Plymouth, Connecticut: 1910. Album. This album amicorum was compiled by Elvira C. Bates (nee Scott) of Plymouth, Connecticut in 1910, who was 67-years old at the time. It consists of 391 entries; 365 daily squares from a desktop calendar plus an additional 26 undated squares. All are annotated..... More
Philadelphia: U.S. Sanitary Commission. Unbound. A three-page broadsheet, measuring 8” x 10”, titled “GREAT CENTRAL FAIR, / To be held at Philadelphia, June 1864, / FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION.” It was published jointly on March 1, 1864 by the commission’s Executive Committee of the Great..... More
New York: Lion Match Company, 1930s-1940. Unbound. This collection contains ten “Feature Matchbooks.” Two are large matchbooks that measure approximately 3½” x 4¼” closed and 3 ½” x 8” when opened. Four are standard-size matchbooks and measure about 2” x 2” inches closed and 2” x 4” opened..... More
Paris, Main: 1863-1870. Unbound. These 14 items vary in size. All came from a descendent of S. P. Maxim, a selectman of the town of Paris, Maine, and as such a member of its Civil War recruiting committee. Most of these items reference either Maxim or the town of Paris..... More
Unbound. Nine Propositions, Which contain the grounds of the Wyoming Claim, on the State of Connecticut. [probably Connecticut: circa 1790.] This broadside measures 6” x 9.5”. Light wrinkles and faint marginal toning, mostly along the top margin. It makes a strong case for Connecticut’s retention of the Wyoming Valley..... More
New York: 1882. Envelope or Cover. This 1882 advertising packet directed toward retail merchants and addressed to Creasy & Brown of Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, that consists of an An illustrated broadsheet featuring a bottle of Cashmere Bouquet Perfume, A 20-page pricelist listing over 200 perfumes, soaps, and scented..... More
Brocton-Bridgewater, Massachusetts: 1823-1828. String. Brocton and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were located within about seven miles of each other, about 25 miles south of Boston and 35 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Both of these manuscript account books were kept between 1823 and 1828. One is for Sylvanus Keith &..... More
Kansas City, Mo. Land & Immigration Office of the Kansas Division (formerly Kansas Pacific Railway) Union Pacific Railway Company, circa 1880. Unbound. This 6-panel brochure measures approximately 7.5” x 10.25” unfolded. It was published by the “Land & Immigration Office of the Kansas Division (formerly Kansas Pacific Railway) Union Pacific..... More
Columbus, Ohio: M. C. Lilley & Co., circa 1890. Envelope or Cover. This advertising package consists of an illustrated advertising envelope, an illustrated handbill, and a 32-page illustrated catalog. The envelope is franked with a 1c blue Franklin stamp (Scott #219) which was placed in use in 1890; its cancellation..... More
