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Calendars
This little advertising
calendar (3.875 x 2.375) from 1880 from Altemus & Co. points
out the company's ability to manufacture whatever type of book the
client wanted. At this time Altemus had not been routinely publishing
reading books on its own imprint. Bibles, photographic albums and
scrapbooks were the mainstay of their own imprint's publishing business
but Altemus was very busy publishing for the needs of others.
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Check
Here is an early check made out
by an employee of Altemus & Co. Of
interest is a reference seen which referred to J. S. Young and Altemus
regarding an 1865 donation to Union causes.
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Check
This 1884 item printed by
Altemus appears to be a promissory note. This
"check" is different from previous ones seen as noted by the picture
not present on others.
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Check
Here is yet another check
printed by Altemus & Co. at the turn of
the century. This one is of interest because the company the check was
issued for was in New Jersey as opposed to Pennsylvania.
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Check
Here
is another check published by Altemus & Company for a
Philadelphia
bank. This was printed at the turn of the century. Although the books
had the Henry Altemus imprint, the paper items had the Altemus
& Company imprint.
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Check
This check was printed by
Altemus & Co. as noted by the imprint on
the bottom left. Most of the printing work done by Altemus was for
Philadelphia companies.
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Envelopes
As has been noted, Altemus
& Co. continued to produce blank books, ledgers, etc. while
they published books (as late as the 1930's). Here are two envelopes
with the Fourth Street address. These envelopes are both postmarked in
1932.
Finding these blank books and ledgers is difficult because they are
frequently not identified as being the product of the Altemus house.
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Envelope
Here is a pre-1900 Altemus
envelope. The Henkel & Co. Printers and Publishers was founded
in 1806. It still operates today.
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Invoice
Even as Altemus became more
involved in book publishing, it still sold non-book items. Here is
receipt from 1891 in which pens were being sold.
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Invoice
Another receipt for items that
were purchased by the Curwensville Bank in 1891. Here is evidence that
Altemus produced many non-printed book paper goods. The receipt noted
ledgers, collection books, etc.
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Postcard- 1892
This is the only postcard I
have seen with the Altemus and Co. imprint. It is dated November 17,
1892 and relates to a bill. This is a very unusual and scarce item.
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Salesman Samples
This piece includes the
attached covers of three of the six books of the Format 1 Wee Books for
Wee Folks Series (#185). No other information about this item exists.
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Stationery/ Altemus Letter
1891
Although I have seen envelopes
with the stamped Altemus return address, I have previously not seen
stationery with the Altemus letterhead. Here is an example from 1891.
Interestingly the subject of this letter relates to a potential order
from a firm in Curwensville. Just above there are two invoices/receipts
from the Curwensville Bank. These invoices were written one month after
the letter. Perhaps they are related.
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Stationery/ Altemus Letter
1890's
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Stock Certificate
Here is a stock certificate
printed by Altemus & Co. in 1897.
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Stock Certificate
This stock certificate
from the Packer Coal Company was printed by Altemus & Company.
The signer, Israel Morris, bought 38 shares in 1885. Of note is that
the Packer Coal Company which was located in South Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania was founded by Asa Packer, the founder of Lehigh
University. (My daughter's school). Of further interest is that the
signer Israel Morris was a well known and well connected Philadelphia
businessman.
As noted before, Altemus & Company did various types of
printing in the 1800's. Stock certificates are only one example. This
is the second different company's certificate printed by Altemus that I
have located. I suspect that there are more. (The Altemus & Co.
imprint is on the lower left of the certificate.)
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