[ADVERTISING]. A group of 19th-century broadsides, handbills, and other advertising-elated ephemera.
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Aug 19, 2022
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Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[ADVERTISING]. A group of 19th-century broadsides, handbills, and other advertising-elated ephemera.
Choice Coal At Lombardville, Illinois. Buda, IL: "Buda Call" Job Print, 1877. 17 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. broadside (some offsetting). Advertising "coal of a superior quality to all comers. No Waiting. You can get it as fast as you can load up." -- Best Seed Sweet Potatoes! N.p.: N.p., n.d. 12 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. printed broadside on blue paper. -- To the People of Clark County, Missouri. Warsaw, IL: N.p., 1898. 7 15/16 x 10 1/2 in. broadside. Alerting that the Mississippi River is closed due to ice and that "We, the merchants of Warsaw, respectfully call your attention to the fact that we desire your trade." -- Virginia Tobacco Agency, by Vining & Swain. St. Louis: Drake & Co., 1856. -- Together, 4 advertising broadsides.
[With:] HASLETT, Charles. Table of the Length of Batter POsts for Timber Work. Carlyle, IL: McGinnis & Peterson, n.d. -- J.W. McClure's Churn. Patented May 17th, 1870. "Best Churn in America!" Springfield, IL: McClure & Husted, [1870]. -- One of the Best Things Out. A Great Labor Saver. Schafer's Potato Digger. Mt. Carmel, IL: N.p., 1873. -- Descriptive Price List of the Peerless Belt. North Evanston, IL: Peerless Belt Company, Brenckle & Co., 1883. -- And 11 others. Together 15 pieces of advertising ephemera, condition varies, a complete condition report is available upon request.
[Also with:] Forsyth's U.S. Standard Scales. Chicago: Forsyth Scale Co., November 1880. 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. press release (separations at old creases).
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