[Vexillology] [Advertising] Flag Themed Wraparound Promotional Dust Jacket from Lacombe, Alberta
by Kerr Hardware & Canadian Laco Lamps
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lacombe, AB: Kerr Hardware & Canadian Laco Lamps. Dust Jacket. Very Good. We date this unusual, ephemeral survivor to c. 1930, based on the 3-digit phone number given for "Kerr's Hardware" in Lacombe, and an announcement printed in the Oyen News (a central Alberta newspaper) on May 16th, 1928, stating that Kerr & May Hardware shall henceforth be known as Kerr Hardware. A flag themed, promotional dust jacket, unfolded measuring 11 x 17.25 inches wide, and printed for Canadian Laco Lamps, Limited and Kerr's Hardware in Lacombe, Alberta. The jacket explains "Why We Fly the Flag" on the front and rear flaps, with the front and back panels describing who should fly each flag and how to fly each flag, along with the various flags shown. Jacket w. some toning, fold line wear and tears at spine ends, p.o. name in pencil in ownership box near foot of front panel. This colorful jacket provides an interesting look at mid-20th century business promotion through it's dovetailing of nationalism and polychrome offset lithography.
Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4539
- Title
- [Vexillology] [Advertising] Flag Themed Wraparound Promotional Dust Jacket from Lacombe, Alberta
- Author
- Kerr Hardware & Canadian Laco Lamps
- Format/Binding
- Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kerr Hardware & Canadian Laco Lamps
- Place of Publication
- Lacombe, AB
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...