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- WATCH FOR THIS TRADEMARK TURN SIGNAL (Original Advertising Poster 1920s) Philadelphia TurnSignal Corporation no date (ca. 1920s)265.00Fold marks otherwise near fine.Single sheet size folded open is 17” x 22”.Circa 1920s poster advertising truck turn signals from the TurnSignal Corporation of Philadelphia. Turn signals didn’t become standard on vehicles until 1939, beginning in 1909 many companies started to manufacture them as add-ons to their vehicles. This company, TurnSignal Corporation, designed turn signals to be used on trucks. Scarce.01654View Full Details
- OFFICIAL PROGRAM HAMILTON TIGERS 1935-36 (Original 1935 OHA Senior A League Program) (Hamilton, ON) no publisher (1935)145.00Condition for this program is better than good but not quite very good with crease to bottom right corner, slight curl to top right corner, label remnants front cover near top of spine, some soiling to the covers.
12 pages with photos and many local area ads. Size is 8” x 11”, wrappers.Original 1935 program for the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League for a game against the Sudbury Falcons. Among the players on the Hamilton team is Toronto Maple Leaf legend Syl Apps.01653View Full Details - NORTHERN NEWS November 1929 (Northern Electric Company) No place Northern Electric Company 192945.00Journal has a 1" tear along the bottom of the spine otherwise in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine.
16 pages (including covers) with illustrations and photos throughout.Staple-bound journal, size is 8 1/2" x 11 1/4".Scarce original journal published monthly by the Northern Electric Company Limited (Canada) for its employees. Each issue contains short articles on the company, its projects, its workings, and its employees. Each issue also includes a few pages on company sports, events and gatherings.01658View Full Details
This issue contains short articles on:
The Ambassador Bridge
Telephone Pioneers Annual Meeting
With the Installers
Sports
and more. - NORTHERN NEWS July 1929 (Northern Electric Company) No place Northern Electric Company 192945.00Journal has a 1/4" tear along the bottom of the spine otherwise in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine.
20 pages (including covers) with illustrations and photos throughout.Staple-bound journal, size is 8 1/2" x 11 1/4".Scarce original journal published monthly by the Northern Electric Company Limited (Canada) for its employees. Each issue contains short articles on the company, its projects, its workings, and its employees. Each issue also includes a few pages on company sports, events and gatherings.01659View Full Details
This issue contains short articles on:
The Winnipeg picnic.
New building in Vancouver.
Research personnel.
The "old timers".
and more. - THERE AND BACK WITH JEWETT OWNERS! Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company (1924? Testimonials Booklet) Detroit Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. no date (circa 1924?)145.00Condition for this promotional booklet is very good+ with light crease down middle, slight wear to corners, slight wear to spine ends, dealer stamp on first page (Mass.).
16 pages including covers, with illustrations throughout.Pictorial wrappers, size is 6 1/2" x 6".A collection of testimonials from Jewett Six owners throughout America. A scarce booklet.01652View Full Details - WINTON SIX WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE COMPANY Cleveland (Original 1909 Catalog) Cleveland, OH The Winton Motor Carriage Co. 1909400.00Condition for this softcover book is about very good with soiling and smudging to the covers, edge wear to the covers, some wear to corners and spine ends, pencil notation on front cover (date received), a nice copy.
47 pages with illustrations throughout.Softcover staple-bound embossed card covers, size is 7" x 9 1/2".Original 1909 catalog from the Winton Motor Carriage Company, "a pioneer United States automobile manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio. Winton was one of the first American companies to sell a motor car. In 1912, Winton became one of the first American manufacturers of diesel engines." (Wikipedia). The company lasted until the early 1960s.01651View Full Details
A scarce catalog. - ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, H. THE WOODEN HEN75.00
MANUFACTURED BY GEO. H. STAHL Quincy, IL Geo. H. Stahl no date (late 1890s)Condition for this booklet is about very good with some wear and some indent to corners, slight wear to spine ends, some scuffing to covers, very small stain on 13/14 top right corner. Slight indent top of spine.
24 pages with a few photos.Booklet size is 3 1/2” x 5 1/4”.An original, and scarce, booklet from George H. Stahl of Illinois promoting The Wooden Hen incubator. Booklet contains detail description of the Wooden Hen and its parts, price list, and testimonials (all dated 1896).01661View Full Details - THE NEW VIEW OF PERSONAL DAINTINESS AMONG WOMEN35.00
Zonite Productions Corporation
(1928 Advertising Booklet) New York Zonite Products Corporation c. 1928Condition is very good+ with a minor blemish to the front cover, and a very small dent to the right of the booklet.
12 pages with a few illustrations.Staple-bound booklet, size is 3 1/4" x 5 1/4".A very small booklet from Zonite on women's hygiene.01663View Full Details - NEW 4-STEP SALES METHODS FOR FORD DEALERS (1929 Sales Method for Ford Dealers Brochure) (Detroit) Ford Motor Co. (1929)175.00Condition is about very good with some soiling to covers, light crease down middle, small chip bottom left corner of back cover.
12 pages including covers, with photos.Size is 11” x 8 ½”, wrappers.A special brochure issued to Ford Dealers on how to sell their autos using the 4-step sales method. The 4-step method consists of 1) Presenting the new Ford Sales Portfolio; 2) The Road Demonstration; 3) Inspection of Parts and Service Departments; 4) Presentation of current Ford Literature. A scarce and fascinating look at early automobile sales procedures.01655View Full Details - THE STORY OF THE PARATROOPERS OBJECTIVE, BURMA No place Published as a Public Service of Warner Bros. Pictures with the Cooperation of the U.S. Amry Parachute School, Fort Benning, Georgia no date (1944-45)75.00Brochure is in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
16 pages (including covers) with illustrations and photos throughout.Staple-bound brochure, size is 8" x 10 1/2".Scarce original brochure published by Warner Bros. Pictures to coincide with the release of their film "Objective, Burna".01656View Full Details
"This brochure on the motion picture, "Objective, Burma," has been prepared by Warner Bros. Pictures with the cooperation of the U.S. Army's Parachure School, Fort Benning, Georgia. The screen play presents a dramatic fictional story of a group of paratroopers supposedly dropped behind the enemy lines to destroy a Japanese radar station in the Burma jungles."
With brief articles on "Goal of the Paratroopers" by Brig. Gen. Ridgely Gaither, commandant of the Parachute School; "Mission for Tonight Objective, Burma" by Captain Clyde Alexander; "Men of the Future" by Keith Ayling; and more. - NORTHERN NEWS January 1929 (Northern Electric Company) No place Northern Electric Company 192945.00Journal has a 1" tear along the bottom of the spine otherwise in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine.
16 pages (including covers) with illustrations and photos throughout.Staple-bound journal, size is 8 1/2" x 11 1/4".Scarce original journal published monthly by the Northern Electric Company Limited (Canada) for its employees. Each issue contains short articles on the company, its projects, its workings, and its employees. Each issue also includes a few pages on company sports, events and gatherings.01660View Full Details
This issue contains short articles on:
The public address system installed on the Canadian National Steamship the R.M.S. Lady Nelson.
The production of the newest catalogue.
and more. - STUDEBAKER DELIVERY CARS SALES BROCHURE (Original 1920s Advertising Brochure) South Bend, IN Studebaker Corporation of America no date (ca. late 1920s)265.00The brochure was meant to be folded closed and then mailed with one panel containing the mailing address and sender information. Condition for this brochure is better than very good but not quite near fine, with fold marks from left to right and top to bottom, some wear to corners, minor soiling, slightly uneven trim along the bottom probably done when original opened, colour side is still very vibrant.Original sales brochure, size is folded closed 11 ½” x 8”, fully opened size is 17” x 23”, single sheet printed on both sideA scarce, original sales brochure from the Studebaker Corporation promoting their “delivery cars” (small trucks) with a wonderful full colour illustration on the reverse.01649View Full Details
- ARAGAIN MODEL B RADIO RECEIVER STRAIGHT LINE WAVELENGTH AUTOMETAL CORPORATION Niagara Falls, NY Autometal Corporation c. 192550.00Condition for this booklet is very good+ with a small blemish on back cover, slight wear to corners.
8 pages with 2 photos.Staple-bound booklet, size is 3 1/2" x 6".Advertising booklet for the Aragain (Niagara spelled backwards) Radio Receiver from the Niagara, N.Y. based Autometal Corporation.01664View Full Details - THE 1935 LAFAYETTE Nash Built (Original Advertising Brochure) (Kenosha, WI) Nash Motors Company65.00A bit of scuffing to covers, slight wear to corners of covers, a nice brochure.Single sheet brochure, folded open size is 22" x 19", folded closed size is 11" x 7 1/2".Original sales brochure for the 1935 Lafayette, built by Nash Motors.01650View Full Details
