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Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. 



will send you on receipt of 15-2 cent stamps a^copy of 



"Character in Furniture 



a de luxe book of romance and history of period 'urniture. Illustrated by 



Rene Vincent. Their address is , 



178 Canal Street Grand Rapids, Mich. 



iSES Sheep Mamir. 



Dried and Pulverized 



One Barrel EQuals Two 



on Loads Barnyard Manure I 



d» A OO for 2C0 lb. bbl. prepaid east of Omaha. Ask , 



«P'»^ for quantity prices and interesting booklet. 



I THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO.. 21 Union Stock Yards, Chicago | 



lead in style and appointment. They have a longer 

 wheel base. — a larger body with more spacious 

 riors and luxurious upholstering. Dropped 

 Enclosed Fender* — Auxiliary Rain Vision 

 Tires. — special pneumatic, or Motz 

 Cushion. On exhibition in all principal cities. 

 The Rauch & Lang Carriage Co., 2180 W. 25th St., Cleveland. Ohio 



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We Wish to Call Attention 



to the fact that we are in a position to 

 render competent services in every 

 branch of patent or trade-mark work. 

 Our staff is composed of mechanical, 

 electrical and chemical experts, thor- 

 oughly trained to prepare and prose- 

 cute all patent applications, irrespec- 

 tive of the complex nature of the 

 subject matter involved, or of the 

 specialized, technical, or scientific 

 knowledge required therefor. 



We also have associates throughout 

 the world, who assist in the prosecu- 

 tion of patent and trade-mark applica- 

 tions filed in all countries foreign to 

 the United States. 



MUNN & COMPANY 



Patent Attorneys 



36 1 Broadway New York, N. Y, 



625 F Street, N. W. 



Washington, D. C. 



Send for catalogue A 28 for pergolas, sun dials and garden 

 furniture or A 40 of wood columns 



Hartmann-Sanders Co. 



Manufacturers of 



KOLL'S PATENT LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 



Suitable for 



PERGOLAS.PORCHES 

 or INTERIOR USE 



ELSTON and WEBSTER AVES. 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



Eastern Office 



1123 Broadway, New York City 



THE COLLECTORS' 

 MART 



Collectors are invited to send short descriptions of their wants and offerings to the Collector's 

 Mart. Wants and offerings zvill be inserted in this column without charge. American Homes and 

 Gardens takes no responsibility in connection with any of the offerings submitted. All communica- 

 tions should be addressed to "Collectors' Mart, American Homes and Gardens, 361 Broadway, 

 New York, N. Y." All replies should be accompanied by a blank envelope, stamped and marked with 

 the register initials (which identify the wants and offerings) in the lozver left hand corner of the 

 envelope, the whole to be enclosed in the envelope addressed to the Collectors' Mart. Photographs 

 should be carefully protected and packed flat. 



Offered: Girandole, eagle mount, and 

 sconces and grandfather's clock 200 years 

 old. H. J. 



Offered: Old Pewter. Rare ecclesiastical 

 pieces. An individual communion set. 



J- B. J. 



Offered: Autograph letters of Lafayette 

 and others. Old Spanish filet bedspread, 

 lace, drawn linen spreads and table 

 covers. Obtained from Spanish con- 

 vents. H. J. 



Offered: Seven Colonial stool chairs. 

 Choicest mahogany. E. H. Y. 



Wanted: Old song called "The Flower 

 Girl." G. T. 



Offered: An interesting collection of 

 Civil War material consisting of two 

 C. S. A. newspapers, printed on wall- 

 paper (genuine), the Epaulettes worn by 

 Gen. W. F. Barry, maps, twenty-three 

 local (Union) "Shinplasters," War pass 

 to Ft. Monroe, war envelopes, etc. E. 



Offered: An Empire style mahogany 

 secretary of about 1800. It was brought 

 to this country by lady artist who now 

 wishes to dispose of same and is willing 

 to send price and sketches to prospective 

 buyers. B. W. H. 



Offered: Letter Harriet Beecher Stowe 

 (eight pages) on slavery. Letter of 

 Abraham Lincoln, Lafayette, etc. Make 

 offer. H. J. 



Wanted: Autographs, letters, old books, 

 etc. State price and all particulars. 



C. B. J. 



Wanted: Autograph letters, documents, 

 receipts, in fact any old papers of auto- 

 giaphic nature prior to 1800. It may be 

 that old material of this sort stored away 

 by some reader might prove available to 

 me as I am collecting all sorts of docu- 

 ments connected with life in Colonial 

 times. G. A. 



Wanted: Colonial paper money of South 

 Carolina, £20 note of issue of September, 

 1867. R. D. 



Wanted: Old postmasters commissions 

 signed by postmasters general, also any 

 early pamphlets, or advertisements re- 

 ferring to post office affairs. N. E. 



Wanted: Copy of small book "The 

 Diamond Songster," printed early in the 

 nineteenth century. 



Wanted : Engraved business cards of 

 early New York, Boston and Philadel- 

 phia merchants before 1850. I am collect- 

 ing all sorts of old cards and would be 

 glad to know what *you have to offer. 



R. T. 



Wanted: Any old addressed envelopes 

 bearing the old-fashioned local postage 

 stamps issued before government postage 

 stamps came into use. E. A. 



Wanted: Old German Kalendars and 

 pocked almanack. G. T. 



Wanted: Early engravings and litho- 

 graphs of balloons and airships. L. L. 



Offered: Old Dutch wall clocks, silver. 



R. C. 



Wanted: Old valentines. 



A. L. 



Wanted: Cup plates; wax portraits; 

 wooden medallions; old pipes. H. C. G. 



Wanted: Old broadsides. E. A. 



Offered: I have a large fifteen-inch plat- 

 ter, view of Landing of Lafayette at Castle 

 Garden, rich dark blue, perfect condition 

 and nice clear print ; also a ten-inch flat 

 plate view of Liverpool with ship flying 

 American flag, sea shell border rich dark 

 blue in perfect condition. E. X. L. 



Offered: Copy of the Aitkin Bible (im- 

 perfect) 1781. Will consider $25. A. P. B. 



Offered: A commission as commander 

 in the U. S. N. Signed by Abraham Lin- 

 coln, 1863. Perfect condition. A con- 

 temporary photograph of the officer is 

 included. Price, $25. A. P. B. 



Offered: Carved chessmen which be- 

 longed to a Confederate general. Perfect 

 condition. Also autograph. $10 consid- 

 ered. A. P. B. 



Offered: Old United States large-size 

 copper cents, eagle cents, copper tokens, 

 English tokens, Confederate notes, Co- 

 lonial notes, bonds, etc., and a willow- 

 ware plate. J. L. B. 



Offered: Curly maple secretary, good 

 condition, about 1800. Sheraton side- 

 board, large size. No inlay. High post 

 Field bedstead, with tester. M. E. S. 



Offered: Old desk of First Empire, in 

 good condition. J. W. C. 



Offered : Two round back modern chairs. 

 Both back and sides upholstered. Both 

 chairs without brass ornaments and up- 

 holstered very plain. W. L. 



Offered: I have a number of Babylonian 

 tablets with early cuneiform inscriptions.' 

 I will be pleased to submit descriptions 

 and price. I have also a number of other 

 antiquities, including several Egyptian 

 ones. T. S. 



Wanted: Cards designed and engraved 

 by Bewick, also cards designed and en- 

 graved by Anderson. D. N. S. 



Wanted: Old advertising announcements 

 prior to 1820. P. H. 



Exchange: Fine collection of old and 

 rare California Indian baskets. F. M. G. 



Exchange: To exchange old pewter for 

 other pieces not in my collection or will 

 exchange old blue platter by J. Wedge- 

 wood for old pewter. C. W. G, 



