Author: Various
Title: A Small Collection of Maritime-Related Business Cards
Description: San Francisco, New York, Marshfield, OR, Various, 1900. First Edition. Seven business cards, n. d. but approximately 1900 to 1920; various sizes, largest measuring 2 3/4 x 4 3/4; all printed in black, in various fonts; two of them with glue spots and age-toning, the rest with minor wear and occasional spots to margins; overall in very good condition. An interesting collection of business cards, most representing companies in San Francisco, but also New York and Marshfield, OR, they covered various branches of the maritime industry of the early 20th century, including a ship and machine blacksmith (E. Geib), a steam vessel broker (Louis Spitzer), a sea anchor business (Captain Frederick Rouse, who would survive the sinking of his ship by a U-boat in 1918), a sail maker (John L. Prior Co.), steam and sailing vessels builder (Kruse & Banks), and so on. Very good .

Keywords: Maritime, Business Cards


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