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"Cold calls, hot prospects and other salesman stories." Image in booklet of Acme salesman. Color cover. Black-and-white pages and text. Good condition.

Image of Father Christmas stuck in chimney--Acme alarm ringing. Card has been cut out of original. Color. Good condition.

Thin card board. Red, Black, and White text and image in style of a cassette tape. Inside: "I love to hear the sound of your voice!" Good condition.

Image of witch in Acme Food grocery store with basket of pumpkins. Color. Text written in pen inside card. Yellowing at edges. Good condition.

"Practical Birthday card. How do you compare with other men?" Novelty card. Inside reads: "The Acme Patent Dick Gauge! Instructions: Insert willy to find appropriate sized hole" No writing. Good condition.

White land blue logo, unused. Blue backing attached. Good condition.

Red, white and blue images and text. Fares, company address and contact information. Images of aeroplanes follow the edges. Good condition.

Black-and-white image. Man in canoe. Company location and information on reverse. Good condition.

"View showing part of the Acme Restaurant." Black-and-white. Patrons shown in restaurant. Good condition. Reverse: Restaurant location and information. "White help employed in all departments."

"The Acme Washer Has No Equal." Black-and-white text and image. Yellowing. Small hole. Good condition. Reverse: "No boiling! No rubbing! Sold on its merits! It saves time and soap! Washes finest fabrics without injury! Saves double its cost in non-wear and tear of clothes!" Included price and agents name.

Pink and white card "Acme Cabinet Company." Address included. "Bookcases." Ornate lettering and decoration. Some marking. Yellowing. Good condition.

Black-and-white photograph of male and female graduates from Acme Business College. Addressed, stamped and franked. Good condition. Reverse: "This group of Acme Graduates will earn more than $25,000.00 this year. They are happy because they are financially independent. You can be as well when you complete one of our courses. Why not get a free catalog?"

"Aerial view of Acme Court on US 67 70--2 1/2 miles SW of Little Rock Ark." Color. Image of court units and insert of room. Unused. Writing in ink. Pencil: $4.00. Good condition. Reverse: information on rates and location. "$3.00 for 2 people, 5.00 and 6.00 for 4 people."

Image of tram and horse and buggy. Color. Unused. Creased and shows signs of wear. Circa 1900s. Fair condition.

Black-and-white image of horses pulling decorated wagon. Unused. Circa 1900s. Good condition. Reverse: Harris Photo Card Company. Pittston Penn. and N.Y. City.

Image of hotel room. Color. Unused. In pencil: "#44 $1.50." Good condition. Reverse: "Hot and cold water and telephone in every room. Free shower. Rooms $1.50 and up. Every room alike. Finest Hotel in Billings."

"Pack your grip and come to Acme. You'll never regret it." Color. Addressed, stamped and franked. Writing in ink. Minor marking. Good condition.

Color sign "Acme For Amplification." Reverse has instruction on how to affix to window. Company information and product number. Some stains. Yellowing. Good condition.

Black-and-white image and text. Poem. Reverse: pencil text. Addressed to Acme Fireless Cooker Company requesting free manual and cookbook. Yellowing, stained. Water damage. Good condition.

Black-and-white image of factory, address. Unused. Yellowing. Good condition.

"The Hospital, Acme Machine Company, and Public Library from the Winnipesauke River, Franklin, N. H." Black-and-white image. Dated and franked. Message in ink. Yellowing. Good condition.

Color image of factory and location. Addressed and franked. Date illegible. Written in pencil. Good condition.

"US Post Office, Acme Washington 98220, 1887-1987, Acme Hymnal, JoAnn Derus PM-1987, Named for the Acme Hymnal." Stamped, franked. Unaddressed. Mint condition.

Postcard affirming order for screws. Dated and signed. Product image. Typed and hand written. Good condition.

"These floor layers have had over 90 years total work, same shop, same location, many same customers." Sepia photograph. Used. Addressed and franked. Good condition.

"Does your home express the charm of cleanliness?" Color. Image of lounge and fireplace. Unused. Good condition. Reverse: company and product information.

Image of company van. Color. Reverse blank. Unused. Good condition.

Color image of service station. Reverse: addressed and franked. Good condition.

Acme Motor Court location and contact information. Color. Used. Good condition.

Acme Courts and Apartments location and contact information. Color. Unused. Good condition.

"Safe Rooting Assured With Oil-Dri Absorbents." Color. Some marking and scratches. Good condition.

"When its bearings Four out of Five think TIMKIN first." Color. Unused. Good condition.

Text is partially masked by ink stains. Image of 2 Scottish terriers. December calendar. Used. Creased and damaged. Fragile condition.

"Rolling Along. If our popularity is any indication, folks do sure appreciate sweet service." Image of young woman leaning on bike. "Beauty on Wheels." Name Genevieve rubbed out on lower bottom. Color. Unused. Good condition.

"Easy to Take. Combined quality and economy that are easy on the pocket book-prompt service that is easy on the nerves Acme Silk Typewriter Ribbons." Image of young woman on corner of couch. "A Corner on Beauty." Color. Unused. Good condition.

"If your resting a fence is a good place. But in business being on the fence is no fun Acme Clean Writing Cotton Ribbons." Image of young woman on fence. "Howdy Friend!" Color. Unused. Good condition.

"There's no trick to taking it easy. Do as many others are doing. Turn your Carbon Paper and Typewrite Ribbon problems over to us." Image of young woman on towel in summer clothing. "Southern Exposure." Color. Unused. Good condition.

"Curl controlled carbons (an exclusive Acme feature)." Illustrates "America's Loveliest Models. Ida Vollmar." Color. Used. Good condition.

"Acme Service includes 24 hour deliveries, guaranteed winding and matches, free fire and theft insurance." July calendar. Color. Illustration to left of bees. Unused. Good condition.

"Acme Service includes 24 hour deliveries, guaranteed winding and matches, free fire and theft insurance." January calendar. Color. Illustration to left of horse. Unused. Good condition.

"Acme Service includes 24 hour deliveries, guaranteed winding and matches, free fire and theft insurance." August calendar. Color. Illustration to left of clothed rabbits. Unused. Good condition.

"Acme Service includes 24 hour deliveries, guaranteed winding and matches, free fire and theft insurance." April calendar. Color. Illustration to left of clothed bear. Unused. Good condition.

"Better Milling is Our Business--Greater Profits is Our Aim." Top half: image of young woman in nurses uniform: "they said I was to cute for wards." Color. Ink marks. Used. Good condition.

"Better Milling is Our Business--Greater Profits is Our Aim." Top half: image of young woman in graduation robes: "I am in a class by myself." Color. One bad crease has damaged item. Unused. Fragile condition.

"Only plant in the country equipped to handle all classes of work." Red and black text. Good condition.

"Believe It or Not!""Yewell, be glad you bought a UNIFLOW." Color. Used. Small tear along top. Good condition.

"In Mexico Manana Means Tomorrow. In America Today Means Right Now!" Black and red text and images. Used. Good condition.

"Drawing Materials. The "Blue Prince" draws your attention to the fact that after many years of careful specialization in the handling of drawing materials." Color image and text. Used. Good condition.

"This day you no doubt need some printing, good printing, the kind we do." July calendar top left--no year. White (faded) print against black background. Unused. Good condition.

"We Rent Chairs, Card, and Banquet Tables." Black-and-white image. Black and Green text. Unused. Good condition.

"Now Available!!! Copper Wire, Sheet Metal Screws" Stained, small tears, and pencil marks. Used-- ink on reverse. Water damage. Fair condition.

"Order now--No Priority." Black-and-white images and text. Stained, small tears, and rust marks. Used-- ink on reverse. Water damage. Fair condition.

Front: Sepia picture of woman identified as L. Grub. Reverse: Advertising for Acme Folding Bed. Card stained and signs of glue on reverse. Good condition.

"Army. Navy. How to Identify Them. Enlisted Men's Signia of Grade." Color images and text. Some yellowing. Good condition.

"Revolves around with the wind. No back draft. Helps make better chimney drafts." Image of product. Black-and-white text and image. Good condition.

Image of two monkeys in Christmas scene. Left side displays company information and calendar. Good condition.

Hardcover book. History of Acme Brick Company. By Edwin E. Lehr. 288 pages. With dust jacket. Published for Acme Brick centennial 1998. Published by vanity press.

Paper booklet. "Acme Girlie Fun--Jokes--Cartoons--Lusty Action Poses!!" Published by Health Knowledge Inc. Chips on front and back cover. Dry, Brittle paper.

Paper booklet. "Acme French Fun--Pin-Ups! Cartoons Laffs--Get Your Giggles the French Way!!" Published by Health Knowledge Inc. Chip on front cover. Dry, brittle paper.

Hard cover book. Blue fabric cover with gold lettering. 74 pages.

Acme Supplement, an addenda to the Acme Commodity and Phrase Code; covers a modern list of banks, vessels, cities, etc. See 100-14-34. Donation from UBC Rare Books and Special Collections, March 2005.

Acme code book compiled by A. C. Meisenbach; copyright by Acme Code Company; 15th printing in 1946. Handwritten codes in ink on pages 853 a-d. Inserted in book are three sheet of onion skinned paper with typewritten codes. Donation from UBC Rare Books and Special Collections, March 2005. Letter of donation attached.

War-time booklet entitled "For defense: Employees voluntary purchase plan for United States savings bonds" from Acme Steel Company. Booklet outlines how purchase plan works. Cover features pictures of B-16s and warships. Comes with folded insert from Local 1053 "Victory our goal" which invites workers cooperation for the purchase of US Savings bonds.

Publication of the American Iron and Steel Institute to show "the principle and practice of collective cooperation." Illustrated, 51 pp. Red and orange cover. Some smudges on back cover.

"Vacation Plan for Hourly Paid Employees" booklet for workers at the Acme Steel Company. (Riverdale Works, Chicago). Orange cover, 8 pp. Good condition.

"Employees' Representation Plan" booklet from the employees of the Acme Steel Company (Riverdale Works, Chicago). Gray cover, 12 pp. Some handwriting on the back cover. Property of Walter Wilkins.

Three editions of the "Agreement between the Acme Steel Company. (Riverdale Plant) and the United Steel Workers Local Union No. 1053 (also known as Steel Workers Organizing Committee in 1941)." Booklets are the Agreements in 1941, 1943 and 1952. All owned by W. W. Wilkins. 1941 booklet has two inserts: postcard to Wilkins to attend union meeting and a paper slip with handwritten bonus calculations. All booklets in good condition.

Three copies of the Acme Steel Company (Riverdale Works, Chicago) Goodfellowship Club's By-Laws booklet. The Club is the workers association meant to provide funds for sick or disabled workers. Each booklet, 8 pp. All copies signed by worker Walter Wilkins.

Acme Steel Company. (Riverdale Works, Chicago) booklet on general plant safety rules. Green cover, with Walter W Wilkens handwritten on pencil on front. 16 pp. Good condition.

Acme Steel Company. (Riverdale Works, Chicago) "Safety first" booklet. Brown cover, 11 pp. Good condition.

Two copies of "Know our company and your job" from Acme Steel Company, Riverdale Works, Chicago. One comes with a folded mimeographed form letter to each employee, dated July 18, 1938. One of the copies has "Walter Wilkens" handwritten and stamped on the cover.

The Acme Blue Print Company. Catalog is illustrated, comes with glossy paper, and blue paper cover with the Acme logo on front and back. Book comes with booklet "Price List No. 4, May 1, 1928" and a folded pink insert "Discount Sheet for Price List No. 4." The logo and "Acme Blue" found on the spine. Except for small tears on the cover, book is in good condition.

One paperback copy of Acme's Authentic Coin Price Book of the United States and Canadian Coins. Copyright is with Chester L. Krause (source: Foreword). Price printed on cover is $1.00.

Item is 12 pages of the same portion of an Acme Ruler that has been magnified more each progressive page. Front page is signed in pencil "Bill Jones." Paper is stained, dirty and yellowing.

Specimen book of offset inks to lithographers published by the Acme Printing Ink Company, manufacturers of printing and lithographic inks. Book contains illustrations and sample certificates of the different offset inks. Example shown in image. Some handwriting but otherwise, in good condition.

One booklet, 12 pages, illustrated, with red cover; illustration of the Acme pulverizing harrow on the back cover. "Published for gratuitous distribution by Nash and Brother, Millington, Morris Company, New Jersey." Slight tear on cover. Pencil mark on cover. Advertisements for Acme farm implements on pp. 7-12. Booklet is printed by W. H. Bartholomew and Bro, Printers, 22 College Place, N.Y. Book is fragile, pages are loose.

One datebook, unused. Foreword mentions the company's 50 years in the electrical industry; includes pages on various company products. Dark brown cover is from genuine pig skin and carries logo of Acme Wire.

One little math notebook from Acme Quilted Products "represented by Mr. G. S. Townsend, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Ill." Inside page shows photograph of the company building; title page indicates office and factory of Acme Quilting Company, Inc. is in Brooklyn, N.Y. Cover is made from gray colored leather. Unused.

One datebook with some handwritten entries. Includes pages of assorted information like Census of 1940, airway map of the US, etc. Interesting foreword on conversion to war production. Light brown cover is from genuine pig skin and carries logo of Acme Wire.

Title page reads: "With sincere good wishes from the Acme Shear Company, largest manufacturers in the world of shears and scissors Main office and factory Bridgeport, Connecticut, famous since 1874." Brown cover shows logo of Acme Shear Company. Datebook includes maps and other information like weights and measures, domestic postage, etc. Ink stains on some of the pages; otherwise, datebook is unused.

One address book with the added features of home bar hints, gin,wine, rum,whiskey and brandy recipes, and desserts! Text on cover includes "Acme Electric Service, Electric Contractors Licensed--Bonded Insured." Also on cover is "AT 4828 IM. 3862." Cover is torn and falling apart.

"Fancy newspaper comic booklet of the finest quality" with "giant-size picture stories;" this second series (vol. 2, no. 2) features Quimby the mouse. Published by Fantagraphics Books, Seattle and assembled by the Acme Novelty Company, Chicago.

One music book published by the Brown-Hislop Music Pub. Company in Philadelphia, copyright 1898 by S. H. Brown. Lavishly decorated cover carries the portrait of "The Gallery God" and text includes: "To my friend Ben Bornstein, This composition is inscribed. Price 50 cts."

Bulletin devoted to the interests of users of X-ray and physical therapy modalities; published by the Acme International X-Ray Company. This is no. 1 (Dec 1928).

One music book by Lynn Summers, "author of Acme Orchestra." Published by American Music Company, Detroit, Michigan. Tears along the spine, loose page, yellowing with age.

Cover design of book features a machine labelled "Acme income activator device. Danger High Explosive." Design appears again on p. 99 of book.

One picture book of trucks, which include the Acme Oil truck. Published by Wonder Books in New York.

One glossy magazine, vol. 10, no. 4 (1979). "For adults only" sticker on front cover.

Fifty-year history of Acme, Alberta by Ralph McCall. Handwritten greetings to Rick Pollay: "Happy birthday to Rick, the zenith of Acme memorabilia! B and B June 28, '87." Stapled binding as evidence of a self-published book. Cover shows a geographical sketch of Acme, Alta. Portrait of author on first page.

Book of quartettes for male voices; copyrighted and published by S. Brainard's Sons, Company in Chicago. Faded gold lettering on red cover. Yellowing pages and crack on the inside cover. Copyright in Arabic numerals. Handwritten on inside cover: "Jos. E. Wright Milwaukee Wis." and "Capt Geo. R. Wright."

Book of quartettes for male voices; copyrighted and published by S. Brainard's Sons, Company in Chicago. Gold lettering on black cover. Yellowing pages and crack on the inside cover. Copyright in Roman numerals. Handwritten on inside cover: "H. C. Eller."

"A practical compendium of useful information, and book of reference for everybody. Comprising Astronomy, Geology, Mineralogy," Published by Globe Bible Publishing Company in Philadelphia. Copyright by S. B and M. S. Lantz. Gold lettering on spine and cover. Spine is broken; cover has been torn apart from the outside spine; lots of tears; some loose pages; cover has faded but design on book is still visible.

"The title essay imagines the opening statement of an attorney for cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes." Published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux in New York. First edition. Price written in pencil on title page is $7.00.

"Published by Acme Code Company in San Francisco, USA with distributors in New York. Copyright in the US, Japan and other countries. Registered in Great Britain, Entered at British Museum." Second printing in Sept 1924. Cable address is "AcmeCODECO.""Code consists of 100,000 five-letter code ciphers" in the transmission of messages. Book has leather spine and corners. Book copy is no. 4715. In excellent condition.

Book with dark red cover; spine label reads: "Acme Biography." Published by The John A. Gray Press and Steam Type-Setting Office, 18 Jacob Street, New York. Except for the slightly cracked spine, book is in good condition.

Blank note pad. Acme Fast Freight title and logo.

Pre-printed envelope with handrwitten name and address. Blue lettering. "Acme Chimneys--The World's Best." Postmarked 1906. Contains flyer promoting product. See similar item 100-13-20.

Typed letter from "Marion Ice Manufacturers"to the "Acme Burlap Bag Company." Dated March 26, 1914. See related item 100-13-167.

Typed letter from the "Acme Burlap Bag Co"to "Marion Ice Manufacturers." Letter is a solicitation for business. Dated March 6, 1914. See related item 100-13-168.

Paper receipt for payment received by the "Acme Glass Company. Manufacturers of Bottles Flint and Amber." Dated July 12, 1914. Good condition.