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Gothic and Sans Serif Type, Specimen List No. 15, Landis Art Press, Lancaster, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 04:59:06 +0000

This is an undated specimen list advertising some of the typefaces that David Bachman Landis (1862-1940) used at his letterpress print shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Landis originally named his shop Pluck Art Printery, but this specimen list dates to sometime after 1914, when he changed the name to Landis Art Press.

Specimen List No. 15
Gothic and Sans Serif Type
Landis Art Press

Blair Gothic
4 sizes 6 pt. - One two three four
3 sizes 12 pt. - Five six and seven

Steel Plate Gothic
3 sizes 6 pt. - Two three four
3 sizes 12 pt. - Five six and seven

Inland Gothic
9 pt. - CAPS and Lower Case to 48 pt.

Sans Serif Bold
24 pt. : with Lower Case
18 pt. CAPS : with Lower Case
14 pt. CAPS : with Lower Case
12 pt. CAPITALS : with Lower Case

Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Front Washout Closets

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:59:12 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

Over 19 million people visited the St. Louis World's Fair (officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition), which was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. For one of the attractions at the fair, the Chicago House Wrecking Company bought the world's first Ferris Wheel, originally constructed in 1893 for the Chicago World's Fair, disassembled the wheel in Chicago, and then rebuilt it in St. Louis.

After the St. Louis fair closed on December 1, 1904, the Chicago House Wrecking Company purchased many of the fair's buildings, which the company then dismantled and resold in parts and pieces (the Ferris Wheel, however, met a different fate--it was dynamited and scrapped in 1906).

As this small advertisement demonstrates, all sorts of fixtures were available for sale. If you needed a toilet (or, I suppose, if you just wanted a unique souvenir from the fair), you could buy a "high-grade front washout closet" like the one above for $9.00. Or for a better bargain at only $8.00, you could turn the ad over and select a "hopper closet" (see image below) that was safe even in unheated bathrooms.

Bargain Water Closets from World's Fair

No. W.F. 100. 2,000 of these high grade Front Washout Closets. They are in first class condition. Outfit consists of porcelain front washout closet bowl, with a top supply closet tank all complete with best flushing devices; strong seat to fasten to wall. N.P. flush pipe and elbow coupling, floor screws, chain and pull, brackets, etc. Special price while they last, $9.00.

Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th and Iron Sts., Chicago. (Over).

Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Hopper Closets

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:59:10 +0000

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For information regarding the Chicago House Wrecking Company and the world's fair toilets that the company sold, see Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Front Washout Closets.

Bargain Water Closets from the World's Fair

No. W.F. 108. 500 of these Hopper Closets. Just the thing for bathrooms that are not heated--as they won't burst. Outfit consists of porcelain hopper bowl, top supply tank complete with best flushing devices, strong seat to fasten to the wall. N.P. flush pipe and elbow coupling, floor screws, chain and pull, brackets, etc. Special price while they last, $8.00.

Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th and Iron Sts., Chicago. (Over).

The New Mystery Atomic-Jet Flying Saucer

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:14:11 +0000

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Kids, It's Here! The New Mystery Atomic-Jet Flying Saucer.

Watch it sail way up in the air--you can make it fly higher than a tall building. It will do five airplane stunts, too. Get several of them--and have flying saucer contests! Even dads go crazy over it. Be the first in your neighborhood and amaze your friends. Atomic-Jet Flying Saucers and extra flying wheels on sale at ________.

Happy Easter from Chick-Chick Easter Egg Dyes

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:58:03 +0000

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"Happy Easter. Cut along the blue outline, stick toothpick through both blue dots, pinning them together, and see the baby chick hatched. Chick-Chick Easter Dyes, the Children's Delight."

This small insert came with packets of Chick-Chick Easter Dyes and allowed children to assemble a simple paper toy.

Save the Day with Snap Shots--Next Year Might Be Too Late

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:54:48 +0000

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"Save the day with snap shots. Thanksgiving, the day of the year which brings most families together, is a splendid opportunity to take snap-shots of the entire family, both singly and as a group. Next year may be too late. Have your camera and a few extra film ready. Master Photo Finishers of America."

After I posted this previously on that other site, it was mentioned on PetaPixel and featured by Xeni Jardin on Boing Boing: "Get a load of this print ad from the Master Photo Finishers of America, 1926. . . . Scanned . . . by Alan Mays, whose photo stream is full of wonderful vintage weirdness."

The Ventrilo-phone

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:03:01 +0000

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The Ventrilo-phone

Place the instrument in the roof of the mouth, with the scallop side in back, hold it lightly with tongue, and hiss.

Keep at it, and it will soon be easy to operate.

Do not get discouraged and you will soon be able to imitate all kinds of birds and animal.

This is a great help to the ventriloquist when he wishes to give imitations. Three extra Ventrilo-phones by mail for 10 cts.