Michigan Trade Catalogs
Commercial Catalogs Collection
Detroit Stove Works Premier Jewel
Steel Range, 1902
See contents listing below for types of commercial catalogs owned by the Bentley.
Agricultural MachineryArchitecture--Designs and Plans
Bicycles
Boats, Marine Hardware, and Supplies
Carriages and Carts
Chemicals
Clocks and Watches
Clothing and Dress
Department, Dry Goods, and Miscellaneous Stores
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Exercise--Equipment and Supplies
Fire-Fighting Equipment
Food
Furniture
Hardware--Building Fittings and General Hardware Goods
Hardware--Machinery, Engines, and Supplies
Hardware--Tools and Machine Tools
House Furnishings
Jewelry
Lighting
Livestock
Magic Tricks--Equipment and Supplies
Medical Supplies
Musical Instruments and Accessories
Office Equipment and Supplies
Paint
Printing--Specimens
Refrigerators
Road Machinery
Scientific Apparatus and Instruments
Seeds--Catalogs and Nurserymen's Products
Sewing Machines and Accessories
Sleighs and Sledges
Sporting Goods
Stoves and Heating Equipment
Tombstones
Toys
Washing Machines
Weaving--Patterns
Wrought Iron
Box 1
Agricultural Machinery
Advance Thresher Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1898-Catalog for 1898 (Advance threshing machinery).
- 1905-Catalog of Advance threshing machinery.
Advance-Rumely Thresher Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- 1917, Advance-Rumely threshing machinery
- 1920-Catalog of Advance-Rumely Threshing Machinery (oil pull tractors, ideal separators, traction engines, etc.)
- 1921, The right foundation for power farming
- 1924-Advance-Rumely power farming machinery (includes farm trucks).
- 1926 How a good thresher is built (general line of farm machinery).
- 1926-Advance-Rumely Combine harvesters (Prairie type).
- 1928-Advance-Rumely steel threshers.
- 1928-Repair parts price list for the Advance-Rumely No. 2 Combine Harvester Prairie Type (Catalog no. 28).
- 1930-Advance-Rumely Ideal all-steel separators.
- 1931, U.S. price list, and telegraphic cipher
- ca. 1923-Instructions for operating the Rumely Ideal Separator (instruction booklet no. 23).
- ca. 1924-Instructions for operating the Advance-Rumely Clover and Alfalfa Hullers (Inst. booklet no. 24).
- ca. 1928-Advance-Rumely steel separators.
- ca. 1930, Advance-Rumely combine-harvesters (Hillside type)
- ca. 1930-Advance-Rumely combine harvesters (Prairie type).
- ca. 1930-Advance-Rumely steel threshers.
Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Milwaukee, Wis.
- 1933-A-C-R Combine-harvesters (Prairie type).
- ca.1935-Operating instructions, special attachments, and repair parts book for Allis-Chalmers Model 40 All-Crop harvester.
American Harrow Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Repair catalog : Detroit-American tongueless disc harrow (Montgomery Ward) -1917
Aspinwall Manufacturing Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Aspinwall potato machinery. [1903]
- Catalog of Aspinwall Potatoe Machinery (1905).
Aultman & Miller Co., Akron, Ohio.
- Advertising calendar for the year 1886.
Bolinder-Munktell, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
- Munktells 6' skordetroska [1946].
- Munktells skordetroska, modell MST4 [n.d.].
Cayuga Chief Manufacturing Co., Auburn, N.Y.
- Cayuga Chief Mower and Reaper. (1872).
Deere & Co., Moline, Ill.
- John Deere skordetroska nr 12A [1948] Swedish.
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.
- 1920-Fordson tractor manual.
Furst and Bradley Manufacturing Co., Galesburg, Mich.
- Catalog of plows, riding and walking cultivators, etc. (1877). Full text available online
- Catalog of plows, riding and walking cultivators, etc. (1880). IMPERFECT: pages 1-100 missing.
McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago, Ill.
- 1888-Directions for setting up and operating the McCormick steel harvester and binder, with square pipe frame.
- Undated-Directions for setting up and operating the McCormick Corn Binder.
- Undated-leaf of catalog-The McCormick New 4 Mower and the McCormick Light Hand Binder.
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1871-Tenth annual "Vibrator" Thresher Catalog.
- 1885-Factory price list for "Vibrator" threshing machinery.
- 1885-Telegraphic cipher code book.
- 1903-Catalog of threshing machinery (threshers, engines, horse powers, stackers, feeders, weighters, etc.).
- 1904-Catalog of threshing machinery.
- 1921-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- 1922-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- 1923-Catalog of oil-gas tractors.
- 1923-Catalog of steam traction engines.
- 1924-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- ca. 1886-Catalog for clover-hulling attachment to the Vibrator threshing machines.
- ca. 1895-Vibrator threshing machinery.
- ca. 1920-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- ca. 1920-Directions for operating oil-gas engines.
- [1906]-Catalogue of threshing machinery
Rumely Products Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- Steam engine specifications for the advance line and Gaar-Scott line coal and wood burners and steam burners (1913).
S. T. Bryan and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Burdick's national hay, straw & stalk cutters (1869).
Box 2
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1928-Catalog of Nichols-Shepard combines.
- 1928-Factory parts price list for 1928.
- 1931-Parts price list for Model C, D, and E, combines.
- 1931-Parts price list for the 20x30 combine.
- ca. 1926-How a good thresher is built.
Oliver Corporation, Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1933-List of U.S. Branches, sub-branches and major transfer stock points.
- 1935-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (model 6-6ft. combine).
- 1935-Catalog for the Oliver Nichols & Shepard Combine.
- 1935-Instruction manual for Oliver Grain Master Combine.
- 1935-Oliver Heavy Line Price List, effective June 1, 1935.
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (model 10--8, 10, and 12 foot combines).
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 6--6 foot combine).
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine Model 6 (Operator's Manual).
- 1938-Catalog for the Red River Special Threshing Machinery.
- 1941-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 20--8 foot combine).
- 1946-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (all models).
- 1947-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 15).
- 1947/1948-Oliver Shield (Co. periodical) for Sept.-Oct., 1947; Oct.-Nov. 1948.
- 1948-Catalog for the Oliver Corn Master Corn Picker (Model 5).
- 1948-Catalog for the Oliver Tractor (Models A & B).
- 1952-Parts Price List for the Oliver Mounted Corn Picker (Model 4).
- 1953-Catalog for the Oliver 6 foot Combine (Model 15).
- 1953-Catalog for the Oliver Electric Farm Wagons.
- 1954-Parts Price List for the Oliver Pick Up Baler (Model 50).
- 1954-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Baler (Model 50).
- 1954-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Mower (Model 27).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver 5-6 Plow Super 99 GM Diesel.
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver 7-foot Combine (Model 18).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver One-Row Pull-Type Corn Picker (Model 5).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Single-Row Semimounted Corn Picker (Model 6).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Two-Row Mounted Corn Picker (Model 4).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Two-Row Pull-Type Corn Picker (Model 3).
- 1955-Parts Price List for the Oliver Mower (Model 24).
- 1955-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Mower (Model 24).
- 1957-Leaflet advertising the Oliver Self-Propelled Harvester (Model 40).
- 1958-Catalog for the Oliver Standard "88" Tractor (4-page leaflet).
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the New Oliver 2-3 Plow 550 Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the New Oliver 3-4 Plow 770/880 4-5 Plow.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Rice Special Harvester(self propelled Model 40).
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Row Crop "66" Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Row Crop "77" Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Self-Propelled Combine (Model 35-40).
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60 Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60-T Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60-W Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Model 60-W Pick-Up Baler.
- Swedish export catalogs-1937-Oliver Traktorer (Tractor Models 25, 35, 45).
- Swedish export catalogs-1948-Katalog NR40 a muskiner och redskap for lantbruk och industri (general line of tractors and harvesting machinery).
- Undated-Oliver 35 Tractor (folder).
- Undated-Oliver Model 20 Tractor (folder).
- Undated-Oliver Model 25 Tractor (folder).
- Undated-Operating instructions for the Model 33 self-propelled combine
- Undated-Operating instructions for the Oliver Grain Master Self-propelled Combine (Model 33).
- Undated-Setting up instructions for the assembly of the Model 33 self-propelled combine. (Form S4-3-L1)
- Undated-Setting up instructions for the assembly of the Model 33 self-propelled combine. (Form S4-3-L23)
Parks Manufacturing Co., Mecosta, Mich.
- 1888 illustrated catalog and price list. Potatoe bug and plant sprinkler, and "King of the Dairy" milk can.
- King of the Dairy cold air milk can. n.d.
Box 3
D. C. & H. C. Reed & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Folder adv. seeders, harrows & cultivators (ca. 1886).
Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co., Port Huron, Mich.
- Catalog No. 65 (1916) of general line of threshing machines, traction engines, corn shellers, saw mills, road building machinery, etc.
- Catalog of the general purpose Port Huron lines (traction engines, threshing machinery, corn shellers, hay presses, saw mills, etc.) 1913.
- The only general purpose engine [1900?]
Rumely Products Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- 1909-Rumely catalog, pp. 21-33 only
- 1911-Rumely catalog, pp. 33-54 only
- 1913-Steam engine specifications.
- 1915-Catalog of power farming machinery.
- 1916-Catalog of Rumely threshing machinery.
Architecture--Designs and Plans
Active Homes Corporation, Marlette, Mich.
- Better living planner. 1977.
Educator Sales, Inc., Jackson, Mich.
- Relocatable classrooms. [1968]
Hopkins and Davis, architects, Bay City, Mich.
- A collection of practical and economical house and cottage designs [$500 to $12,000] for 1905. Full text available online
Hopkins, D. S., architect, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- House and cottage designs, containing 16 designs, costing from $3,300 to $10,000 [book no. 9, for 1897].
- House and cottage designs, containing 43 designs, costing from $1,200 to $6,100 [book no. 12, 2nd ed., for 1899].
- House and cottage designs...costing from $1,600 to $2,500 [book no. 7, 5th ed., ca. 1895].
- Houses and cottages, containing 54 designs, costing from $2,600 to $3,500 [book no. 8, ca. 1895].
International Mill & Timber Co., Bay City, Mich.
- The famous fifty : Sterling system-built homes. 1915. Full text available online
Miller Homes, inc., Detroit, Mich.
- Facts about your new home. 1948.
National Log Construction Co., Grayling, Mich.
- Plan portfolio of rustic log cabins. 1939.
- Presenting air-lock log cabins. 1939.
Otsego Log Cabin Co., Gaylord, Mich.
- The cabin home you can afford to own. ca. 1945.
Paterson Brothers and Co., (Realtors), Detroit, Mich.
- Number 491 Keelson Drive, Detroit, Michigan. [n.d.] (Spanish-Style house. Pictures of unfurnished interiors.)
Riverbend Timber Framing, Blissfield, Mich.
- Planning the timber frame home : a design primer. 10th ed. 1997.
Riverside Lumber Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Better homes; a select collection of practical designs for moderately priced homes, ed. & pub. by the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Assn., 1921. Full text available online
Von Holst, H. V. [architect], Chicago, Ill.
- Modern American homes [designs] for 1913 [ca.1912].
Box 4
Aladdin Co., Bay City, Mich.
- Advance messenger of Aladdin [n.d.].
- Aladdin homes [Catalog 44. 1931]
- Aladdin Readi-cut homes [Catalog 55, 1950].
- Aladdin readi-cut homes, Catalog 48. 1936
- Catalog of Aladdin homes [23d annual catalog, 1929].
- Catalog of Aladdin homes [Catalog 29 for 1917]
- Catalog of Aladdin homes [Catalog 30, for 1918]
- Catalog of Aladdin homes [Catalog 32, 2nd ed. 1920]
- Four Special Aladdins for 1924.
- New look in homes for 1950...
Box 5
Lewis Manufacturing Co., Bay City, Mich.
- Lewis homes : homes of character. 1920. Full text available online
- Lewis homes : homes of character. 1922. Full text available online
- Lewis homes : homes of character. 1924.
- Liberty homes. 1937.
- Liberty homes. [1940?].
- Liberty ready-cut homes. [1952?]
- Liberty ready-cut homes. [1953?]
- New Liberty homes. [1938]
Box 6
Carriages and Carts
Anderson Carriage Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue. 1901.
Brewster, E. E., Holly, Mich.
- Three broadsides advertising safety rein holder [ca. 1887].
Capital Wagon Co., Lansing, Mich.
- Folder advertising the "Capital" farm and road wagons [ca. 1885].
Collins Manufacturing Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Catalogue of the Collins road and speed cart, Himes' wagon and pack surveys, etc. [1890].
Deal, Jacob J., Jonesville, Mich.
- Catalogue of carriages, buggies, phaetons, and cutters [ca. 1879].
Detroit Carriage Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue. 1902.
Farmers' Handy Wagon Co., Saginaw, Mich.
- Catalogue of Farmers' handy wagons [cat. 12, ca. 1900].
- Catalogue of Farmers' handy wagons [cat. 8, ca. 1896].
- Catalogue of the Farmers' handy wagon and city truck [ca. 1895].
Flint Wagon Works, Flint, Mich.
- Farm wagon catalog No. 21, [n.d.].
- New line of road wagons and road carts, [n.d.].
Grand Rapids Engraving Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Testimonial book displaying engravings of carriages made for several carriage companies, 1902.
Harrison Wagon Works, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Catalogue [and advertising calendar] of the Harrison Farm Wagon [1891].
Kalamazoo Cart Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Color folder advertising the "Acme" road breaking and speeding cart [ca.1888].
Lansing Wagon Works, Lansing, Mich.
- Catalog No. 24, 1903.
- Catalog No. 25, 1903.
Michigan Buggy Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Leaflet advertising road carts [ca. 1875].
Pontiac Buggy Co., Pontiac, Mich.
- Vehicles and sleighs, 1905. Full text available online
Tiffany Brothers, Jonesville, Mich.
- Catalogue of carriages and platform spring wagons [1884]. Full text available online
- Catalogue of carriages, phaetons, platform spring wagons, etc. [1881]. Full text available online
Unknown Co., Grand Rapids?, Grand Rapids?, Mich.
- Catalog of wagons and buggies. t.p., some pages missing.
Box 7
Bicycles
National Cycle Manufacturing Co., Bay City, Mich.
- The '96 flyer of the National bicycle. [1896?]
Overman Wheel Co., Chicopee, Mass.
- Victor bicycles. 1896 Full text available online
Boats, Marine Hardware, and Supplies
Ann Arbor Boat Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Launches, row boats, canoes : let us build them right for you. 1908.
Brooks Boat Manufacturing Co., Saginaw, Mich.
- Catalogue no. 14. 1906.
Chris-Craft Corp., Algonac, Mich.
- Chris-Craft runabouts, utility boats, express cruisers, cruisers, motor yachts. [1951]
- They're terrific! Try 'em! Troll 'em! Clock 'em! 5 1/2 and 10 h.p. Chris-Craft outboard motors. [1951]
Gray Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Boat builders catalog. 3d ed. Catalog 14. [192-?]
- Gray marine motors. Catalog 30. [192-?]
Racine Boat Manufacturing Co., Muskegon, Mich.
- The blue book of motor boats. [n.d.]
Truscott Boat Manufacturing Co., St. Joseph, Mich.
- Twenty-two and one-half foot Truscott fast family runabout. [n.d.]
Waterman Marine Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.
- We build engines for all kinds of boats. [1908?]
Chemicals
Diamond Crystal Salt Co., Saint Clair, Mich.
- Salt in industry. 1957.
- Story of Diamond Crystal Salt. [194-?]
Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.
- Agricultural chemical research. [196-?]
- Chemical thinning of fruit [1949]
- Dow contact herbicide [1946]
- Dow phenothiazine [1947]
- Dow sprout inhibitor dust [1948]
- Dow sprout inhibitor [1947]
- Dowspray 66 improved [1948]
- Dowzene 34, Dowzene DHC [1961]
- Dursban insecticide technical information [1967]
- How to cure concrete with Dowflake [1936]
- Life insurance for homes [1949]
- Life insurance for lumber [1948]
- Penta-chlorophenol for industry [1947]
- Penta-chlorophenol on the farm [1948]
- Pentachlorophenol an ideal wood preservative [1945]
- Pentachlorophenol-treated wood means life insurance for your home [1949]
- Phenol properties and handling [1949]
- Post preservation pays [ca. 1949]
- Saran Wrap today. [195-?]
- Stop fence post rot with Dow wood preservative containing pentachlorophenol [1948]
- Stop fence post rot with Dow wood preservative-a pentachlorophenol concentrate [1949]
- Stop fence post rot with Dow wood preservative-a pentachlorophenol concentrate [1950]
- Versene CA food grade [1960]
J. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte, Mich.
- Questions and answers for dry cleaners on solvent clarification. [192-?]
Morton Salt Co., Chicago, Ill.
- History of salt. [192-] [includes pictures of Mich. plants]
Neogen Corporation, Lansing, Mich.
- Annual report. 1994
- Diagnostics catalog. [1994?]
Solvay Process Co., Syracuse, N.Y.
- Solvay alkali: its various forms & uses. 1916. [includes pictures of Detroit plant] Full text available online
Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, Wyandotte, Mich.
- Modern commercial dishwashing. [1950?]
- Wyandotte Kreelon. [195-?]
- Wyandotte sanifacts. no. 4, 1959; no. 3, 1965.
- Wyandotte wigwam. Oct. 1950.
Box 8
Clocks and Watches
Colonial Manufacturing Co., Zeeland, Mich.
- A book of information for retail salesman [ca. 1915].
- Colonial Clocks catalog no. 14. [191-?].
- For all time. 1927.
Sligh Furniture Co., Holland, Mich.
- Sligh Clocks. 1985/1986
- Trend Clocks, 1978/79.
Clothing and Dress
Allan Sheldon and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Price list of staple and fancy dry goods, cloths, hoisery, gloves, etc.
Bortree Corset Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Catalogue of "Duplex" corsets [ca. 1901].
Charles A. Eaton Co., Brockton, Mass.
- Catalogue of men's shoes for 1904/1905.
Chris Triola Designs, Lansing, Mich.
- Chris Triola. [199-?]
Clark, H. W., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- English custom riding boots [ca. 1934]
Consumers Clothing Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Catalogue of men's suits and overcoats, for autumn and winter, 1908/1909.
Decker Bros., Battle Creek, Mich.
- Catalogue of ladies' and misses' furnishing goods and infants' wardrobes.1882-1883. [not illustrated]
- Demorest's Illustrated Monthly, January, July, September, 1865; May, 1866.
Hall, Marvin E., Hillsdale, Mich.
- Catalogue of "Sons of Veterans" and military goods, silk and bunting flags, swords, uniforms, etc. [List no. 7, ca. 1870].
Hammond and Judd, Pontiac, Mich.
- Style book of men's and young men's clothing from Hart, Schaffner, and Marx, Fall-Winter, 1912/1913.
- Style book of men's clothing from Hart, Schaffner and Marx, Spring-Summer, 1911 Full text available online
- Style book of men's clothing from Hart, Schaffner and Marx, Spring-Winter, 1910 Full text available online
- Style book of men's clothing from Hart, Schaffner, and Marx, Fall-Winter, 1911/1912.
Hay and Todd Manufacturing Co., Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Sample fabric card: Ypsilanti health underwear for ladies [ca. 1890].
Lamb Knit Goods Co., Colon, Mich.
- Season of 1895. Description and price list of plain and fancy knit gloves and mittens. Specialties in silks and fine Australian wools. 1895.
Mabley & Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Special to non-residents, n.d. [clothing, shoes].
Mack & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Fashions and home, December, 1926; March, 1927; December-January, 1928-29; February-March, 1928; June-July, 1928; October-November, 1928.
Michigan Rag Co., Grand Haven, Mich.
- Clothing for fun. [1993?]
- [Catalog]. fall/winter 1993
Miles' Drug Store, Dexter, Mich.
- Catalogue of perfect fitting patterns from the Universal Fashion Co. [cat for autumn-winter, 1885/86].
Miscellaneous clothing and dress companies
- Fashion plates from Godey's Lady Magazine September, 1866; November, 1866.
- Mounted clipping "Way Back When in Washtenaw," showing photo of small girl fashionably dressed [from Huron Valley Ad-Visor, January 10, 1968].
Newcomb, Endicott and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue, Spring-Summer, 1905 [women's clothing].
- Handkerchief and other Christmas suggestions, [1919?]
- Magazine of Fashion, Fall-Winter, 1918/1919 [Women's clothing].
- Magazine of Fashion, Fall-Winter, 1920/21 [Women's clothing]. Full text available online
- Magazine of fashion, spring-summer 1913 [women's and children's clothing] Full text available online
- Magazine of Fashion, Spring-Summer, 1917 [Women's clothing].
- Magazine of Fashion, Spring-Summer, 1919 [Women's clothing]. Full text available online
- Magazine of Fashion, Undermuslin, 1917 [Women's clothing]. Full text available online
- Our summer number 1917
- Our summer number 1919
- Our summer number 1920
Opperman Fur Co., Saginaw, Mich.
- Furs of quality, 1865-1915. Golden Jubilee: fifty years in Saginaw. [Contains a brief history of the Co. and services it provides].
Pingree & Smith, Detroit, Mich.
- Folded leaflet advertising "kid" shoes, sold by H. W. Portland, Mich. [ca. 1885].
Port Huron Fibre Garment Mf'g Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Alaska fibre garments. 1896. Full text available online
R. H. Fyfe and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue of shoes for 1912/1913.
Rosenthal Co., Flint, Mich.
- Catalogue of Irene Castle Corticelli fashions [1925].
Schmidt, Henry L., Merchant Tailor, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Folder announcing opening of the new season (Pocket with 6 plates showing men's fashions [Fall-Winter, 1922/23].
Siegel's Men's Bazaar, Detroit, Mich.
- Home Talk, A Household Magazine, Jan. 1899. Full text available online
Staebler and Wuerth, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- A fashion book for men, Autumn-Winter 1903/1904 [suits and overcoats].
Sullivan-Cook Co., Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Exclusive summer tailoring. 1903.
W. M. Bennett and Sons, Jackson, Mich.
- The journal of fashion. v. 1, no. 4, Sept. 1875. (mutilated)
Weaver, W. W., Custom Fur Tanning and Manufacturer, Reading, Mich.
- 2 price lists for custom tanning. ca. 1920?
- Coat manufacturing and lining. ca. 1920?
Whitney Scenic & Costume Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Costumes of quality [n.d.]
Box 9
Magic Tricks--Equipment and Supplies
Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., Colon, Mich.
- Catalog no. 3, [1937]
- Catalog no. 9, 1947.
Johnson Smith & Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalog no. 148, 1938.
Box 10
Department, Dry Goods, and Miscellaneous Stores
Bluff Gardens, Harbor Springs, Mich.
- [Catalog]. Holiday 1999
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth, Mich.
- Bronner's Christmas favorites. 1993/1994.
Hannah and Lay Merchandising Co., Traverse City, Mich.
- Catalogue of men and women's clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, agricultural equipment [Spring-Summer, 1908]. Full text available online
Newcomb, Endicott and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Gifts. Christmas, 1923.
Richardi & Bechtold, Bellaire, Mich.
- Woodenware [n.d.] [kitchen and laundry utensils; with salesman's annotations].
Shaft, J. M., Shaftsburg, Mich.
- Factory price catalog for 1915 [stoves and ranges, refrigerators, washing machines, dairy supplies, sewing machines, building materials, portable forges, tools, guns, pumps, bicycles, gasoline engines, wind mills, galvanized steel ware, fences, farrier equipment, buggies and wagons, scales, saw mills, agricultural equipment, etc.].
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Anderson Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue of pharmaceutical, apparatus, machinery, supplies, etc. [cat. no. 2, for 1890].
Cunningham Drug Stores, Detroit, MI
- Cunningham Drug Stores, 1973-1974
Higby and Stearns, Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue of prices--current of drugs, chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical books ... surgical, dental and veterinary instruments, etc. [1857]. Full text available online
Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Complete catalogue. 1916.
Pengelly, R., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- To the ladies of the house (Private) n.d. [circular for Zoaphora, a remedy for "female complaints"].
Physicians Pharmacal Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue. 1904.
Exercise--Equipment and Supplies
Sanitarium Equipment Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- How to use the Battle Creek Health Builder, 1927.
- Ride your way to health. 1927.
Fire-Fighting Equipment
American-Marsh Pumps, Battle Creek, Mich.
- Barton U-type front-mounted centrifugal fire pumps. Bulletin 75, ed. no. 4. [1938?]
- Barton-American fire pumps, type DM, duplex-multistage midship mounted. Bulletin 8731. [19--]
Food
American Spoon Foods, Petoskey, Mich.
- Catalogue. Fall/winter 1995/1996
- Catalogue. Spring/summer 1990
Curtis Corporation, Long Beach, Calif.
- Investigation of the ripe olive situation in Detroit. 1921.
Diamond Crystal Salt Co., Saint Clair, Mich.
- Preserving vegetables by salting. [194-]
- Salting beets, carrots, corn, green beans, and spinach. [194-]
Foote & Jenks, Jackson, Mich.
- Extract of lemon. [1903?]
Marvelli Co., Detroit, Mich.
- More than sixty ways to cook Marvelli macaroni. Edited by Sarah Tyson Roper. 1900 Full text available online
Moran, Fitzsimons & Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalog no. 18, Mar. 23, 1888 [groceries and household supplies].
Rafal Spice Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Spices, teas, coffees, and food specialties. [1988]
Zingerman's Delicatessen, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Catalog of good food. Fall 1993
- Catering. 2004
- Holiday gift catalog for food lovers, Dec. 2005, 2007-2008.
- Mail order catalog. 1996-1997, Dec. 2005.
- Menu and newsletter. Aug. 1986, Feb. 1987, May 1989, Nov. 1991 (shelved at NB A613 C357); Sept. 1993, Dec. 1993
- Wedding cakes. 2004
- Zingerman's news. Jan./Feb.-Mar./Apr. 1996, May/June 2005, May/June-July/Aug. 2006, Jan./Feb.-July/Aug. 2007, Nov./Dec. 2007, March/Apr. 2008, July/Aug.-Sept./Oct. 2008 (shelved at NB A613 C357)
- Zingerman's Roadhouse Lunch vols. 4-5 (shelved at NB A613 C357); Dinner vols. 4-5 (shelved at NB A613 C357)
- Zingerman's tours 2005, 2008 (shelved at NB A613 C357)
- Zingtrain seminars. 1997/1998, 2004/2005, 2008/2009
Box 11
Furniture
A. J. Phillips Co., Fenton, Mich.
- Phillips' "continental" woodenware [Stepladders, ironing boards, clothes racks, hat racks, cutting boards, clothes hangers, hooks, etc.].
American Seating Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- 1957 School Furniture.
Arkitektura Showrooms, Birmingham, Mich.
- [Portfolio, 1980s]
Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Berkey & Gay Furniture, [n.d.] (on outsize shelf)
Berry Brothers, Ltd., Detroit, Mich.
- Natural woods-and how to finish them, ca. 1899 [Stains and varnishes]. Full text available online
Carl Forslund, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Carl Forslund's portfolio of quaint American. 1954.
Cedarcraft Manufacturing Co., Greenbush, Mich.
- Cedarcraft rustic building, furnishing, fencing.
Charlotte Furniture Co., Charlotte, Mich.
- Reproductions and adaptations of antique furniture for the bedroom and living room [ca. 1920].
E. H. Stafford Co., Muskegon, Mich.
- Standard office appliances and business furniture [catalogue no. 6, ca. 1890].
Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Catalogue for 1917/1918 [general line, emphasis is on bookcases, desks, and cabinets].
- The Grand Rapids furniture record. July, 1911.
Grand Rapids Show Case Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- The New way line of show cases, interchangeable units, wardrobes... 1922. (outsize shelf)
- [Flyer. 191-?].
H. E. Shaw Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Shaw spinets [desks] [n.d.(1920's?)].
Herman Miller, Zeeland, Mich.
- Action office: the physical system 1979
- C-forms. 1979
- Furnishing the interior environment. 1979
- Managing the work environment. 1979
Heywood-Wakefield, Menominee, Mich.
- Theatre Seating by Heywood Wakefield. [195-?]
Holland Furniture Co., Holland, Mich.
- Attractive furniture for the bed room. 1918.
Ihling Bros. & Everard, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Office and typewriter desks, n.d.
James L. Angle Co, Division of Carrom Industries, Ludington, Mich.
- Furniture catalog, n.d. (1950?).
John Widdicomb Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Individual furniture. [192-?]
- Price list. No. 69 (July 12, 1926)
Mack & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Catalogue of quaint furniture in arts and crafts [catalogue no. 24, ca. 1900].
Money-Back Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Undated leaflet advertising chairs.
New England Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Kalendar Katalogue for 1894 [bedroom furniture].
Peninsular Manufacturing Company, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Peninsular sectional bookcases. Catalogue C. 1905. Full text available online
Pioneer Rustic Furniture Co., Engadine, Mich.
- Undated folder advertising rustic chairs & chests.
Retting Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Book of Retting [catalogue of furniture] for 1920.
Sligh Furniture Co., Holland, Mich.
- Catalogs of office furniture: 1978/79.
- Catalogue of bedroom furniture for the fall season, 1895.
- Catalogue of bedroom furniture: 1908, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1932 [n.d.] (Outsize shelf).
- Catalogue of hotel furniture [ca. 1909].
- Price list, July 1895 Full text available online
Superior Seating Co., Muskegon, Mich.
- School furniture. [191-?]
Wilhelm Furniture Co., Sturgis, Mich.
- Spencer, Arthur Raymond. Character in furniture. 1924.
Box 12
Baker Furniture Co., Holland and Grand Rapids, Mich.
- A Collection of Baker Furniture assembled for those who appreciate the finest. [1967], [1968]
- A Guide to English and French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century. 1940
- A New Collection by Baker Furniture...as featured by Interior Design magazine. [n.d.]
- Furniture and the Connoisseur. [n.d.]
- Milling Road Furniture...list prices of wood and upholstered. Dec. 1967
- Milling Road, a collection of choice European designs...[n.d.]
- The Baker Book. [1970]
- The Baker Furniture continental collection. 1983.
- The Normandy Collection...presented editorially by House and Garden magazine. 1967.
- The Woburn Abbey Collection by Baker. [n.d.]
Three Chairs Co., Ann Arbor, MI
- Three Chairs Co., Vol. 2 (200-?]
Box 13
Hardware--Building Fittings and General Hardware Goods
A. J. Phillips Co., Fenton, Mich.
- Phillips screen goods. Catalog "B": Custom made fly screens. [Screens for doors, windows, hardware, etc.].
Dayton Pump and Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Water systems for shallow wells [1925].
Detroit Blower Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Sirocco service, v. 8, no. 3. [1915?]
Earth Closet Co., Muskegon, Mich.
- Catalogue of Heap's patent dry earth closet, indoor commodes, and sanitary conveniences [1888].
Hazen Manufacturing Co., Hudson, Mich.
- Hazen pumps, well supplies, etc. Catalog no. 25 [n.d.].
Henry Rowe Manufacturing Co., Newaygo, Mich.
- Catalog 40 of wood turnings, rosettes, drawer pulls, wood feet and plugs, etc. [1926]
James Walker and Son, Detroit, Mich.
- Catalog of brass, iron and copper goods for plumbers, steam fitters, engineers, machinists, and engine builders [1889]. Full text available online
L.L. Johnson Lumber Manufacturing Co., Charlotte, Mich.
- The straight grain (catalog ed.). 1997.
Michigan Gypsum Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Plasterers manual and builders guide. [192-?]
Michigan Seamless Tube Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Annual Report, December 31, 1928.
Miscellaneous building fittings and general hardware goods
- Lathing and Plastering Manual. [1928?] Published under the auspices of Lathers' Local No. 5, Plasterers' Local No. 16 (Published for 1928 Home Builders Show).
Twentieth Century Tile Roofing Co., Rochester, Mich.
- [Leaflet for roofing tile, 4 p. (1 sheet folded) n.d.].
Hardware--Machinery, Engines, and Supplies
A C Spark Plug Co., Flint, Mich.
- Spark plugs, marine instruments; tile produced by Flint Faience & Tile Co. of Flint, a subsidiary.
Automobile Equipment Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Automobile accessories, revised wholesale price list, 1916/1917.
Automobile Supply Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Newtone motor driven, Handphone mechanical warning signals. [n.d.]
Battle Creek Machinery Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- Boult's carving, paneling, moulding and dovetailing machine [1875].
Besser Co., Alpena, Mich.
- Quality equipment for the concrete products industry. [198-?]
Borg-Warner Corporation. Ingersoll Kalamazoo Division, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- New ideas for a peaceful tomorrow. [196-]
- The LARC, a new amphibian. [1961?]
Clark Equipment Co., Buchanan, Mich.
- Clark Axles for Motor Trucks. 1920. Full text available online
- Complete line of electric/internal combustion industrial trucks and attachments. 1977
- Integrated material movement. [196-?].
- This is Clark Equipment. [1968?].
Cook's Standard Tool Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Standard jacks. 1909.
Craftsmen Motor Corp., Chicago, Ill.
- Autocraft-Bovey heater. [1917]
Edward F. Lyon Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Automobile springs and axle shafts : dealers' confidential price list no. 6. 1916.
Ferro Machine & Foundry Co., Cleveland, Ohio
- Ferro V-type motors. [ca. 1917?]
J. P. Gordon Co., Columbus, Ohio
- Gordon seat covers, tailored to fit. 1917.
Kerr Machinery Corporation, Detroit, Mich.
- Deming Oil-rite trademark double-acting power piston pump, fig. 809 [1925].
Lansing Iron and Engine Works, Lansing, Mich.
- Catalog of general mill supplies [leather and rubber belting, rubber goods, iron pipe, boiler tubes, brass goods, etc.] 1888.
M. D. Hubbard Spring Co., Pontiac, Mich.
- [Catalog]. 1923.
Machinery Company of America, Big Rapids, Mich.
- Saw and knife machinery, catalogue no. 30 [n.d.]
Magee Sheet Metal Machinery Co., Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Catalogue No. 7 (1949).
Monnier Auto Supply Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue. 1909.
National-Standard Co., Niles, Mich.
- Standard automobile jacks, [n.d.].
Perkins & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Illustrated descriptive catalogue of Willis J. Perkins' improved shingle mill machinery. 1888
Raymond Garage Equipment Co., Adrian, Mich.
- Raymond visible service station. [192-?]
Richfield Iron Works, Flint, Mich.
- [Catalog. 198-?]
Riverside Iron Works [Lake Superior Iron Works Houghton Mich.], Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue of gearing, wheel ... steam engines, mining and other machinery [ca. 1877].
Timken-Detroit Axle Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Handbook of motor vehicles used by the United States Armed Forces. 1944.
Willis Shaw Machinery, Chicago, Ill.
- Some bargains in used machinery. Dec. 1905. Full text available online
Wm. B. Mershon & Co., Saginaw, Mich.
- Mershon band sawing machinery. [ca. 1925?]
Wolverine Motor Works, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Catalog of 3-cylinder 4-cycle gasoline marine engines [ca. 1905].
- Catalog of gasoline marine engines [1902].
Box 14
Hardware--Tools and Machine Tools
American Logging Tool Co., Evart, Mich.
- Manufacturers of logging tools and appliances and logging tool handles. [191-?]
Chas. A. Strelinger and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- A book of tools, being a catalogue of tools, supplies, machinery, and similar goods. 1895. Full text available online
- A book of tools, being a catalogue of tools, supplies, machinery, and similar goods. 3rd ed. 1895. Full text available online
- Discount sheet for A book of tools. 1895.
- Price lists of machinists tools made by Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. Catalogue no. 107. 1905. Full text available online
- Tools and tool chests. 1895. Full text available online
- Wood workers' tools, being a catalogue of tools, supplies, machinery, and similar goods. 1897. Full text available online
- Woodworkers' tools, supplies and light machinery. [1885?]
Double-A Products Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Power tools and accessories, August 1, 1937
Fulton Iron and Engine Works, Detroit, Mich.
- Illustrated catalog of the Detroit tools. [1889?]
Wilmarth and Morman Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Catalogue for the "New Yankee" drill grinder [ca. 1903].
House Furnishings
Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Alabastine book [wall coverings] undated, ca. 1920.
Cobbs & Mitchell, Inc., Cadillac, Mich.
- Michigan's woods intelligently exploited ... [Cover title: 'Michigan's woods in use.' Uses of lumber in buildings and room furnishings] n.d.
Detroit Furniture Shops, Detroit, Mich.
- Suggestions for better homes. February 1925.
- [Furniture catalog combining decorating suggestions.]
Dishmaster Corporation, Pontiac, Mich.
- [Flyer for the Manville dishmaster dish washing device, 1950's?].
Mack & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Real sensible gifts. [Christmas catalog. Furniture. ca. 1930?]. (shelved at NB A613 C357)
Miscellaneous house furnishing companies
- Stylist; a magazine for the home [Winter no. Dec-Jan. 1917?].
Stensrud, Herman, Model Plumbing and Heating Establishment, Marquette, Mich.
- To my friends and customers, 1913 [Bathroom interiors; also has views of various departments of the business].
White-Steel Sanitary Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- White-Steel bathroom cabinets.
Windows Beautiful (Kirsch publication), Sturgis, MI
- Windows Beautiful (Kirsch publication), 1965, 1977
Jewelry
Sidney Krandall and Sons, Jewelers, Troy, Mich.
- Generations, 1978, [Includes a history of the Co.].
Lighting
Superior Manufacturing Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Ann Arbor incandescent gasoline lamps. [1905]
- Ann Arbor incandescent lamps and lighting systems [1904].
Livestock
Blissveldt Farms, Jenison, Mich.
- Complete dispersal, 85 registered Holstein cattle. 1935. [annotated with selling prices and buyers' names]
Burdick, W. M., Chesaning, Mich.
- Stud card for the trotting bred stallion "Tiff Jerome" [undated].
Chronometer Stock Farm, Paw Paw, Mich.
- Catalogue of trotting stock [1893].
Crapo, W. W., Flint, Mich.
- Catalogs of second and third public sales of pure bred Hereford cattle, 1888
- Catalogue of Grassmoor herd of pure bred Hereford cattle [1887].
Hillsdale Breeding Stables, Hillsdale, Mich.
- Catalogue of standard bred trotting stallions [1892].
- Catalogue of standard bred trotting stallions [1983].
Sunny Side Stock Farm (John Den Bleyker), Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Holstein Friesians [1885?].
- Supplementary catalog [1887?].
West Michigan Holstein Breeders' Association.
- Catalog of the annual October guarantee quality consignment sale. 1919.
Medical Supplies
Chrystal, Andrew, Marshall, Mich.
- Professor Chrystal's electric belts and appliances. [1899?]
Box 15
Musical Instruments and Accessories
Castiglione Accordion Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Castiglione presents the top lines of accordions. [1968]
- [Brochure]. Spring 1957.
Grinnell Bros., Detroit, Mich.
- Our Christmas annual. 1902 (outsize shelf)
Heritage Guitar, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Suggested retail price list. Jan. 1994
- [Catalog. 1993]
Jerome H. Remick & Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Latest catalog. [1921?]
- Marches, waltzes, songs and dances. Catalog no. 15. [1908?]
- Marches, waltzes, songs, dances. Catalog no. 21. [1914?]
Shar Products, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- [Catalog], Spring 2011
- [Catalog]. spring 1994
Office Equipment and Supplies
Business Men's Paper Press Co., Wayland, Mich.
- Business men's paper press. [191-]
Doubleday Brothers & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Township and village books and forms. 1938.
Ihling Bros. & Everard, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Books, blanks and supplies ... Catalogue no. 50. [1901?].
Macey-Wernicke Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Macey filing cabinets, catalogue no. 4404. [189-?]
Shaw-Walker Co., Muskegon, Mich.
- Multi-cabinet systems. [189-?] [2 different catalogs]
- Shaw-Walker systems. 1905. Full text available online
- [Loose advertising material]
Wagemaker Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Catalogue no. 3, containing modern and improved filing cabinets, sectional & solid, sectional bookcases, filing systems & card index record systems. 1904.
- Catalogue no. 5, filing cabinets sectional and solid, sectional bookcases, vertical filing systems and card index record systems
Paint
Acme White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, Mich.
- Acme quality house paint (new era). [19--]
- Acme quality painting guide book. 10th ed. 1916. Full text available online
- Specifications for finishing ...[192-?]
Berry Brothers, Ltd., Detroit, Mich.
- Descriptive list of varnishes & japans [1910?]
Printing--Specimens
Scharf Tag Label and Box Co., Ypsilanti, Mich.
- The information contained in this little brochure is of value to you [n.d.].
Refrigerators
Kelvinator Sales Corporation, Detroit, Mich.
- Cooking with cold. 1932. [Refrigerators, plus cook book].
Road Machinery
Moore Specialty Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Moore patent snow plow. [ca. 1910] [horse-drawn snow plow].
Thompson Smith's Sons, Cheboygan, Mich.
- Cheboygan snow plow and road maker. [ca. 1905]
Scientific Apparatus and Instruments
Eberbach & Son Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- A priced list to accompany Shepard's Elements of chemistry. [2nd ed. n.d.].
- Catalog PY Physiological apparatus [instruments used for physics classes] 1921
- Catalogue PY Physiological apparatus [instruments used for physics experiments] ca. 1915.
- Physical apparatus catalogue [instruments used for physics classes] after 1913. [2 copies, 1 with later additions tipped in]
Sewing Machines and Accessories
Domestic Sewing Machine Co. [agent: Timis Marshall, Mich.], New York, N. Y.
- Folder advertising "domestic sewing machines" [1872].
Sleighs and Sledges
Kalamazoo Wagon Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Cutter catalog, 1899-1900.
Thorpe Carriage Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Color folder advertising cutter sleighs. [ca. 1880].
Sporting Goods
Baker Economy Furnace Co., Camden, Mich.
- Catalogue of hot-air furnaces [1905].
Marble Safety Axe Co. [Marble Arms & Manufacturing Co.], Gladstone, Mich.
- Catalog of axes, knives, and guns [1911].
- Catalog: Marble's Outing Equipment. 1948, 1955.
- Catalogs of specialities for sportsmen [axes, knives, guns, etc.] 1905, 1908/09.
Osgood, N. S., Battle Creek, Mich.
- Catalogue of portable folding canvas boats [ca. 1880].
Shakespeare, William, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Catalog of fishing reels [1902].
Box 16
Stoves and Heating Equipment
Brewster, E. E., Holly, Mich.
- Broadside advertising lamp chimney stove and Brewster's electric battery (patent medicine) [ca. 1887].
Bulkley, H. G., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Bulkley's Steam Dry Kiln. 1857.
Detroit Steam Radiator Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Picture of radiator.
Detroit Stove Co., Detroit, Mich.
- 1903--Deluxe catalog and price list of Jewel Stoves and ranges [352 p.].
- 1930--Catalog No. 136 B-G [Jewel gas ranges].
- 1930--Catalog No. 136 [Jewel gas ranges].
- 1931--Catalog No. 137 B-G [Jewel gas ranges].
- 1931--Catalog No. 137 [Jewel gas ranges].
- 1931--Folded leaflet advertising Jewel gas ranges.
Detroit Vapor Stove Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Red star Detroit vapor oil stove : 25th annual dealers catalog. 1919.
Dudley and Holmes, Detroit, Mich.
- Circular advertising "Boynton's Patent Air Warming and ventilating furnace." [July, 1855]
East Saginaw Gas Co., East Saginaw, Mich.
- Two advertisements for the Eclipse Gas Range [1891 and 1892].
Glazier Stove Co., Chelsea, Mich.
- Catalog of stoves, ovens, cooking units, etc. [undated, ca. 1900].
Grand Rapids Welding Supply Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Two brochures advertising Philgas stoves [1929]. (Note: Philgas was a division of the Detroit Stove Co.)
Kalamazoo Stove Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Again--better savings at factory prices, we pay the freight! Now is the time to buy. [1935?]
- Factory prices: heaters, ranges, furnaces, direct from the men who make them. [1937?]
- Kalamazoo factory prices: spring sale. [1928?]
- See what's new for '42. 1942.
L. and L. Jenison Co., Jenison, Mich.
- Large folded broadside advertising Philgas ranges [1930]. (shelved at NB A613 C357)
Marshall Furnace Co., Marshall, Mich.
- Marshall all-cast furnace [1940]
Michigan Stove Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalog [undated, ca. 1895] Imperfect: missing pages 1-24.
- Folder (3 leaves) [undated, ca. 1895].
Monroe Foundry and Furnace Co., Monroe, Mich.
- The Floral City Furnaces [1891?].
Peninsular Stove Co. , Detroit, Mich.
- Peninsular stoves & ranges, Catalog no. 423. [191-?]
Rudy Furnace Co., Dowagiac, Mich.
- Rudy furnaces. [ca. 1920]
Union Heater Supply Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalog of fire pots, gasoline trucks, flat irons, braziers, portable furnaces, etc. [ca. 1895].
Box 17
Seeds--Catalogs and Nurserymen's Products
American Seed Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Grass seed and golf course equipment. [192-?]
Anthony, Jon, Lansing, Mich.
- Foliage plants. 1959.
Atkins & Durbrow Corporation, Detroit, Mich.
- Peat moss. 1950.
Charles M. Baumgarten Seed Co., Bay City, Mich.
- Seed catalog for 1918 [farm, garden, flower seeds].
Ensata Gardens, Galesburg, Mich.
- Our 1999 selection of Japanese iris
Fraleighs Landscape Nursery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Branching out. Sept. 1981
Greening Bros.' Nurseries. Monroe, Monroe, Mich.
- Progressive horticulture in the 20th century. 1901. [some pages damaged]
Greening Nursery Co.. Monroe, Monroe, Mich.
- Better homes. [192-]
- Born 1850, still growing. [1938]
- Catalogue of the Greening Nursery Co. [ca. 1905?] [some pages damaged]
- Greening's book of horticulture. 1922. Full text available online
- Plant America. [195-]
Hammond, Harry N. Fifield , [Sagninaw Co.], Mich.
- Annual catalog of vegetable and flower seeds [1900].
Hill Top Orchards & Nurseries, inc., Hartford, Mich.
- Special price list for orchardists. Fall 1963/Spring 1964, c1962.
Hill, George W., Detroit, Mich.
- Catalogue and price list of garden seeds [1892].
Hinkle, C. R., Saint Joseph, Mich.
- Gladioli of quality. 1924.
Monroe Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich.
- Price list. No. 120. Fall 1921 and Spring 1922.
- Price list. No. 126. Fall 1926-Spring 1927.
- Wholesale price list. No. 958A. [1954?]
Newhall Nursery, Grandville, Mich.
- The ten commandments of phlox culture. 1934.
Old House Gardens, Ann Arbor , MI
- Old House Gardens. 1996-2009 [scattered]
Pontiac Nursery Co., Romeo, Mich.
- Pontiac Nurseries. [1938?]
- Pontiac planting guide. [192-?]
- Your home grounds can be beautiful! [1947?]
- [Price list]. [1942] (shelved at NB A613 C357)
Sutton, T. I., Lenawee Co., Mich.
- Descriptive circular ... seed wheat, Fall, 1886.
Westcroft Gardens, Grosse Ile, Mich.
- Greenleaf compound no. 1 [n.d.] (shelved at NB A613 C357)
- Herbaceous, perennial and rock plants, choice landscape materials, climbing vines, garden supplies. [193-?]
- Korea, land of enchantment. undated.
- Westcroft Gardens. [193-?]
Whitten-Ackerman Nurseries, Bridgman, Mich.
- Complete line of nursery stock direct to grower. 1929.
Windsor Nurseries, Windsor, Ont.
- Catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, etc... to be sold at auction, Sept. 30, 1862 [printed in Detroit].
Box 18
Tombstones
Johnson & Sherman, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Verses and epitaphs for gravestones tombs and monuments [1867]. Full text available online
Toys
Aristoplay, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Catalog. 1997
Fulton Manufacturing Co., Bay City, Mich.
- Catalog of toys [go-carts, baby carriages, pullman sleepers, reed carriages, sulkies and service wagons] 1916.
Kalamazoo Toy Train Works, Bangor, Mich.
- Kalamazoo toy trains.
Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Menominee, Mich.
- Lloyd loom products: baby carriages, doll buggies, furniture. Catalog 101, 1923, (Wicker products) -Outsize shelf.
Pratt Manufacturing Co., Coldwater, Mich.
- Sleds.
Washing Machines
Brewster, E. E., Holly, Mich.
- Broadside advertising laundry soap and sewing needles [ca. 1887]. (shelved at NB A613 C357)
Florin Manufacturing Co., Carson City, Mich.
- Leaflet advertising the Florin washing machine [ca. 1905].
Weaving--Patterns
Cromaine Crafts, Hartland, Mich.
- The shuttle service.
Wrought Iron
Barnes Wire Fence Co., Detroit , Mich.
- Barnes wire & iron products. Bulletin no. 22.
E. T. Barnum Iron and Wire Works, Detroit, Mich.
- General catalogue, no. 570. [fences, window guards, vault doors, fire escapes, stairs, jail cells, etc.] 1920.
Jackson Fence Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Jackson stiff stay fence. undated
Michigan Wire and Iron Works, Detroit, Mich.
- Special Iron fence supplement. No. 3, March, 1891. [includes vault gates, jail cells and cages, bedsteads]. Full text available online
Page Woven Wire Fence Co., Adrian, Mich.
- Page fences. Catalog no. 22 (1926).
- Wrought iron fences. Catalog no. 53 (1917). Full text available online
Box 1
Advance Thresher Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1898-Catalog for 1898 (Advance threshing machinery).
- 1905-Catalog of Advance threshing machinery.
Advance-Rumely Thresher Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- ca. 1923-Instructions for operating the Rumely Ideal Separator (instruction booklet no. 23).
- ca. 1924-Instructions for operating the Advance-Rumely Clover and Alfalfa Hullers (Inst. booklet no. 24).
- 1928-Repair parts price list for the Advance-Rumely No. 2 Combine Harvester Prairie Type (Catalog no. 28).
- 1920-Catalog of Advance-Rumely Threshing Machinery (oil pull tractors, ideal separators, traction engines, etc.)
- 1924-Advance-Rumely power farming machinery (includes farm trucks).
- 1926-Advance-Rumely Combine harvesters (Prairie type).
- 1926 How a good thresher is built (general line of farm machinery).
- ca. 1928-Advance-Rumely steel separators.
- ca. 1930-Advance-Rumely steel threshers.
- ca. 1930-Advance-Rumely combine harvesters (Prairie type).
- 1928-Advance-Rumely steel threshers.
- 1930-Advance-Rumely Ideal all-steel separators.
- 1931, U.S. price list, and telegraphic cipher
- ca. 1930, Advance-Rumely combine-harvesters (Hillside type)
- 1921, The right foundation for power farming
- 1917, Advance-Rumely threshing machinery
Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Milwaukee, Wis.
- 1933-A-C-R Combine-harvesters (Prairie type).
- ca.1935-Operating instructions, special attachments, and repair parts book for Allis-Chalmers Model 40 All-Crop harvester.
American Harrow Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Repair catalog : Detroit-American tongueless disc harrow (Montgomery Ward) -1917
Aspinwall Manufacturing Co., Jackson, Mich.
- Aspinwall potato machinery. [1903]
- Catalog of Aspinwall Potatoe Machinery (1905).
Aultman & Miller Co., Akron, Ohio.
- Advertising calendar for the year 1886.
Bolinder-Munktell, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
- Munktells skordetroska, modell MST4 [n.d.].
- Munktells 6' skordetroska [1946].
Cayuga Chief Manufacturing Co., Auburn, N.Y.
- Cayuga Chief Mower and Reaper. (1872).
Deere & Co., Moline, Ill.
- John Deere skordetroska nr 12A [1948] Swedish.
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.
- 1920-Fordson tractor manual.
Furst and Bradley Manufacturing Co., Galesburg, Mich.
- Catalog of plows, riding and walking cultivators, etc. (1877). Full text available online
- Catalog of plows, riding and walking cultivators, etc. (1880). IMPERFECT: pages 1-100 missing.
McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago, Ill.
- 1888-Directions for setting up and operating the McCormick steel harvester and binder, with square pipe frame.
- Undated-Directions for setting up and operating the McCormick Corn Binder.
- Undated-leaf of catalog-The McCormick New 4 Mower and the McCormick Light Hand Binder.
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1871-Tenth annual "Vibrator" Thresher Catalog.
- 1885-Factory price list for "Vibrator" threshing machinery.
- 1885-Telegraphic cipher code book.
- ca. 1886-Catalog for clover-hulling attachment to the Vibrator threshing machines.
- ca. 1895-Vibrator threshing machinery.
- 1903-Catalog of threshing machinery (threshers, engines, horse powers, stackers, feeders, weighters, etc.).
- 1904-Catalog of threshing machinery.
- [1906]-Catalogue of threshing machinery
- ca. 1920-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- ca. 1920-Directions for operating oil-gas engines.
- 1921-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- 1922-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
- 1923-Catalog of oil-gas tractors.
- 1923-Catalog of steam traction engines.
- 1924-Catalog of "Red River" threshing machinery.
Rumely Products Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- Steam engine specifications for the advance line and Gaar-Scott line coal and wood burners and steam burners (1913).
S. T. Bryan and Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Burdick's national hay, straw & stalk cutters (1869).
Box 2
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
- ca. 1926-How a good thresher is built.
- 1928-Factory parts price list for 1928.
- 1928-Catalog of Nichols-Shepard combines.
- 1931-Parts price list for Model C, D, and E, combines.
- 1931-Parts price list for the 20x30 combine.
Oliver Corporation, Battle Creek, Mich.
- 1933-List of U.S. Branches, sub-branches and major transfer stock points.
- 1935-Instruction manual for Oliver Grain Master Combine.
- 1935-Oliver Heavy Line Price List, effective June 1, 1935.
- 1935-Catalog for the Oliver Nichols & Shepard Combine.
- 1935-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (model 6-6ft. combine).
- 1938-Catalog for the Red River Special Threshing Machinery.
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (model 10--8, 10, and 12 foot combines).
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 6--6 foot combine).
- 1938-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine Model 6 (Operator's Manual).
- 1941-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 20--8 foot combine).
- 1946-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (all models).
- 1947-Catalog for the Oliver Grain Master Combine (Model 15).
- 1948-Catalog for the Oliver Tractor (Models A & B).
- 1948-Catalog for the Oliver Corn Master Corn Picker (Model 5).
- 1952-Parts Price List for the Oliver Mounted Corn Picker (Model 4).
- 1953-Catalog for the Oliver Electric Farm Wagons.
- 1953-Catalog for the Oliver 6 foot Combine (Model 15).
- 1954-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Baler (Model 50).
- 1954-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Mower (Model 27).
- 1954-Parts Price List for the Oliver Pick Up Baler (Model 50).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Single-Row Semimounted Corn Picker (Model 6).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver One-Row Pull-Type Corn Picker (Model 5).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Two-Row Mounted Corn Picker (Model 4).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver Two-Row Pull-Type Corn Picker (Model 3).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver 7-foot Combine (Model 18).
- 1955-Catalog for the Oliver 5-6 Plow Super 99 GM Diesel.
- 1955-Parts Price List for the Oliver Mower (Model 24).
- 1955-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Mower (Model 24).
- 1957-Leaflet advertising the Oliver Self-Propelled Harvester (Model 40).
- 1958-Catalog for the Oliver Standard "88" Tractor (4-page leaflet).
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60-T Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60-W Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Parts Price List for the Oliver Model 60 Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Setting up and operating instructions for the Oliver Model 60-W Pick-Up Baler.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Row Crop "77" Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Row Crop "66" Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Rice Special Harvester(self propelled Model 40).
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the New Oliver 2-3 Plow 550 Tractor.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the New Oliver 3-4 Plow 770/880 4-5 Plow.
- 1958-Leaflet adv. the Oliver Self-Propelled Combine (Model 35-40).
- Undated-Setting up instructions for the assembly of the Model 33 self-propelled combine. (Form S4-3-L23)
- Undated-Operating instructions for the Oliver Grain Master Self-propelled Combine (Model 33).
- Swedish export catalogs-1937-Oliver Traktorer (Tractor Models 25, 35, 45).
- Swedish export catalogs-1948-Katalog NR40 a muskiner och redskap for lantbruk och industri (general line of tractors and harvesting machinery).
- Undated-Oliver Model 20 Tractor (folder).
- Undated-Oliver Model 25 Tractor (folder).
- Undated-Oliver 35 Tractor (folder).
- 1947/1948-Oliver Shield (Co. periodical) for Sept.-Oct., 1947; Oct.-Nov. 1948.
- Undated-Setting up instructions for the assembly of the Model 33 self-propelled combine. (Form S4-3-L1)
- Undated-Operating instructions for the Model 33 self-propelled combine
Parks Manufacturing Co., Mecosta, Mich.
- 1888 illustrated catalog and price list. Potatoe bug and plant sprinkler, and "King of the Dairy" milk can.
- King of the Dairy cold air milk can. n.d.
Box 3
D. C. & H. C. Reed & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Folder adv. seeders, harrows & cultivators (ca. 1886).
Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co., Port Huron, Mich.
- The only general purpose engine [1900?]
- Catalog No. 65 (1916) of general line of threshing machines, traction engines, corn shellers, saw mills, road building machinery, etc.
- Catalog of the general purpose Port Huron lines (traction engines, threshing machinery, corn shellers, hay presses, saw mills, etc.) 1913.
Rumely Products Co., LaPorte, Ind.
- 1913-Steam engine specifications.
- 1909-Rumely catalog, pp. 21-33 only
- 1915-Catalog of power farming machinery.
- 1916-Catalog of Rumely threshing machinery.
- 1911-Rumely catalog, pp. 33-54 only
