Instruction Book 8 and 10 H. P. Engines for Industrial Purposes - 4 Cylinder by Ford Cars - 1960

Chicago: Frank K. Root & Co, 1915. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 6pp, folio. Words and music, in part: "Hiram Lord from Wellsboro, He bought a Ford a week ago, And he paid for it in reg'lar dough, Then took a trip to town...." The cover features a large portrait of Jack Frost, no car present. 13.5" x 10.25

c. 1870-1920. Hardcover. Very Good+. This collection includes (1) a family photo album depicting Selden circa 1885; (2) a carte-de-visite of Selden circa 1871; (3) three handsome mounted albumen photographs circa 1910, presumably depicting Selden cars; (4) a later photograph of a Selden motor truck; (5) a photostat copy of a legal illustration, "Comparative Scale Drawings of Selden Vehicle"; and (6) a 1920 company pamphlet titled "Yesterday Today Tomorrow." The photo album (1), contains 18 cartes-de-visite, showing men, women, and children, identified by name (in a contemporary hand, in ink); family names include Woodruff, Tomlinson, Sayre, Drake, Rogers and -- of course -- Seldon. The single carte-de-visite of Seldon (2), was taken by O. F. Weaver of Chicago; a handwritten notation on the verso indicates that it was taken in 1871 as the fire of October 8, 1870, "closed his business venture barrel hoop machinery." The mounted albumen photos (3) range in size from… Read More