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The Salesman—He Nags You Until You Must Buy

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:04:17 +0000

This vinegar valentine is a postcard that was addressed to H. W. Booser, 13th Street, Harrisburg, Pa. The card was postmarked first in Lewisberry, Pa., and then a second time in Harrisburg, Pa., on Feb. 14, 1908. Although the postcard was sent anonymously with no message or signature, it's possible that the recipient recognized the sender by the postmark or through the handwriting of the address.

As it turns out, Harry W. Booser lived at 121 N. 13th Street in Harrisburg, and he worked as a salesman, so the vinegary humor of the card was apparently directed at him.

The Salesman

His motto is still do or die
And he nags you until you must buy.
His line is complete
And his nerve hard to beat
But sometimes he goes on the fly.

Signs, etc., in illustration:

Office.
This is our busy day.
Samples.
This way out.
85% discount to jobbers.
Expense account.

If He Gets No Puncture—Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company, Elizabethtown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:23:05 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

A humorous "advance card" for the A. S. Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Salesmen from the company sent postcards like this in advance of their trips to let store owners know when they planned to visit.

The salesman depicted here is wearing his motoring clothes—goggles, cap, and coat—as he steers his shoe-shaped automobile through the dusty streets. His "A. S. K. Shoe Co." case of sample shoes is safely stowed on the running board.

The Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company is no longer in business. Its former factory buildings in Middletown (below) and Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, now contain apartments.

For other salesmen postcards, see my album of Advance Cards.

If He Gets No Puncture

Our Mr. ________ will be at your store on or about ________.

The Kreider Shoe Mfg, Co., Elizabethtown, Pa.

Boys', youths', and little gents' McKay sewed and Goodyear welts.

A. S. K. Shoe Co.

I'm Coming Some on Motorized Roller Skates

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:49:25 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

An amusing "advance card" that a traveling salesman could send to let customers know when to expect his visit.

For other early twentieth-century advance cards, see I'll Be There Soon to Tell You How to Jinger Up Your Trade, Zing! Coming Round Your Way, and I Am Pushing on the Lines.

Planters Nut and Chocolate Company

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:43:49 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Shepard Stern, representing Planters Nut and Chocolate Company, Suffolk, Va., Atlanta, Ga., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Planters Peanuts, 5¢."

"Reminder! Order Planters Peanuts. Thank you."