This has faded considerably since I first posted it over 8 years ago on this blog © Frank H. Jump
Previously posted:
Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms
Borden’s Revisited – Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
The Cartography of Johannes Vinckeboons (Vingboons) – Manatus Eylant – Nieuw Amsterdam
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One of the earliest maps of NY Harbor:
TITLE: Manatvs Gelegen op de Noot [sic] Riuier [sic]
(Manhattan Lying on the North River) but with the typo, Manhattan Lying on the Nut (River- misspelled)
YEAR: 1639
LANGUAGE: Dutch
CREATOR: Johannes Vinckeboons
Governors Island was called Nut Island (Noot Eÿlant)
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
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Schoppenhorst Brothers Undertakers – Louisville, KY
© Frank H. Jump
In 1892 three brothers owned and operated Schoppenhorst Bros. Laundry and Linen Service in Louisville’s West End. One of the brothers, Edward Schoppenhorst, was the youngest son of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Schoppenhorst, a German immigrant from Ladbergen, Westfalen. Edward was interested in the “undertaking” business and branched out to establish his own funeral home, which became Schoppenhorst Bros. Funeral Home. The other brothers remained in the laundry business.
Schoppenhorst Bros. Funeral Home located their business in the beautiful, historic 1865 residence built by Captain Kawein, an Ohio River boat captain. The home, at 1832 West Market Street, remains today and features the original glass front door made in France and shipped to Louisville in the 1860s. The eleven foot vintage door showcases a piece of glass from every country in Europe which has been crafted into a distinctive design. – Schoppenhorst Website
Ayer’s Pills for the Liver – Overalls – Coats – St. Louis, MO
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Here is a simply outstanding piece of advertising memorabilia in the form of an Ayer’s oval pillbox containing three original petrified cathartic pills. This box is made of a very thin (balsa?) wood with a paper label covering the box. The trademark date is July 1883, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co. Lowell Ma. – Ruby Lane
Boston Evening Transcript – May 20, 1890 – Google Books
Antique Victorian Advertising Trade Card Brand: J.C. Ayer’s Pills Vegetable Cure Cold Remedy – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE – Ebay
Back of Trade Card – Ebay
