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Norwich, Connecticut: American Thermos Company, 1915. Very good to near-fine. Letter folds, minor toning. Lacks second or following page(s).. Illustrated letterhead for the American Thermos Company, featuring a rather fabulous 1908 illustration of the devil and what appears to be an anthropomorphized snowman holding thermoses with the caption "It is never too hot or too cold for the man with a thermos bottle". A letter to a Michigan hardware company has been typewritten below; the letter lacks the second or following page(s) with the signature. Measures 11" by 8.5". Early pencil check-mark to recto.

c1900. A hard cover analysis book created by a student Adolphe Rusch, Jr. while a student at the Textile School. In depth analysis for each fabric including warp required, filling requires, warp dressing and filling arrangement details. This is followed by the actual finished piece of fabric and detailed hand created grids including design, harness chain and drawing-in draft to exemplify of how the fabric is constructed. The final component is all of the specifications for the loom. The book includes analysis of Cotton Waisting, Trousering, Figured Madras, Woolen Trousering, Fancy Dress Goods x 2, Fancy Madras, Worsted Suiting, Weave Analysis, Weave Analysis for Mourning Suiting and Fancy Worsted Trousering. Measures 10" x 8 1/2" Adolphe Rusch Jr. was a prominent member of the American silk industry and became an inventor of note in the pioneering of aviation fabrics. A 1919 Article in Textile World Journal by Rusch was titled "Aviation Textiles and Chemistry; An Interesting Review of Their… Leer más

Berlin, New York, 1931. A remarkable archive of material belonging to Edward C. (b.1872) and Emily (b.1884) Henrotin, farmers active in Rensselaer County, New York, in the 1920s. Emily was an active conservationist, and one of the first women to be recognized in her field; her husband Edward was equally well-respected in agricultural circles. Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memoir material is represented. The archive paints a picture of a hard working family's contributions to agricultural science and conservation in America c.1920s. Includes 7 items comprised of 52 discrete objects, including: Twenty-three (23) photographs and photographic postcards of the Henrotin property in Berlin, New York, produced c.1920, ranging in size from 3.75" by 3.5" to 6" by 9.75". Printed Christmas card from "Edward, Emily and Blair Henrotin" with map of their property and upstate New York on verso. Measures 4.5" by 5". Two (2) manuscript drafts of contracts dated 1922 between Edward Henrotin… Leer más

1884. An array of snippets and pages detailing a trip a young family took by train in 1884. A mother, family, and their two young children started in Boston and headed west. They stopped in Niagara Falls, Erie Canal, Denver, Salt Lake, Price Canyon, Black Canyon, Chicago, and Washington DC. The journal is written on a variety of papers, two (2) folded sheets, four (4) loose papers, three (3) scrap papers, and one (1) top half of a hotel letter head. . While some of the pages appear to be a journal of some sort, other were obviously notes, just written down, such as "Washington Monument 555 ft high". Measures (Largest) 8" x 5" Minor soiling and toning due to age. Otherwise fine.

Northampton, MA, 1865. Silk ribbon binding has deteriorated to some degree. Covers detached from block.. 4 leaves. Elaborately decorated cover with gilt enhanced illustrated of boy conquering a mountain. He carries a flag reading "Excelsior". He has penned "Mastr Richard Clarke Burnham School. June 1845" in the cartouche. A large format album with decorative border designs printed in different colors with different flowers and flourishes. Master Clarke has copied four (4) verses each with some illuminated and otherwise accentuated letters. The verses are School Recollection - Cowper The Moss Rose - Krummacher The Reaper and the Flowers - Longfellow What of the Night - Anon Each of the titled with a different flare - of particular note is The Moss Rose created of miniature penned moss and roses. Numerous fine accents from the weeping willow "MY" to the grape arbor "They". Special attributes have been used in lettering the poets names. Measures 17" x 13

Riverhead, Long Island, 1878. Good. Back strip lacking, one or two gatherings starting to come loose. The occasional spot, toning, or water stain. May be lacking one or two leaves where spine sometime cracked.. The autograph book of Addie [Raynor?], resident in Riverhead, Long Island, New York c.1878. Includes a very fine calligraphic drawing by Usher B. Howell done in ink and gilt; Howell would go on to be President of the Riverhead Bank. Four leaves of loose autograph leaves that appear to be taken from a separate album have been tucked in the rear, and are addressed to "Susie" and "Edward". Also enclosed in the rear is a humorous four-page manuscript letter "To the Editor" about a handsome but surly and presumptuous neighbor (a cat). An elaborate calligraphy dove penned in black and gold ink serves as the highlight of this album. Also includes 13 sentiments from family and acquaintances. 4to (8.25" by 7"), approx. 75 leaves, most left blank/unused. In original gilt-stamped sheep with beveled edges.

Town Hall Anerley, S. E. London, 1918. An autograph album with sentiments and sketches created by various employees of of the Ministry of Munitions, Drawing Office. Predominantly populated by women, as it was the type of work women did in wartime. Includes sentiments such as "Nature, impartial in her ends, When she made Man the strongest; In justice too to make amends, Made Woman's tongue the longest". Also another titled "Woman" discussing woman's skills, etc. It also includes a hand penned "Each in His Own Tongue" originally by William Hubert Carmuth. A French and English translation on Friendship. Also comments about working in the Drawing Office. Also includes fine watercolors and pencil drawings. Measures 5 1/2" x 7

1880. Intact tear on autograph page.. A grouping of materials related to Whittier. The first is a cabinet card with Whittier's signature at base. The second is a 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" page from an autograph album with what seems to be an original verse penned and signed by John G. Whittier, Amesbury 1878. The reverse has an drawing by Alice C. Boynton, Boston MA. The third is a 4" x 4 1/2" piece of shingle with a pen and ink somewhat naive drawing of "The Captain's Well". It is captioned "And I knew in that vision beyong the sea, The very place where my well must be". Penned on the reverse "Picture of the 'Captian's Well' at Amesbury on a shingle from John G. Whittier's House in Amesbury". This is being sold only as an illustration, there has been no attempt to confirm that the wood shingle is from Whittier's home. The final item is a snippet from a letter penned by Whittier.

Jersey City, NJ, 1877. A friendship album belonging to Martha Durand Tibbetts (1859-1929), which is completely full of entries by her friends. The bulk of the entries date from 1873-1877, with a few outliers until 1910, and most of the authors of the entries are from Jersey City, NY, or New York. As Martha's nickname was "Mousie", some of the entries are addressed as such. One entry in particular is addressed by a small drawing of a brown mouse. Additionally several entries reference the White Star Social Club (W. S. S. C), as it appears that Martha was a member. The entries consist of short verses of poetry or song, some of which appear to be original works. Three of the album pages feature drawn in piles of visiting cards, of which people have filled in their names and date. Six pages feature drawings, done in pen. These illustrations tend to be small, and several have multiple tiny illustrations on one page. Of note is one such entry with five tiny illustrations, all of a fantastical nature. For… Leer más

New York, 1901. A partially filled autograph album from the late 19th century, with the bulk of the autographs dating to the 1870s. Hidden among the autographs are a few gems. There is one expertly rendered water color depicting flowers. Additionally there is one embossed die cut Victorian scrap pasted to a page. Lastly there is s a pressed flower pinned to a page beside a poem. Leather embossed stamped covers with gilded lettering. The interior pages are gilt-edged, and the title page is a graphic design in gold and blue with the text 'Autographs'. Some of the autographs within the album are faint, as they were done in pencil. Most are in ink though. Measures 7 1/2" x 5". To view the album please click on the following link: https://goo.gl/photos/R5KYNcoAry41zTHK9. Detached front cover, and semi detached back cover. Taper repair to binding. Partially missing and detached back strip. Covers show wear due to rubbing.

Red cloth embossed velvet cover, three (3) line drawn sketches of birds, specific towns listed are East Rochester, NH; West Sebano, ME; West Lebanon, ME; Lebanon, ME; Milton Mills, NH. Simple verse and messages with author's name, location, and date. 5" x 7 3/4" velvet cover worn.

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, 1899. Very good. Upper hinge cracked. Minor toning, spotting, wear to extremities, minor water staining.. Autograph album of Miss Anna Allen, later Mrs. Flint c.1891, including Victorian scrap, calligraphic flourishes, and two rather fine gouaches of wildflowers. Oblong 12mo (4" by 7"), approx. 120 pp., about half-filled with contemporary ink inscriptions ranging in date from 1877 to 1899, in original green cloth binding stamped in gilt with gilt edges and rounded corners.

Rome, Georgia, 1938. Very good. Toning, the occasional short tear, letter folds. Some rust staining from original paper clips.. A small archive of manuscript and printed materials relating to Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Ranging in date from 1925 to 1938, the materials were collected by the school's then-president and chart his professional and personal activities during this time. There is correspondence and poetry; most is typewritten, with some in ink manuscript. Dr. Gardner Leland Green (1884-1971) was a Vermont native and distinguished graduate of the University of Vermont, and was named Berry College's President in 1926. His correspondence here reflects him as a highly regarded administrator and educator, dedicated to improving his school. Archive highlights include a signed letter from Richard Whitney, President of the New York Stock exchange, praising Green's son, and letters referencing Green's honorary degrees. There are also a couple of typewritten poems, and letters relaying personal… Leer más

1916. Embossed colored cloth cover,hand drawn original artwork cut and glued onto pages, some with verses and signatures. A few pages say "to Flo", dates range from 1887-1916. Detailed and beautiful artwork; pencil sketches, pen and ink, watercolors, and paints, create a unique album. Verses included on some pages, credit to original authors. Some artwork is signed or initialed. Locations are not listed. Examples of artwork include; a sketched rabbit looking at silhouettes of hunters, vibrant painted flowers, a pen and ink sketch of a horse leaping a fence with the feet of the rider in the air, a pencil sketch of a sailor in uniform pulling petals off a flower that says "Sea Power", sketches of girl kneeling before boy with the quote "Two souls with a single thought, two hearts that beat as one", a sketch of a house on the banks of the water with a boat, the final sketch is a coffin in a graveyard with the note "Finis". 7 3/4" x 5" wear on cover, spine broken, some pages loose; one leaf separated… Leer más

300. 18 leaves, including covers. A watercolor decorated sewing sample book. The book is designed with page cut-out for textile display with the remainder of each pocket fold page sealed. The sample is visible on both sides of the page. Each textile sample is accompanied by a relevant watercolor. Sewing samples include various stitches, blind seams, flat fell seams, sleeve plackets, various laces, mesh fabrics, cross stitch of a young girl with a watering can, cuff gathers, button holes, pleats, embroidery,an alphabet sampler, an embroidered illustration of a coach with coachman, a princess collar and puff sleeves. Illustrations include early aviation, horseless carriage, a bone crusher bicycle, a rocket shipe and an angry moon and early illumination (a campfire, a candle, a fireplace and a lamp). Also includes depictions of Egypt, Greece and Rome, middle age Gothic, the Renaissance, Empire period, stages and coachmen, bonnets and other finery, a flapper girl and concluded iwht a girl from the 1950s.… Leer más

Hood River, Oregon, 1952. Very good.. A binder filled with ephemera and manuscript material that comprises a remarkable record of one girl's time as a Camp Fire Girl in the mid- to late-1940s in Hood River, Oregon. Belonging to Sue Murphy, the binder (11" by 9.5") is made of green cloth and has been hand-painted with the Camp Fire Girls logo. Inside, a printed logo with Sue's name in manuscript ink has been pasted to the front pastedown, along with two printed sleeves containing Certificates of Membership. Other items include: four rank certificates ("Wood Gatherer", "Trail Seeker", "Torch Bearer", "Fire Maker"); a ten-leaf book bound with string, each page with specimens of feathers or leaves; Sue's bound folder of periodical cuttings and manuscript notes, which she submitted for the rank of "Torch Bearer in Home Making"; and a number of loose leaves with typewritten or handwritten notes relating to her Camp Fire Girl activities. There is also a grouping of 5 letters from a pen pal named Kathleen… Leer más

Cattaraugus County, NY, 1842. General wear. Letter folds.. A real estate agreement between the couple Moses and Emma Beecher and Isaac Curry which sells a total of approximately 2,956 acres of land from different portions of about 40 different plots of land within Cattaraugus County, NY. Due to the complexities of the amount of land being sold a surveyor was brought in, and the resulting agreement is extremely detailed, sometimes listing out each acre within each plot of land out down to the hundredth of acre. The contract includes small diagrams of the 40 plots and the sections of them being sold to Curry. At the end of the agreement is a section which verifies that Emma Beecher was "privately examined, separate and a part from her husband, acknowledges that she executes said instrument without any fear or compulsion of her said husband." While this does acknowledge that Emma must have owned a portion of this land with her husband, it is unclear how Emma original came to own the land being sold.… Leer más

1921. A plyaful yet instructive letter from a father to a daughter who presumably is away with her mother. Perhaps she is recovering from an injury. It begins with the father acknowledging how his daughter's improved use of her hands and encouraging her to continue. It proceeds to discuss a crying baby and how unbecoming crying is to older children. He discusses his experiences sleeping in a conch hammock, under the stars and an itemized list of items he found in a drawer. Written in a lighthearted manner with naïve illustrations. letter fold creases.

1910. A 6" x 4 1/2" handmade album. The covers are constructed of a deeply embossed card with floral border and a photograph of the writer at center. The first page is a printed Christmas greeting , perhaps from a Victorian gift book. Contents includes snippets from and full size color photocards interspersed with manuscript pages and additional pictures; one of the writer, a second of a young relative. The correspondence is from Oswaldtwistl, Lancaster England. The photocards are scenery from the area. The correspondence is newsy with word of family doings. Ribbon tie binding. Cover separated and repaired with new ribbon.

1834. Includes wages paid to others including tasks performed from 1834-1841 followed by a receivables ledger. Last entry death record of Chauncy, who died at age 60 (1853) , Anne who died at 91 years and Margaret who died at age 65. The Buell family of Ludlow was descended from William Buell (or Be well) of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England, who came to New England about 1630 and settled at Dorchester, Mass., but removed a few years later to indsor, Conn., where the family took a prominent part in the early history of the town.Chauncey Buell,' the first of the Ludlow Buells, was born March 1, 1793, at Somers, Conn., coming to Ludlow about 1820, where he died Sept. 12, 1853; married April 24, 1821, at Longmeadow, Anne Lathrop, born Dec. 24, 1794, at East Wiindsor, Conn., died Feb. 17, 1886.