ANTIQUE 1870 ' S FAIRBANKS SCALE ILLUST ADVERTISING BOOKLET RAILROAD PLATFORM COAL
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7781 | Maker: Fairbanks |
Please email with any questions. Antique booklet of FAIRBANKS' STANDARD RAILROAD, HAY, COAL PLATFORM AND COUNTER SCALES, manufactured by E & T Fairbanks & Co., St Johnsbury, Vermont. Blue paper cover size is 6" by 4" with 32 pages. The pages inside are bound with the original sewn string binding. Although we did not see a publication date, this booklet came out of a large collection of business ephemera from Carhart & Curd- a hardware store in Mac...on, Georgia that ceased business long before 1900 and most of the related paper was from 1870-1880. The printers for this booklet were Baker & Godwin, New York City. The booklet is full of small illustrations taken from engravings showing the various scales and accompanied by the sizes available along with testimonials about the superior accuracy and quality of the Fairbanks scales. All pages intact and the paper shows no brittleness or deterioration. The pages are tanned from age and have some foxing dots, front and back paper covers show some very slight soiling.
