Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Mid-20th Century

An Assortment of Mid-20th Century Ohio Ephemera Including Business Records, Calendars, and Religious Booklets - This lot comprises a diverse collection of mid-20th-century American ephemera with a strong regional focus on Southeastern and Central Ohio. Featured items include a 1957 pictorial wall calendar for Leonard W. Simpson Radio and Television Service of Millfield, Ohio, with Philco branding and color landscape photography. Business and financial records consist of a detailed April 6, 1939, letter and payment ledger from the Marion Auto Finance Company of Marion, Ohio, addressed to Silas Elmo Scott of Richwood, Ohio. Automotive history is represented by service invoices from Donaldson Motor in Albany, Ohio, and F.R. Beasley Ford Sales and Service in Athens, Ohio. Religious and educational materials include a Classics Illustrated Special Edition of The Story of Jesus, an illustrated edition of The Sermon on the Mount by Everett Shinn, and an Ohio State University Agricultural Extension Service bulletin titled Using Electricity on Ohio Farms. Personal artifacts include a University Loose Leaf Note Book containing handwritten organization minutes from 1935, a green cloth-bound autograph book, and a Smith-Corona typewriter owner folder. The lot also contains a fragmented Victor Talking Machine Company record sleeve for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Record No. 35377-A) and various newspaper clippings, including a 1954 sensationalized headline from a Columbus, Ohio, publication. Visible yardstick: 36 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281