Sydney, Kavanagh and English Ltd., 1937. Price List Number 326 of an unspecified upper limit. Loosely inserted is a processed circular letter on the company's letterhead (2 leaves, rectos only, folded for posting, the leading edges now creased with a few tiny sealed tears). The letter, dated 1 April 1937..... More

Romiley, Davies and Metcalfe, 1966. The group comprises: (1) 5 slim catalogues for brake valves and cylinders; (2) 10 reproduced schematic diagrams (3 folding) by the company; and (3) A typed letter on Davies & Metcalfe letterhead (dated 18 January 1966) to J. Langdon Parsons of Langdon Parsons Pty Ltd..... More

Adelaide, Reid Bros. [1917]. A 'Price List of the leading lines of Timber, Mouldings and Joinery'. Offered together with a similar item dated 2 April 1917. Both carry contemporary ownership details of members of the Liebelt family of Echunga. More

Monterey, Albee Rolligon Company, [circa 1957]. 'The Albee Rolligon Company, Inc., presents the first basically new idea in ground transportation in modern times! Albee Rolligon off-highway trucks throw away wheels and tracks ... Instead they substitute pudgy-soft low pressure air bags on the tops of which they tote heavy payloads..... More

Braunschweig, Amme, Giesecke & Konegen, [circa 1905]. 'The MIAG Mühlenbau und Industrie Aktiengesellschaft was a mechanical engineering company from Braunschweig, Germany which was acquired by Bühler in Uzwil, Switzerland in 1972. [MIAG] was founded in 1925 in Frankfurt am Main from the merger of the resident Hugo Greffenius AG with..... More

[Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik], 1901. A comprehensive manual to the aniline dyes produced by the Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, including detailed instructions for dying yarns and printing fabrics. The mounted samples comprise wool (135 fabric swatches); cotton (180 swatches and tassels of thread); silk (138 tassels); blended..... More

Sydney, Borthwicks Pty. Coy. [circa 1920s]. A booklet of paint samples containing 16 swatches. More

London, Stone & Cox Ltd., 1951. With details and illustrations of some 140 motor cycles 'of British manufacture or British assembly' in production in 1951. The final section, printed on inferior newsprint, brings the publication up to date with new models and prices as at 1 March 1951. More

Sydney, [Printed by] V.S. French & Co., 1928. The inkstamp of the local distributor (Gladiola Co., Waymouth Street, Adelaide) is on the front cover. More

Adelaide, Colton, Palmer & Preston, Ltd., [circa 1930s]. Five of the colour plates depict model bathroom designs ('The Sandown', 'The Holmesdale', 'The Pembroke', 'The Ripley', and 'The Dunrobin'). We have only one copy of this catalogue for sale, we haven't seen one before, and in case we don't see another..... More

Sheffield, Christopher Johnson & Co., July 1924. The front pastedown bears a small company label, number-stamped 243. A superior production, with the plates produced 'from photographs'. The contents are mainly numerous examples of kitchen cutlery, either with only the knives shown, or in canteens. There are eight plates devoted to..... More

They are mounted, 'as issued', in concertina-form on cloth. The spine of the first one, 'The Chartfield School Mystery' by Monica Marsden, is also present. This provides the details of the publisher, and paper residue on its cloth backing suggests it was originally tipped into (say) a representative's portfolio of..... More

Basle [Basel], Durand & Huguenin SA, [1930s?]. We purchased this item many years ago from the estate of Dr Hedley Ralph Marston; if you don't know about him, consult the Australian Dictionary of Biography without delay. More