Ephemera from Classic Books and Ephemera

1857. Hardcover. Good. Approx. 200 pages; 31 cm. Calf spine and marbled paper over boards. Contains: 66-page store ledger with surname index 1856-57; 71-page "Accounts of the Firm of Shank & Weltmer" 1857-58; 52-page "Diary by C. H. Shank" Jan. 1868-April 1870. Christian Henry Shank (1834-1895), son of Henry and Magdalena Shank, was born in North Annville Township,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: David Jayne, 1880. Cards. Very Good -. 5 trade cards: #1 (11.8 x 8.3 cm.) with a color illustration on the front of a young woman wearing a basket for a hat. #2 (11.4 x 7.7 cm.) with a illustration on the front of a young woman at a well with a young man leaning of the… Read more about this item

Lowell, Mass: E. W. Hoyt & Co, 1894. Cards. Good. 4 trade cards: 3 for Hoyt's German Cologne and 1 for Read's Grand Duchess Cologne. Hoyt #1: Ladies Perfumed Calendar 1894 (24 x 9 cm.) with front illustration of child with flowers and 2 birds; the back contains a calendar for 1894 and notes that the cologne is… Read more about this item

Norway, Me: Vivian W. Hills, 1885. Cards. Good. 1 trade card (9.5 x 14 cm.) with a color illustration on the front of a woman and a man carrying hay; over the sky are a large pair of glasses have "Zylonite Eye Glasses" on the lenses and information about Hills. The back contains an advertisement for Vivian W.… Read more about this item

Lawrence, Mass: T. Jackson Whittredge, 1885. Cards. Good +. 3 trade cards: #1 (18 x 10 cm.) with front color illustration of two men comparing shoes to show the superiority of screw fastened shoes; the back contains an advertisement for T. Jackson Whittredge, dealer in boots, shoes, slippers, and rubbers in Lawrence, Mass. #2 (18 x 10 cm.)… Read more about this item

Woodbury, NJ: G. G. Green, 1890. Cards. Very Good. 1 trade card (5.4 x 10.5 cm.) with color illustration on the front of a bird and flowers; the back contains an advertisement for Charles E. Bristol, Druggist, Ansonia, Conn., who sold Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower. Charles E. Bristol opened his business, Bristol Drug Co., at… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Colburn's Philadelphia Mustard, 1880. Cards. Good. 1 trade card (8.5 x 14.5 cm.) with color illustration on the front of a man in colonial-era clothing holding a plate with a ham on it. The back contains testimonials and directions for mixing mustard. Bold graphic design makes this a striking trade card. In Good Condition: minor loss at… Read more about this item

Lawrence, Mass: W. A. Gabeler, 1888. Cards. Very Good -. 1 trade card (6.9 x 11.3 cm.); chromolithographed illustration of roses on the front with rates for extraction, filling, and false teeth. No date of publication; Brande's Dental Rooms advertised in the Lawrence American newspaper in 1888. William A. Gabeler was in business at 228 Essex St. from… Read more about this item

Boston: Mrs. A. C. Casler, 1882. Cards. Fine. 1 trade card (14.5 x 9 cm.) with color illustration on the front of two birds in snowy trees; no printing on the back. Mrs. A. C. Casler is listed in a city directory at the address used here in 1882 and 1886. A very attractive and larger than usual… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass: C. L. Jones & Co, 1880. Cards. Very Good. 2 trade cards advertising C. L. Jones & Co.'s Tulip Soap. #1: (5.6 x 11 cm.) with front illustration in blue and yellow of a cat chasing a dog; back is blank. #2: (7.7 x 5 cm.) with front illustration on gilt background of boy picking flowers;… Read more about this item

Lowell, Mass: J. C. Ayer & Co, 1880. Cards. Very Good. 2 trade cards: #1 (12.5 x 8 cm.) with a color illustration of a girl on the front and advertising for Ayer's Sarsaparilla on the back. #2 (6.5 x 12 cm.) with a color illustration on the front of the signing of Penn's treaty with the Native… Read more about this item

Boston: Continental Clothing House, 1880. Cards. Very Good -. 2 die-cut trade cards shaped like fans (11.2 x 8.8 cm.) with black-and-white illustrations on the front; the back contains advertisements for Continental Clothing House: "Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing." Printed by J. A. Lowell & Co., Boston. In Very Good- Condition: the front of one card is slightly… Read more about this item

Pawtucket, RI: J. & P. Coats, 1881. Cards. Good. 5 trade cards for J. & P. Coats thread. The largest (17 x 8 cm.) has "Bookmark" and a calendar for August of 1881 on the front along with a color illustration of a woman standing in a field signed H. A. Goodwin. The others have amusing color illustrations… Read more about this item

West Haven, Conn: O. W. Reynolds, 1877. Cards. Very Good -. 4 trade cards (each 7.2 x 10.8 cm.) with illustrations in blue on the front of pixies engaging in various forms of mischief. The back of each is stamped "O. W. Reynolds, Manufacturer of Pure Confectionery, Extracts & Grated Cocoanut. West Haven, Conn." O. W. Reynolds is… Read more about this item

Bridgeport, Conn: James Youngs, 1884. Cards. Good +. 2 trade cards: #1 (11.4 x 6.3 cm.) with a color illustration on the front of a girl pouring tea at a table outdoors; the back contains an illustrated advertisement for Miss Parloa's New Cookbook, published by Estes & Lauriat. James Youngs, bookseller and stationer, became Youngs & Fairchild in… Read more about this item

New York: McKeon & Todd, 1880. Cards. Very Good -. 3 trade cards (10.6 x 6.9 cm.) each with color illustration on the front of a boy being dressed in men's styles; the backs are blank. McKeon & Todd was established in 1878; Edward A. Todd left in 1889. In Very Good- Condition: one corner is creased; lower… Read more about this item

New York: David S. Brown & Co, 1980. Cards. Very Good. 1 trade card (12.8 x 7.7 cm.) for David's Prize Soap, produced by the David S. Brown & Co., NY. Printed by Wemple & Kronheim, NY. The front has a long rebus in multiple colors. The contains an advertisement for the soap and states "The answer to… Read more about this item

Hartford, Conn: Hartford Chemical Co, 1890. Cards. Very Good. 2 Die-Cut Trade Cards shaped like an artist's palette. One has a color illustration of an owl over the palette, the other has a monkey. The back advertises Lavine, which could be used to clean everything. In Very Good Condition: the back of each is scraped and slightly discolored;… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Strawbridge & Clothier, 1879. Cards. Very Good -. 1 trade card (8 x 12.5 cm.) with a color illustration on the front of a chef pulling a goose by the neck; the back is blank. The card design was copyrighted by Strawbridge & Clothier in 1879 and used by that business for its own trade cards as… Read more about this item

Ansonia, Conn: V. A. Page & Co, 1880. Cards. Very Good. 3 trade cards (6.3 x 10.6 cm.) each with a color illustration on the front of children looking at a blackboard with an advertisement for V. A. Page & Co. "One Price Clothiers" in Ansonia, Conn. Copyright 1880 by Bufford's, Boston. The backs are blank. Scarce. In… Read more about this item