Stringer's Books and Ephemera

Advertising - Farming (14 items)

  • FEED FACTS
    MAPLE LEAF MILLING CO. LIMITED (Cover title)
    Toronto Maple Leaf Milling Co. Ltd. no date (ca. late 1930s)
    30.00
    Condition for this booklet is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    40 pages with a few in text illustrations.
    Pictorial wrapper booklet, size is 6" x 9".
    Promotional booklet from Maple Leaf Milling Company promoting their poultry, and livestock feed.
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  • PRATTS POULTRY WRINKLES A PRACTICAL BOOK EDITION OF 1911 Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto Pratt Food Company 1911
    75.00
    Condition for this softcover book is very good+ with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners, some wear to spine ends, light crease to front and back covers.
    64 pages with illustrations.
    Staple-bound book, size is 5" x 7".
    "Containing the Most Improved Methods for Makiung Poultry Pay."

    "Valuable to the beginner, the farmetr, small poultry man, and to the man who raises thousands of chicks."
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  • THE NEW FARMER'S MANUAL. Family Herald and Weekly Star Montreal Family Herald and Weekly Star no date (ca. 1920s)
    60.00
    Condition for this softcover book is good with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, crease across front cover (see photo), small tear front cover top left corner at spine, small chip to front cover top right corner, some soiling to back cover.
    256 pages with a photo section and a few in text illustrations.
    Softcover book, size is 6" x 9".
    An early 1920s manual on all things farming.
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  • EIGHTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE. OLD TRUSTY INCUBATORS BROODERS (Original 1910 Catalogue) Clay Center, Nebraska M. M. Johnson Co. 1910
    175.00
    Condition for this catalogue is very good with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spines, light crease down left side of catalogue.
    96 pages with illustrations throughout.
    Softcover, size is 9” x 11 ½”.
    More than just a catalogue there are sections on the life and times of the inventor of the incubator and numerous full-page articles on farm life, fake chicken literature, advertising, when to sell, raising chicken and much, much more. A fascinating catalogue.
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  • FARM IMPROVEMENTS. MARCH 1915. Volume 4 - Number 1
    CANADA CEMENT COMPANY LTD
    Montreal Canada Cement Company Ltd. (1915)
    30.00
    Condition for this soft cover journal in very good+ with slight edge wear, small stain to back cover and top of pages.
    16 pages with photos.
    Softcover journal, size is 6 3/4" x 10".
    Journal published by Canada Cement Company promoting concrete use on the farm (silos for example), this issue also has an article on the Edison Plant fire in New Jersey.
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  • THE LARRO TURKEY BOOK LARROWE MILLING COMPANY 1939 Detroit Larrowe Milling Company 1939
    45.00
    Condition for this softcover book is very good with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, a bit of soiling and scuffing to the back cover, small hole top of spine for hanging.
    74 pages with photos and illustrations.
    Staple-bound book, size is 6" x 9".
    Sales book from the Larrowe Milling Company, makers of feed. Book contains information of feed, care, dressing, etc..
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  • PRESTON'S BRAIDED BARBLESS FENCE WIRE
    HOLLOW CABLE MANUFACTURING CO.
    Hornellsville, New York
    Hornellsville, NY ca. early 1890s. (testi
    100.00
    Condition for this handout is good+ with a few tears along edges, 3" tear across the very middle which has been closed with archival tape.Single sheet folded making 4 pages, page size is 8 3/4" x 12"
    Advertising handout from the early 1890s for Preston's braided barbless fence wire.
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  • THE GOODYEAR FARM HANDBOOK MONEY SAVING TIPS... ON THE CARE AND REPAIR OF FARM MACHINERY GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED New Toronto, ON Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Canada, Ltd. no date (ca. 1945)
    35.00
    Condition for this book is very good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, single hole punch for hanging top left corner at top of spine.
    66 pages with photos.
    Soft cover book, size is 6" x 9".
    "The Goodyear Farm Handbook is dedicated to the Canadian Farmer, as a tribute to the great contribution he is making to the war effort, and we hope, as tangible assistance to him in his daily work."
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  • ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, H. THE WOODEN HEN
    MANUFACTURED BY GEO. H. STAHL
    Quincy, IL Geo. H. Stahl no date (late 1890s)
    75.00
    Condition for this booklet is about very good with some wear and some indent to corners, slight wear to spine ends, some scuffing to covers, very small stain on 13/14 top right corner. Slight indent top of spine.
    24 pages with a few photos.
    Booklet size is 3 1/2” x 5 1/4”.
    An original, and scarce, booklet from George H. Stahl of Illinois promoting The Wooden Hen incubator. Booklet contains detail description of the Wooden Hen and its parts, price list, and testimonials (all dated 1896).
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  • A STORY OF THE LEE WAY PREPARED AND COMPILED BY MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION Omaha, NE The Geo. H. Lee Company 1925
    45.00
    Condition for this softcover book is good with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, small chips to the front cover bottom of spine and top right corner, small tear back cover top of spine, distributor's stamp on first page, small tears along the staples.
    64 pages with illustrations.
    Staple-bound book, size is 5" x 7 1/2".
    Sales book from the Geo. H. Lee Company on their products, a way "of handling chickens and hogs for success and profit.".
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  • BIG PAY FROM POULTRY MOORMAN MANUFACTURING Quincy, IL Research and Service Departments Moorman Manufacturing Co. 1937
    40.00
    Condition for this softcover book is good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, small crease front cover bottom right corner, small stain on first 8 pages and bottom center. Small hole at top of spine for hanging.
    40 pages with photos and illustrations.
    Staple-bound book, size is 6" x 9".
    Sales book from the Moorman Manufacturing Company covering the care and raising of poultry.
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  • POULTRY PROFITS DICKINSON'S GLOBE POULTRY FEEDS Chicago Albert Dickinson Company 1925
    45.00
    Condition for this softcover book is very good with slight edge wear, some wear to spine ends and corners, small chip and tear to bottom of the spine.
    64 pages with illustrations (most b/w with some color).
    Staple-bound wrappers, size is 5" x 7 1/2".
    How Dickinson's poultry feeds can help your farm.
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  • ONTARIO MILK PRODUCER
    OCTOBER 1927
    (Toronto) Ontario Milk Producers' Association 1927
    40.00
    Softcover journal is in about good condition with soiling and a few stains to the covers, creases from top to bottom (possibly folded).
    20 pages.
    Softcover staple bound journal, 8 1/2" x 11 3/4".
    "A Monthly Journal devoted to the interests of Milk Producers." With articles such as "Some Suggestions on the Surplus Milk Problem", "What is the True Cash Value of a Cow?", "The Dairy Products Display at Canadian National", and more with dairy farming related ads.
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  • ONTARIO MILK PRODUCER
    May 1926
    (Toronto) Ontario Milk Producers' Association 1926
    40.00
    Softcover journal is in about very good condition with light soiling to the covers, creases from top to bottom (possibly folded).
    16 pages.
    Softcover staple bound journal, 8 1/2" x 11 3/4".
    "A Monthly Journal devoted to the interests of Milk Producers." With articles such as "Conditions Influencing the Butter-Fat Test", "The Producer's Side in Cream Grading", "The Milk Trade in Canadian Cities", "What is a Fair Average for Milk Contracts?", and more with dairy farming related ads.
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