BILL HEAD FOR "THOS. WATSON, Ship Bread, Cracker & Cake Baker" 1 pg.
Philadelphia Sept. 28, 1866. Oblong 4.5x8.5", folds else v.g. Nice vignette of side wheeler with U.S. flag. More
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Bill of Lading, Detroit Grand Rapids & Western Railroad Company, March 28, 1900
Croswell, Michigan, 1900. 11 x 8.25", one sheet with printed form on recto and map on verso, toned and brittle, left edge chipped, one hole in center of page, folds. Bulk corn. SWAF. More
Billhead from International Motor Car Company, Waverley Department.
Indianapolis, 1902. Creasing, toning, small tears, pinholes. Typed letter to a Mr. W.T. Bryan, Treas in Athens, Ga., discussing Models 21 & 22, how many miles the battery will last, whether the unevenness of the road will disturb the electrolytes, the steepness of the grades that the cars can handle..... More
Black & White Photo of a Soldier on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle w/ a sidecar.
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. nd (WWI era). Oblong 3.25 x 5, creasing, unevenly trimmed, light fingerprint smudging. Written on the back "Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. I drive this car for one of the Lieuts and the Capt occasionally. WBK." In a different hand "Soldiers" and "12" written across the initials. Although the..... More
Black & white postcard of the "S.S. Dollar. Capacity 5,000,000 Ft., Raymond, Wash."
Raymond, nd (early 20th. 3.5 x 5.5. Postally unused, light wear and soiling else good. Card shows the Robert Dollar at the dock which has several stacks of lumber on it, train trestles, buildings and mountains in the background. Published by Patton Post Card Co., Salem, Oregon. #4480. More
Black and White Postcard showing an American Airlines prop plane flying ". . . over the flowering desert of Arizona. . . "
np, nd (c. 1938). Oblong 3.5 x 5.5, full image on recto, verso with printed caption and pencil message, postmarked Oklahoma City 1938. Plane is identified as " . . . one of American Airlines giant Skysleepers. . . " Some wear and yellowing otherwise nice. More
BLUEBOOK The Cost Index Of The Automobile Industry Volume 2, Number 4 1963
Automobile Pricing Publications: San Francisco, 1962. Paperback. Illus., 8 x 5.25", printed stapled blue wraps, 94pp. Covers creased, worn, torn and rubbed, contents have light creasing else very good condition. New vehicles: Ford: Ecoline Pickup $1865.32, Chevy Corvette: 2dr sports coupe $4252. Used: Ford: Edsel 2dr Ranger, 1960 $1150, Studebaker..... More
BOARD OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL BUILDING SURVEY AND PROGRAM FOR FORDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT DEARBORN MICHIGAN [cover: "A Survey and Building Program..."]
Bureau of Research and Statistics: Fordson Public Schools: Dearborn, MI, 1931. Paperback. Photos, maps, charts; graphs, 11 x 8", gilt-lettered padded gold cloth, 72pp, covers worn, extremities bumped and lightly fraying, endpapers toned but still a good copy of this SCARCE title. ERNEST G. LIEBOLD'S COPY WITH HIS NAME IN..... More
BOOK OF INFORMATION, Dodge Brothers Motor Car, February 26, 1918, Tenth Edition
Dodge Brothers: Detroit, MI, 1918. Paperback. Illus. including folding illus., 9 x 6", cloth-tape backed stapled wraps, 62pp with index, covers quite worn and soiled, bottom of spine and adjacent area of back cover stained (which is present throughout most of the book), pp fingersoiled; still a decent, usable copy..... More
Booklet issued by the Panama Pacific Line "Information for Passengers."
Panama Pacific Line, nd (1930s). Illustr of ships' officers sleeve stripes, 6 x 3.5, stapled wraps, unpag (12 pp). Light wear, soiling and creasing to covers, staples have light rust else good/very good. Some of listings: Guide to Public Rooms, Bellboy Service, Panama Canal, Shore Excursions, Valet Service. The Panama..... More
Boxed deck of Playing Cards from the Norwegian America Line.
np, nd (1960s?). Box is 3.5 x 2.5, white with blue, red and white NAL Flag and Den Norske Americkalinje on the front, the cards show an NAL ship on the back. Box is worn, peeling, small edge tears, light soiling, cards are moderately worn and rubbed. Deck has 52..... More
THE BRASS BELL, Summer 2006
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club: Cedar Rapids, IA, 2006. Paperback. Photos; ads, 11 x 8.5", pict wraps, 66pp, edges a little worn, minor rubbing and creasing else a nice copy of this periodical. More
Brass Token "10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHRYSLER CAR 1924" with image of a car in center, on reverse "AIRFLOW CHRYSLER A CENTURY PROGRESS 1934" with image of a Chrysler Airflow.
np (Chicago), 1934. 1.25" worn, rubbed, scratched, discolored. Given out at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. More
BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW, The Story of Synthetic Rubber.
The B.F. Goodrich Co.: Akron, OH (1944). Illus, 11x7.5", boards, 45pp, covers moderately worn. More
Brochure "DETROIT TO CLEVELAND / CLEVELAND TO DETROIT. NEW AUTO SHORT-CUT ACROSS LAKE ERIE SAVES 180 DRIVING MILES SS. AQUARAMA LARGEST, FASTEST, NEWEST LINER ON THE LAKES"
Detroit and Cleveland, 1957. Color illus., 9 x 3.75" and opens up to 18 x 15". Light wear and creasing else good to very good condition. COMES WITH: "1957 S.S. Aquarama Summer Sailing Schedule", front cover illus., 4.25 x 2.75", 4pp including covers, light wear and creasing else very good..... More
Brochure "Union Pacific Overland, The Overland Route: Tomorrow's Train...Today!"
Union Pacific, (1934?). Illus. in color, oblong 3.75 x 8" and expands to 11 x 15". Light creasing and soiling, fold creases, short edge tears, small sticker, abrasions on the back else good-very good. "Speed with comfort, safety and economy in operating costs were the aims of the construction of..... More
"Buick Factory and Offices, Flint, Mich."
Color postcard, postally used in 1911. Edges worn. Also: "Noon Hour at Buick and Weston-Mott Factories, Flint, Mich." Color postcard also sent in 1911. Badly torn. The pair…. More
BURLINGTON ROUTE Postcard featuring art aork showing "The Denver Zephyrs" with schedules between Chicago and Denver.
N.d. (1930's). 5.5x3.5", unused minor wear. More
BURLINGTON ROUTE TIME TABLES August 1909
Burlington: np, 1909. Paperback. 9 x 4" and expands to 9 x 7.5". Printed stapled red wraps, 27pp. Covers have creasing, soiling and edge tears, small area of staining in a margin else good. "5 Daily Trains Denver To Chicago And St. Louis" More
Business card for Captain F.A.G. Schultze, a steamship passenger agent for the New York Central Lines.
NY, nd (1890s). Oblong 2.5 x 4, creasing, soiling, light chipping, ink numbers on the reverse else good. The front of the card has the above listed information along with a photographic image of Schultze, reverse lists their offices. The New York Central and the Hudson River Railroad established a...... More
Business card/advertisement for Ford Motor Company's Universal Credit Company and Detroit's Johns Brothers "Authorized Ford Dealers"
Detroit, (1928?). Oblong 2.5 x 4.25", buff colored card stock with brown ink with illus. of two globes on the front. Light soiling and creasing else very good. Signed by the sales rep. E.R. Spencer. The back of the card lists various payment schedules ie. a deluxe roadster sells for..... More
BUYER'S DIGEST OF NEW CAR FACTS FOR '59, Published by Ford for the Car Buyer Who Wants All the Facts Before Reading a Purchasing Decision
Ford Motor Co.: (Dearborn, MI), 1958. Paperback. Illus., 10 x 7", wraps, 96pp, covers a bit rubbed, bottom of spine bumped and torn, spine cocked else a good copy with the printed letter from J.O. Wright, in the original roughly-opened and incomplete mailing envelope. More
"C. A. COEY'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING, 1424-26 Michigan Ave. Chicago" [cover title].
C. A. Copley's School of Motoring: Chicago, IL, 1912. Paperback. Photos, 9 x 6", pict stapled wraps, 32pp, covers worn and soiled, sm adhesion marks to front cover at top, extremities bumped, still a fascinating piece. Includes photos Coey took when he went up in a hot air baloon over..... More
Cabinet Card Photo of the Southern Pacific streetcar for the Main and East Sts line, posing in front are the driver, conductor and a passenger. Written in ink on the mount is "Auguste Tiret" with ink arrow on photo pointing to the driver.
np (California), nd (1920s?). Photo oblong 3.25 x 5.5, mount oblong 5.5 x 7.5, no photog listed. Mount has staining, scattered spotting edgewear, bumped corners, ink name, photo has ink arrow and light rubbing. More
CADETS MANUAL. Prepared by Seamanship Department.
Admiral Farragut Academy: Pine Beach, N.J. n.d. (1943?). 9x6", cloth, 143pp, text browned, very worn badly stained but functional volume. SWAF. More