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Crusoe's Portable and Adjustable Shelving : Crusoe's Portable and Adjustable Shelving, in Sets, for Home and Export Trade. Book Shelves, Toilet Shelves, Tourist's Shelves, Music Shelves, Artizan's Shelves, Bedroom Shelves, Boudoir Shelves, Handy Shelves, &c., &c

Original publisher's pamphlet printed on one leaf of beige paper with an accordion fold. No date, circa 1890s. 3 1/2" x 6" folded. 18 3/4" x 6" unfolded. Twelve unnumbered pages (one leaf folded into six double-sided panels), complete. Seven black and white illustrations, complete. Paper is very clean and intact. Manufacturer's agent is listed as "G. Webster Peck, 110 Chambers Street, New York City." This brief trade catalog or advertisement promotes Crusoe's Portable and Adjustable Shelving in Sets. Illustrations show seven examples of Crusoe's Portable and Adjustable Shelving with accompanying specifications and costs. Four panels have text that give a brief history of the company and extol the features of the shelving units, such as their versatility, portability, quality of design, and affordability. Excerpt from the text: "This manufacturing enterprise was launched in 1878. The domain was an untried one. The article found and developed its own market. Its novelty won attentive interest, and its vital merit pushed it on to a surpassing pitch of success. This invention is now sold and prized from New York to San Francisco; and increasing exportations are regularly made to Cuba, Mexico, South America, England, France, Germany ....". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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