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5 VTG 1906-07 ‘AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST’ MAGAZINES! ONLY PAPER PRINTED ON A FARM!

5 VINTAGE 1906-07 ‘AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST’ MAGAZINES! ONLY PAPER PRINTED ON A FARM!!!!! A terrific collectible – FIVE 1906-1907 ‘AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST’ MAGAZINES! THEY RANGE FROM 24 TO 32 PAGES 8 1/2″ x 11 3/4″ AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST EPITOMIST EXPERIMENT STATION SPENCER, IND ONLY AGRICULTURAL PAPER EDITED AND PRINTED ON A FARM BLACK & WHITE, PRINTED ON THIN NEWSPAPER MONTHLY ISSUES FEB., APRIL, JUN, SEP., 1906 JAN., 1907 A RANGE OF ARTICLES OF FARMING INTEREST ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HOME & FARM ITEMS ALL HAVE SIGNS OF USE & AGE, WEAR & TEAR, FOLDED PAGES, STAINS. SEE PICTURES FIVE FOR ONE PRICE A HARD TO FIND MAGAZINES!!! ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!! Shipping US Mail PAYPAL Welcome!!!

Antique 1907 Sears Roebuck Economy Cream Separator Catalog/Advertising Brochure

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Sears, Roebuck and Co. was once the largest retailer in the world. The only competitor it had in terms of concept might have been GUM, the Soviet Union state department store giant that had as many as 1,200 departments within its flagship store facing Red Square in Moscow. And GUM did not have a mail order business. Founded by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck in Chicago in 1892, the firm was largely mail order until it begin opening retail locations in 1925. The Sears & Roebuck catalog was omnipresent in early 20th century American life. By 1907, the year of this catalog, one fifth of all Americans were subscribers. Anyone anywhere could look through it and have anything their heart desired delivered directly to their doorstep. At its peak, the main Sears catalog offered over 100,000 items on 1,400 pages, weighing in at a hefty four pounds per copy. In a way, Sears taught America about the modern world through its catalog. It was the window into consumerism, kind of like what Amazon has become in the 21st century. Their Economy Cream Separator, which is advertised in this much lighter specialty catalog, represented Sears’s first major brand-name product promotion. From cream separators, Sears eventually put the Economy brand name on its iceboxes, fountain pens, sewing machine cabinets, gasoline engines, portable saw rigs, and a variety of other farm equipment. It was the cream separator, however, that became the product most identified with the Economy band name. Although the Germans had the earliest devices, cream separators were invented in the US in 1890 and used centrifugal force to spin and collect the heavier fat from the lighter milk molecules. Legend has it that while on a hunting trip in North Dakota, founder Richard Sears stopped at a dairy farm and noticed a man using one of his competitor’s new centrifugal separators. Sears spoke with the farmer and found out that the machine worked very well, but that it cost him more than $100. Sears knew he could sell one for less. In 1902, he introduced his line of « Economy Cream Separators, » with the least-expensive model priced at $24.95. To promote the new Economy Cream Separators line, Sears proclaimed, « We will give $1,000.00 in Gold to the separator manufacturer who can produce a machine that will outskim the Improved Economy. » No one accepted the challenge. The Economy Cream Separator quickly became one of Sears’ best-selling products. The simple, efficient, and affordable Economy Cream Separator remained a mainstay of Sears catalogs until 1947. This is a 58-page advertising brochure/catalog for Sears Economy cream separators for 1907. It has Richard Sears’s $1,000 in gold challenge offer on the front cover and it has Sears order blanks, but the page after page salesmanship inside is without parallel. Even post World War II door-to-door aluminum siding salesmen (tin men) couldn’t match this thing. We wanted to order one after we read just a couple of pages, and we live in a city. The book is packed with black and white photographs of the separators, how and where they were manufactured, parts and accessories, and a nifty panorama shot of Sears’ brand new 40-acre catalog warehouse, “the largest mercantile plant in the world,” on the back cover. The catalog measures about 13 x 6.75 inches (29 x 17.5 cm). It is almost excellent condition. It should probably be displayed under glass. The corners are sharp, the center staples are tight, there are no missing pages, writing, or other marks other than small bits of discoloration along the front and back-cover margins. The top left-hand back cover is torn and the top of two pages sticking out of the top (we think they were added at the last moment) are slightly dog-eared. The rest of the pages are sharp. From our research, we think this may be one of the oldest existing copies of Sears cream separator catalogs, certainly in this kind of condition. Fans of Delavel-type collectibles will love this item, as will afectionadoes of antique cream separators in general. Farm implement collectors will be interested. This item is 11-years beyond the original Sears catalog and should be of interest to Sears collectors as well. Shipped free and insured in the US. Check out our store for other advertising collectibles at www.ebay.com/str/agitpropshoppe EF622008

1906 ANTIQUE UNADILLA SILOS NY FARM ADVERTISING PENDANT KEYCHAIN CHARM FOB TAG

This antique pendant keychain charm from 1906 features a unique design advertising Unadilla Silos in New York. The gold pendant showcases a theme of agriculture, highlighting the historical significance of the product. Made in the United States, this original piece serves as a collectible item for those interested in vintage advertising and agricultural history. Perfect for keychains or as a decorative charm, this piece is a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era.

Antique 1906 Cloth-bound Rock Island Plow Co. Pocket Notebook & Sales – Complete

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The Rock Island Plow Company dates back to 1855, and its earliest years were intertwined with the inventor of the smooth-sided steel plow, John Deere. Deere started around 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois, but moved southwest 80 miles to Moline in 1848, which had better water and rail transportation. He formed a partnership with another man and one Robert Tate there. They built a factory and were so successful that Deere bought out his two partners in 1853. Deere had his share of bumps and bruises but ended up with the most prosperous plow company. Meanwhile, Tate took what he knew from the Deere partnership and started his own plow factory in nearby Rock Island. Buford & Tate was renamed the Rock Island Plow Co. in 1882. By then, the company had expanded beyond its original offering of steel plows to include a couple dozen horse-drawn implements. By 1900, Rock Island was manufacturing corn planters, walking cultivators, tedder rakes, plows, side delivery rakes, windrow loaders and other products like the Great Western cream separator, feed mills, Linstroth wagons, and potato machinery. It began selling gasoline engines manufactured by Alamo Gasoline Engine Co., Hillsdale, Mich., in 1914 under the Rock Island name. In 1916, Rock Island bought out the Heider Tractor Co. of Carroll, Iowa. The company continued to prospere during the 1920s, but the Depression forced it to sell out to the Case Implement Co. in 1937. This sales and farmer notebook is from 1906. It is canvas-bound with printing outside and inside, a very uncommon but rugged material for a notebook. Inside, various Rock Island implements are pictured. No prices but certain to be of interest to its owner. The canvas overlaps to form pockets in the front and back. There are writings on the first and last pages and a few inside pages but the rest of the book is clean. It measures 7 x 4 inches (18 x 10 cm) inches and maybe a quarter inch thick. The canvas is aged to a amber color and the printing is still sharp and black. A one-of-a-kind item for Rock Island, Deere, and steel plow collectors. By all rights, this should be in a glass case. Shipped free and insured in the US. Look for agricultural and other collectibles at www.ebay.com/str/agitpropshoppe EF910002