Vintage Ephemera

[four.cycle]

1910 John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. catalog Buster Brown ad pp 1931

1910 John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. catalog Coaster Wagon ad pp 1932

1910 John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. catalog pedal car ad pp 1930A

1910 John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. catalog pedal car ad pp 1930B

1924 Hardware Buyers Catalog Gould toys ad pp 745

 

[Stubby1743]

 

[outside!]

 

[four.cycle]

1930 Motor Cadillac 175 hp V16 engine pp 380

1930 Motor Cadillac 175 hp V16 engine pp 381

 

[Private Lugnutz]

@outside!
I'm sorry for the delayed reply to your outstanding contribution to this thread, which is a piece of actual ephemera! And what a magnificent example it is! I don't know if you're just being coy by not accompanying a photo of the piece with any text or explanation, or you're not aware, but it deserves much more attention.

Note the name of the Second Vice President! To say that the fifth of Henry Disston's five sons would go on to bigger and better things in the Tacony section of northeast Philly would be an understatement. Jacob Steelman Disston (1862-1920) was the first of his sons to not apprentice in the factory but attend college instead. He had a leading role in the finances of the company and eventually became its president, followed by his son, and his grandson.

But that's not even the most noteworthy part. Tacony Iron & Metal Company constructed the mammoth iron statue of William Penn which adorns the tower atop Philadelphia's City Hall! (In addition to the statue, all the metal work on the 547' tall City Hall Tower, including the figures and eagles and the tower itself, was cast by the company at the site your card illustrates.) For many, many years, no buildings in Philadelphia were allowed to be erected taller than ol' William! Even though that was relinquished a long time ago, it's still the most famous landmark in the city other than some old bell with a crack in it.

 

[outside!]

@outside!
I'm sorry for the delayed reply to your outstanding contribution to this thread, which is a piece of actual ephemera! And what a magnificent example it is! I don't know if you're just being coy by not accompanying a photo of the piece with any text or explanation, or you're not aware, but it deserves much more attention.

Note the name of the Second Vice President! To say that the fifth of Henry Disston's five sons would go on to bigger and better things in the Tacony section of northeast Philly would be an understatement. Jacob Steelman Disston (1862-1920) was the first of his sons to not apprentice in the factory but attend college instead. He had a leading role in the finances of the company and eventually became its president, followed by his son, and his grandson.

But that's not even the most noteworthy part. Tacony Iron & Metal Company constructed the mammoth iron statue of William Penn which adorns the tower atop Philadelphia's City Hall! (In addition to the statue, all the metal work on the 547' tall City Hall Tower, including the figures and eagles and the tower itself, was cast by the company at the site your card illustrates.) For many, many years, no buildings in Philadelphia were allowed to be erected taller than ol' William! Even though that was relinquished a long time ago, it's still the most famous landmark in the city other than some old bell with a crack in it.

Private Lugnutz,
I don't know anything about the picture. It was in some papers found in a basement near Philadelphia. I just thought it would be appreciated hear. Didn't realize the Disston connection until you mentioned it. Will post some newer aerospace related stuff soon. Happy New Year al.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It was in some papers found in a basement near Philadelphia

Not surprising! Very cool piece with obvious if quirky historical significance. (EDIT: The company went out of business and was the site of a different iron and steel outfit named Dodge. It's now the site of one of several MAST (Marine Academy of Science and Technology) high schools in this area. All that history obliterated under that campus.) Good eye and good intuition.

 

[kyrbz]

Some posters that were in the Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagoya, Japan

 

[Modern Garage]

I don't think I posted these decks of cards yet. Two packs in a hard plastic case found at a garage sale and still plastic wrapped. I grab car related stuff anyway but I also have a couple British cars in the garage.
...And I like the now gone airline names too.

 

[d42jeep]

Vlchek tool ad from 1939 found in an eBay listing.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

1955 R.D. Wood Co. advertisement

 

[four.cycle]

Come on, You know you always wanted to bolt a ski rack onto the truck lid of that SS...



1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Jean-Claude Killy

 

[kyrbz]

A 7 page advertising campaign for GE from the October 1954 issue of Fortune magazine

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I don't see a branding iron!

 

[Outlawmws]

I don't see a branding iron!

It wasn't a first Company branding iron!

 

[four.cycle]

Imagine .... a PowerGlide!


... also available in this sporty 2-door coupe model!

 

[d42jeep]

1954 was the final year of Chevy only offering a 235 cubic inch inline 6. The 265 cubic inch V8 came out in 1955. Power glide transmissions were quite popular back then.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ GAH! no idea where I got "V8" from... fixed it!. thanks!

I was having a hard time trying to figure out what those colors were... I think the ads maybe have faded out a bit?
What have we got there? Turquoise, Pueblo Tan, and Romany Red?

 

[four.cycle]

in 1964, you could have "Ember Red"



or "Ermine White"

 

[kyrbz]

 

[four.cycle]

kind of hard to tell, but I think this is "Dusk Blue", maybe?



and this one... April Gold? This can't be Verdoro Green... Gail Peters had a '68 that was Verdoro Green and it wasn't anything close to this...

 

[d42jeep]

You got me curious about the early Chevy color charts and the paint names for each year model.
1963


1964




1965


1963 Truck colors
1961
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Currently and previously owned Corvairs of various colors.
1964
1963
1965
1961
1964
1963
1965

-Don

 

[four.cycle]

1921 Belcher & Loomis Hardware Co. catalog Three-In-One X Radiator Liquid ad pp 704

1920 Butler Bros. catalog toilet paper and cards ad pp 200

1941 Hardware Trade Gephart TENITE ad pp 51

1914 Cosmopolitan Resinol Soap ad pp 65

1929 American Exporter Three in One ad pp 103

Springfield Wagon Company advertisement

 

[four.cycle]

1927 Hardware Retailer Lionel ad pp 18

1927 Hardware Retailer Lionel ad pp 19

.... and now a word from our sponsors....


1920 Commercial Vehicle Clark Axle


1951 Lucky Strike ad

 

[four.cycle]

1921 C.M. McClung & Co. catalog Eco Romort ad pp 840

1921 Belcher & Loomis Hardware Co. catalog Romort ad pp 620

 

[kyrbz]

 

[Beerhippie]

Ran across these pics while looking for something else today:





I think the missing one was "What to do when you pick up the wrong hitchhiker".

 

[four.cycle]

1902 Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal bells ad pp 126

 

[Outlawmws]

An even better place for these: old local race programs:

 

[KFBR392]

Citroen DS cutaway drawing from old French newspaper clipping

Alternate title: common problems with the Citroen DS

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a 1961 Motor’s Manual I found at a Carson City estate sale yesterday.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

A few grille pictures from the Motor’s Manual.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

1931

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Elated to have found this July 1955 issue of Chilton's Motor Age this morning at the flea market, bought explicitly for the cover. The artist is Harry C. Bradley, known for his iconic, normative, Rockwellian style. Ahhh, those were the days when a man's man, probably a mechanic, who makes sure to bring a removable tote tray of tools with him on vacation, with a hastily packed suitcase, a fishing rod, and a golf bag over the other shoulder, was not socially suppressed from also looking dapper when the occasion called for it!

 

[Ayrhead]

A.E.A TUNE UP CHARTS. Not sure if this is in the proper post or not. The charts are for tuning up vehicles. Each sheet is for a specific year, make and model as well as how cylinders the engine has. You pull out that sheet from the box and all of the specifications on tuning up that vehicle are on the front and the back of the sheet.
A very handy tool/aid for the mechanic. I have sheets for 1955 to 1965 for pretty much all domestic cars.

 

[Farmer J.]

1926

1950

1970

Our history - Jubilee Clips

 

[four.cycle]

Handfeuerwaffen I & II

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Handfeuerwaffen I & II

I had one of those Russian guns. But way to heavy to hunt with.

 

[MR.X]

Somebody was WAY into early aircraft. I like how when they ran out of card stock they used repair order forms an then whatever that red advertisement looking thing is.