Boston: INFACT (Infant Formula Action Coalition), n.d. Four-panel brochure, 7x8.5 inches, some foxing near center, otherwise very good. Skull and crossbones motif, substituting formula bottles for bones, in upper left corner with slogan "Crunch Nestle Quik / Boycott Nestlé ." The boycott of Nestle lasted from 1977 to 1984, prompted..... More
Cat.No: 332558
Washington DC: Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Office of War Information, 1942-1943. Newsletter. Six newsletters, 4p., each, 8.5x11 inches; some uneven toning, otherwise very good. Newsletters present are November 1942 (vol. 8, no. 20), December 1942, February 1943, March 1943, April 1943, and May 1943. More
Cat.No: 309552
Berkeley: Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, 1945-1971. Five newsletters and one 7x8.5 four panel brochure published by the Berkeley co-op organization; earliest newsletter has some minor toning and a small chip along bottom edge, latest newsletter is evenly toned in folded tabloid style format, and the three newsletters from the sixties..... More
Cat.No: 339972
New York: Consumers National Federation, 1937. Newsletter. 4p. newsletter, 8.5x12 inches, neatly fold-creased, otherwise very good. Includes articles on the Wallace-Stegner Act, the Bituminous Coal Act, the Sugar Act, etc. More
Cat.No: 309525
Washington DC: Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1952. Pamphlet. 29p., very good condition. Discusses the outlook for the American economy in 1953-54. More
Cat.No: 315112
Washington DC: Chamber of Commerce of the United States, 1939. Pamphlet. 47, [1]p., wraps. Very Good. Ink stamp of former owner on front cover. Report on the economics of storing and distributing goods. More
Cat.No: 332085
Indianapolis, IN: G.A Topp & Co., [between 1890 and 1899?]. Pamphlet. [4]p., wraps. 5.5 x 3.25 in. Very Good. Advertisement for Topp’s Framing Tool, for use in roofing, with tips for sales. Also serves as a solicitation for people to sell Topp & Co. products. More
Cat.No: 316187
[Tokyo]: [Okymura], [1956?]. Pamphlet. [26], 29, [5], 31-37, [5]p., illustrations, wraps. 8.25x5.75 in. Very Good. Post-war industrial trade show, here with Japan showing off it's post-War industrial might (optical lenses, textiles, toys, bamboo, porcelain, fishing rods, lighters and wristwatches, etc). Exhibitor's directory accompanied by a product index and preceded by..... More
Cat.No: 328976
[New York]: Maltine Manufacturing Co., [date of publication not identified]. Pamphlet. [12]p., illustrations, wraps. 4.5 x 3.25 in. Portion of the bottom of rear wrapper has torn off. Good. Advertisement in verse tells the story of a sickly young boy who grows up big and strong thanks to the “scientific”..... More
Cat.No: 316505
New York: [publisher not identified], 1961. Handbill. 8.5 x 5.75 inch brochure, covers soiled. The New York painter offers an absurdist rant against consumer society (“As yet, our advertising gentlemen have not come up with a deodorant that will produce a stenchless humanity”). Anton (b. 1905) was a teacher in..... More
Cat.No: 304784
Ivry-sur-Seine, France: Chauffage Pardon, 1928. Pamphlet. 40p., stapled pictorial wraps, 7 x 10.5 inches, profusely illus., very good condition with errata slip laid in. Text in French. Catalog of heaters, stoves, sinks, and related products sold by the company. None in OCLC as of 4/2020. More
Cat.No: 250554
Uxbridge, MA: Media & Consumer Foundation, 1974-1975. Newspaper. Five issues, 16 pages except for the first issue listed below which is 24 pages, tabloid, evenly toned, showing edge and shelf wear, mailing label on a couple of issues, else in good condition, issues present are: Special summer issue for 1974..... More
Cat.No: 284236
Baltimore: Union Label and Service Trades Department, nd. Paperback. 91p., 4x6.5 inch wraps; illustrations opf various union labels, in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 302125
Queens, NY: the Assembly, n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin, very good. More
Cat.No: 226991
New York: Magazine Advertising Bureau, [1945]. Pamphlet. [10]p. + 1 plate (folding) + 1 facsimile letter, staplebound pamphlet. Discoloration to front cover. Very Good. A celebration of magazines that sold bonds during World War II. More
Cat.No: 335288
Washington DC: Chamber of Commerce of the United States, 1937. Pamphlet. 26, [2]p., wraps. Minor signs of handling, corners of covers creased. Very Good. On government regulation of advertising for various goods. More
Cat.No: 332086
Detroit: Parke, Davis and Company, [1950?]. Pamphlet. 19 volumes, illustrations, wraps. 8 x 5.5 in. Slip case has shelf wear and chipping; Good. Pamphlets themselves are in Very Good condition. A stack of promotional brochures for Parke, Davis and Co. pharmaceutical products aimed at nurses. Includes texts on drugs for..... More
Cat.No: 323789
Lowell, MA: C.I. Hood & Co., [between 1880 and 1889?]. Pamphlet. [16]p., illustrations, wraps. 4 x 4.5 in. Very Good. Advertisement for Hood’s sarsaparilla, here marketed as a miracle cure. With two poems: “The Water-Mill” by Sarah Doudney and “Der Vater-Mill” by Charles Follen Adams, the second being written in..... More
Cat.No: 316523
Hartford, CT: Wiremold Company, [1930?]. Paperback. [1], 126, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. 6.5 x 4.75 in. Oakland, CA distributor named on front cover. Stray pencil marks, staining, and rubbing to covers. Good. Profusely illustrated catalog of wiring fittings and coverings. With illustrated examples of how the products can be used to..... More
Cat.No: 316518
Newton, MA: Nonantum Worsted Co., [not before 1887]. Ephemera. [4]p., wraps. 5.5 x 2.75 in. Edges chipped and toned. Very Good. Booklet of aphorisms that also carry pitches for yarns, perfumes, and undergarments. More
Cat.No: 316853
Maynard, MA: United Co-operative Society, 1941. Paperback. 72p., [3p. index], illustrations, plates, wraps. 6x9 inches; stained at head of front wrapper, else in very good condition. Aaltonen, who had been a Western Federation of Miners organizer, was a prime mover of the Sugar Island, Michigan colony of Finnish farmers. More
Cat.No: 284685
Washington: AFL-CIO, [1960]. 11p., wraps, very good. 5.5x8.5 inches. On predatory lending; urges readers to support S.1740. More
Cat.No: 145263
Washington: AFL-CIO, 1963. 23p., stapled wraps, very good. 5.5x8.5 inches. On misleading packaging of household products and how working families can spot the tricks of dishonest industry labeling. More
Cat.No: 145256
Washington: AFL-CIO, 1961. 23p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps lightly worn else very good condition. On corporate shenanigans in the pharmaceutical field. More
Cat.No: 145257
