip indicates this portfolio is for use by retail outlets, "The loose leaf arrangement and the omission of trade names permit a proper display of our fixtures to your customers." Top of each sheet features image of eagle logo.
Inventory number #014188

Trade Catalogue
For Modern Homes, the Modern Sink
Kohler, WI: Kohler Co., 1926

First edition. Octavo. 23 pp; numerous b/w photographs. Illustrated stapled wraps. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers clean with minor wear. Cover title: "Now-The Kohler electric sink will wash the dishes." Kohler introduced its electric sink in 1926. From title page, "Dedicated to women who do their own work; to women who direct the work of others; to women who do the work of others."
Inventory number #014184

Nestle's Food Company
Nestle's Mother Book About the Care and Feeding of Babies
NY: Nestle's Food Company, 1923

Twelvemo. 72 pp; illustrated in b/w. Stapled illustrated wraps. VG. minor soiling to covers. Promotional piece for Nestle's milk food, with instructions for the new mother.
Inventory number #014181

Carney, Uncle Don
Terry and Ted on the Trail of the Secret Formula by Uncle Don
NY: General Baking Company, 1936

Octavo. Unpaginated [16 pp]; 9 color and 1 b/w illustrations. Stapled illustrated wraps. VG. Some even toning to interior pages. Promotional ephemera from the General Baking Company which was a tie-in to the Uncle Don radio show, broadcast on NY radio station WOR between 1928 and 1947. Uncle Don Cagney (Howard Rice) was central to an urban myth which held that he had an open mic incident where he said "There, that ought to hold the little bastards", This was later proven to be untrue. This scenario, a host inadvertently talking into an open microphone at the end of a live show, was used as a comeuppance for lead character Lonesome Rhodes in the fictional film drama, A Face in the Crowd. Amplifying the urban legend, a scene in that film shows two real Variety pressmen handling an issue of Variety with a headline comparing Rhodes to Uncle Don.
Inventory number #014180

Nichols, Alfred C., Jr.
Songs Scouts Sing
NY: Boy Scouts of America, 1935

Fifth printing. Twelvemo. 115 pp; illustrated with musical notation. Illustrated stapled card covers with cloth tape spine. Over 220 campfire, hiking and jamboree songs for Boy Scouts.
Inventory number #014179

Scientific American Building Monthly. No. 210. April 1903
NY: Munn & Co., 1903

Vol. 35, No. 4. Folio (16" x 11"). pp 68-88 + 10 pp advertisements; b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers lightly soiled, base of spine lightly creased. The cover photograph is the Roger Morris mansion, Washington's headquarters in NY, 1776.
Inventory number #014176

[Trade Catalogue]
Elmira Arms Co. Elmira, NY. Catalog of Spring and Summer Sports 1921
Elmira, NY: Elmira Arms Company, 1921

Quarto. 118 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w with an occasional page of color illustrations. Stapled with illustrated wraps. VG-, quarter-sized chunk missing from bottom corner of cover and title page with some foxing to the exposed page below. Some minor stains to cover, else clean and bright. Items for sale include: Queen City & Bryn Mawr bicycles, bicycle sundries, fishing tackle, Reach baseball goods, Wright and Ditson racquets and tennis supplies, fire arms, ammunition, electrical pocket flash lights, Victor talking machines, Edison phonographs and records, playing cards, athletic outing goods, automobile sundries, Remington pocket knives, Kelly-Springfield and Diamond auto tires, and Indian Refining Co. - Havoline oils and greases.
Inventory number #014174

[Automobiles] HH Franklin Manufacturing Co
Franklin Automobiles: Over the Roads throughout the Seasons 1909. Franklin Touring-Cars Runabouts Closed Cars 4 & 6-Cylinders
Syracuse, NY: HH Franklin Manufacturing Co., 1909

Quarto. 36 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w with some chromolitho plates. Stapled decorated wraps with later string binder cover for protection. VG-, some scuffing and wear to covers, some minor creases on prelims, an old cello tape repair on bottom corner of one page, else clean and bright. A very handsome example of an early automobile catalog from a short-lived manufacturer (1906-1934).
Inventory number #014173

[Automotive] Buick Motor Company
Buick Valve-In-Head Motor Cars: Six Cylinder Open and Closed Models
Flint, MI: Buick Motor Company, 1920

First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated [32 pp]. Illustrated throughout in two-color process & b/w of motor cars and top down views into the passenger compartment. Illustrated stapled wraps. VG, internally clean and bright; covers have moderate rubbing & creasing.
Inventory number #014172