2 Letterheads, Auburn New York, Bowen Manufacturing Co., bicycle related
$ 5.28
Description
Smalley Bicycle Company/Plymouth Cycle Company/ Marble cycle Company/ Bass and McDonald was in Plymouth, Indiana.The papers from this collection are from a bicycle company that went into receivership in the mid 1890s. The papers might reference bicycles, parts, past due bills, invoices, statements of account, or offer products. Letterheads typically may have punched holes, pin holes, stamped ink. pencil marks, folds, or stains. View photos for condition. Combined shipping available. Description This correspondences is in regards to a Smalley bicycle problem. Business letters on letterheads from various companies across the country were sent to a bicycle company in Plymouth, Indiana in the late 1890s. The company rapidly evolved through name changes while dealing with a rise and fall in the demand for bicycles, worker unrest and a strike, company layoffs, and a national recession. The company was known as Elektron Cycle Company, Bass and McDonald, Plymouth Cycle Company, and the Smalley Bicycle Company. It went into receivership with Leander Southworth leading the company through its bankruptcy and debt settlement. The Company made the Smalley bicycle among others. The letterheads that are offered here for sale were discovered decades later in the attic of the former home of Mr. Southworth. Please look carefully at the pictures for the best description of condition. Discoloration from aging, pin holes from straight pins, punched holes, and wear on the edges are likely and possible. There may be shadowing from the angle the picture was taken. Shipping is via USPS Ground Advantage. Multiple sales can be bundled and shipped together, just give the seller a heads up to adjust the invoice. All proceeds from this sale support a county museum.
