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Gladiolus–The Most Showy and Brilliant of All Bulbous Plants

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:48:10 +0000

A colorful print by Vredenburg & Company, Rochester, N.Y., that appeared in an advertising leaflet from W. P. Rupert & Son, a nursery that was located in Seneca, N.Y.

See Nineteenth-Century Rochester Fruit and Flower Plates, by Karl Sanford Kabelac, for more information regarding Vredenburg & Company and other printing firms that supplied illustrations to nursery businesses like W. P. Rupert & Son.

James B. Tully, Florist, Binghamton, New York

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:52:10 +0000

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"James B. Tully, florist, Spring Forest Green Houses, Binghamton, N.Y. Green house and bedding plants. Fall and spring flowering bulbs. Ornamental trees and shrubbery."

James B. Tully (1840-1908) "was a florist and sexton of Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton, N.Y.," according to his Find A Grave entry.

The following advertisement appeared in Horticulture, May 4, 1907, p. 609, the year before Tully's death: "For Sale. Desirable greenhouse plant, directly opposite Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. Large and increasing demand for funeral designs and bedding stuff; care of cemetery plots big item in receipts. A dwelling house, 10,000 feet of glass, land comprising twenty city lots. Paying business and open chance for increase. Sold on account of advance in years. Apply to James B. Tully, 47 Spring Forest Ave., Binghamton, N.Y."

An American Florist Company's Directory for 1908 listed a different address for Tully's business, although I'm not certain whether it's actually a different location: "Spring Forest Greenhouses (James B. Tully), 48 Mygatt St., Binghamton."

It's not clear when or if Tully sold his business, but the following note appeared five years later (and four years after Tully's death) in Horticulture, March 23, 1912, p. 412: "Binghamton, N.Y.--The Spring Forest Greenhouses, Spring Forest avenue, are now owned by the Binghamton Seed Co. The seed store has been moved to 135 Court street from 161 Water street."

Edison Mazda Lamps Poster Stamp

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:38:04 +0000

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"Edison Mazda Lamps, 6-60 watt, price $1.50. Phone your order today."

A poster stamp for Edison Mazda light bulbs.

Does the Camera Lie?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:50:24 +0000

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An Erie Railroad car appears on the front of this exaggeration postcard, and the description on the back of the card (see below) mentions the railroad company twice. It seems likely that the Erie Railroad sponsored the card, but there's no indication of a publisher's name on the other side.

Addressed to: Traffic Dept., Kalamazoo Tank and Silo Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Postmarked: Detroit, Mich., Aug. 2, 1913.

Printed on the back:

Incandescent Lamps. The present yearly production of incandescent lamps in this country amounts to about 114,000,000--ranging from ¼ to 500 candle power.

The largest factory is located in Harrison, N.J. (on the Erie Railroad); other important important points of manufacture are: New York City, Chicago, Cleveland, Youngstown, O., and Warren, O. (all of which are located on the Erie Railroad).

A carload shipment of incandescent lamps contains 40,000 lamps of ordinary size--more than three times the number required to equip a modern skyscraper office building accommodating 7500 people.