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Cash bargains! ... B. F. Norris, Alister & Co

Description: Image of an advertisement for gold pen sets sold by B.F. Norris, Alister & Company of Chicago, Illinois; open case of pens, nibs, and desk holders surrounded by descriptive text.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1885-1889
Call number: priJLC_FASH_Hunt_003667
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

The John Holland Gold Pen Co.'s jeweler's and stationer's assortments

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Image of a single-fold advertisement for assorted pens, holders, toothpicks, pencils, and cases sold by the John Holland Gold Pen Company of Cincinnati, Ohio; images of various assortments of pens in cases interspersed with descriptive text and pricing information.

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A. Hawley & Co. Perfumers and chemists

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Image of an advertisement for perfumed toiletry products sold by A. Hawley & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; list of soaps, lotions, extracts, toothpastes, and other products with descriptions surrounded by an elaborate floral border with women and fauns; A. Hawley & Co. "A.H.&Co." monogram at bottom center.

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D. M. Ferry & Co's standard seeds

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Image of a woman wearing a long dress and straw hat seated at a table surrounded by a variety of vegetables, fruit, and flowers in bunches, barrels, and baskets in an advertisement for seeds sold by D. M. Ferry & Company of Detroit, Michigan.

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Bitters S. S. Wyckoff & Co. New York

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Image of an advertisement for bitters sold by S. S. Wyckoff & Co. of New York, New York; allegorical woman figure wearing a liberty cap and holding laurel wreaths in each hand at center surrounded by books, ewers, sculpture, sheaves of grain, grapes, and a draped American flag; United States Capitol building in background; United States seal with eagle at bottom center.

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The "triumph" school desk

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Image of an advertisement for the "Triumph" school desk sold by Baker, Pratt & Co. of New York City; images of desks, their construction details, and medals awarded interspersed with advertising text, price lists, and customer testimonials.

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Hastings & Forby's cash dry goods warehouse

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Image of a single-fold advertisement for Andrew F. Hastings & William F. Forby's dry goods business located in New York, New York; image of their 5-story company building at center surrounded by text; lists of domestic goods, prints, dress goods, and linens on verso.

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Cash bargains! ... B. F. Norris, Alister & Co

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