Historic Americana

MARIE THERESE AUTOGRAPHED LETTER. Single page ALS by Marie Therese, 8 x 11.5", n.d., n.p. Marie Therese was the daughter of Marie Antoinette a...

RARE THOMAS EDISON MEMORIAL. McChesney, L.W. A Light is Extinguished. 1932. Copyright by author. Inscribed, signed, and dated May 4, 1932 by author o

AUTOGRAPHED CABINET CARD OF W.T. SHERMAN. A fine cabinet card of Sherman as Major General, by the celebrity photographer Sarony. Boldly autographed

AUTOGRAPHED ALBERT EINSTEIN PHOTOGRAPH. Einstein signature with 1929 date ("A. Einstein") plus 4 x 6" photograph of Albert. Signatur...

TLS FROM WILLIAM OSLER, HISTORY OF MEDICINE. TLS, 1p, on Dr. Osler's Baltimore letterhead. The type of this letter has faded to be nearly unrea...

PORTRAIT OF LEE DE FOREST, INVENTOR. Oil portrait of American inventor Dr. Lee De Forest holding a vacuum tube. Painted by George L. Camarero in 195

WILLIAM OSLER AUTOGRAPHED PRESCRIPTIONS. Five prescriptions from William Osler, one on printed Rx form. All initialed "W.O." 3 have faint...

AUTOGRAPHED LETTER OF BENJ. C. BRODIE. ALS by Benjamin C. Brodie (1783-1862). Date uncertain, possibly London address. Brodie was the surgeon to the

ST. LOUIS SHEET METAL 1898 CATALOG. Dated 1898. This company sold everything from statuary to signs to brackets and capitals. The catalog is 64pp wi

WOOD MOULDING 1900s TRADE CATALOG. Catalog for Geo. Mertz's Sons, Port Chester, NY, "Manufacturers of Patent Turned Art Mouldings, Spindle...

INDIANA FURNITURE COMPANY TRADE CATALOG. Catalog from the Indiana Furniture Company, Connersville, IN, dated January 1905. This one illustrates &qu...

EARLY IRON FENCE CATALOG. Cincinnati Iron Fence Company, Cincinnati, OH, 8vo in horizontal format, 144pp., printed paper wraps, illustrated, includes

MASONIC SUPPLIES TRADE CATALOG. Catalog of "Masonic Blue Lodge Supplies," Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co., Cincinnati. 4to, 112pp., printed pape...

FARWELL 1892 UPHOLSTERY HARDWARE & DRAPERY CATALOG. A large 8vo illustrated catalog of "Upholstery Hardware & Draperies," John V....

RARE HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD TRADE CATALOG 1894. Catalog of Reed & Rattan Furniture 1893-1894, Haywood & Morrill Rattan Co., Gardiner, Mass. 224p...

GAS FIXTURES 1870s TRADE CATALOG. 57 loose plates from a Mitchell, Vance & Co. gas fixtures catalog, including a page of gas cigar lighters. Mo...

1890s FURNITURE TRADE CATALOG. The Robert Mitchell Furniture Company, catalog of household furniture, Cincinnati, folio in horizontal format, over 14

ORNAMENTAL METALS 1920S TRADE CATALOG. Catalog for the Wm. H. Jackson Company, NY City, folio in horizontal format, 220pp., cloth cover with gilt let

STUDEBAKER CARRIAGES 1899 TRADE CATALOG. Catalog from Studebaker Carriages, 1899, 12mo horizontal format, 132pp., lithographed illustrations, printed

ELKHART CARRIAGES 1904 TRADE CATALOG. Lot of 2. Includes catalog from 1904, 8vo horizontal format, 240pp., printed paper wraps. The back cover is mis

BURTON RANGE TRADE CATALOG. Burton Range Co., Cincinnati (OH) catalog No. 11. This catalog of "Kitchen Utensils and Supplies, China, Glass and...

BRUSH AND WIRE GOODS 1910 TRADE CATALOG. Catalog of The Bromwell Brush and Wire Goods Co., Cincinnati, 1910, 8vo, 76pp., soft cloth cover with gilt l

ORNAMENTAL IRON COMPANY 1894 TRADE CATALOG. Catalog from Nov. 1, 1894, Winslow Bros. Co. Ornamental Iron Works, Chicago. 4to, photographic edition, s

EARLY JEWELRY TRADE CATALOG. Catalog from R. Chester Frost & Co. Jewelers, Chicago, 8vo, 146pp., 1890, with printed heavy paper covers stamped ...

ANDERSON FURNITURE CO TRADE CATALOG. The cover advertises "Our Perpetual Catalogue," from the Anderson Furniture Co., Ltd., Woodstock, On...

EARLY SHEET METAL TRADE CATALOG. Catalog from Friedley & Voshardt, Chicago, for 1896, small folio, 176pp., printed paper wraps. Illustrated with...

1887 CATALOG OF SHADES, WALLPAPER, ETC.Catalog from S.A. Maxwell & Co., Chicago, 1887, large 8vo, 40 pp. in printed wraps. Includes several inse...

GALLOWAY POTTERY CATALOG. Catalog from the Galloway Pottery Company, c. 1910-20 (Catalogue No. 29), illustrated with photographs, 4to, 52pp., printed

UNCOMMON ATLAS FOR MARSHALL'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON. Tall quarto in original boards, with lilac printed label, "Atlas to Marshall's Life ...

TWO VOLS. HARPERS WEEKLY, 1857-1858. Vols. I & II of Harper's Weekly, Nos. 1 through 104. Both folio, bound in half-calf with marbled board...

1768 BICKERSTAFF'S BOSTON ALMANAC. "Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1768; Being bisextile or leap Year." ...

LOT OF 19TH CENTURY ADMISSION TICKETS. Lot of 50 tickets, from sources such as "Buckskin Bill's Wild West" (pencil note on back 1898)...

LITHOGRAPHS OF EARLY NEW YORK. Lot of 45 items. Includes lithographs of various scenes and buildings in mid-19th century New York, some are colored o

TOM THUM CDVS AND SHEET MUSIC. Lot of 3. Includes a cdv of Brady's "The Fairy Wedding Group", a hand-tinted cdv Ms. Jenny Quigley by...

RARE CIRCULAR FOR HOT AIR BALLOON AT THE FAIR. Broadside advertising "Schenevus FAIR! Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sept. 16, 17 & 18, '...

VICTORIAN STATIC ELECTRICITY GENERATOR. A late 19th century frictional static electricity generator, this one with a brass plaque identifying it as...

SECTION OF ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE AND LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY. This 4" long section of TransAtlantic Cable comes with the original certificat...

LOT OF BUSINESS EPHEMERA. Lot of 11. Includes pre-fire notice that wooden row houses will not be insured (Chicago, Jan. 19th, 1866); a call for a mee

ANHEUSER-BUSCH WALL PLAQUE DIECUTS. Lot of 4. These diecuts are nearly 12" in diameter and represent the 4 seasons. The back says there are 5 ...

NYU THEATRICAL FARCE BROADSIDE 1861. Broadside, 23 x 10". "IMBECILE. PERFIDIOSE MISERABILITER." A fine sheet advertising a farce ...

EARLY SEWING MACHINE EPHEMERA. A fine lot relating to 19th (most 1870s) century sewing machines. All relate to the salesman William H. Doty of South

PHELPS' 1846 UNITED STATES AT A GLANCE. "The United States at One View / 1776 / 1846". Poster just "chock full" of informat...

RUSSIAN HEBREW TRADE CARD. Chromolithographed card promoting "Grand Festival and Fete Champetre, In aid of a Fund For the Shelter, etc. of the...

TWO 19TH CENTURY COUNTY ATLASES. Lot of 2. Includes "An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Clinton County, Ohio." Compiled, drawn and publis...

CHINA RECOVERED FROM ALASKAN SHIP WRECK. 44 Piece Set: 10 dinner, 8 dessert, 8 bread and butter, six soup plates, and 6 cups and saucers were all rec

FIRST RAILROAD TO SKAGWAY ALASKAN BOOKENDS. Lot of 2 steel bookends made from tracks: stamped on one side edge "WP & YR First Rail Lake Be...

PHOTO ALBUM, NATIONAL RAILWAY COMMISSONERS. An 8 x 10" photo album with paper wrappers entitled "National Association of Railway Commissi...

RELICS FROM A STRATOSPHERE BALLOON FLIGHT. This lot includes several relics (small pieces) from the National Geographic Stratospheric Balloon flight

2 LARGE BOXED LOTS, AUTO LITERATURE 1900-1950. One box has 25 books, mostly repair manuals for cars in the teen's and 20's, plus gems such ...

2 LARGE BOXED LOTS, AUTO LITERATURE 1900-1950. Lot of 53 books. Including "Starting, Lighting and Ignition Systems" in various editions 1...