Subject: Sporting goods

Large blue advertisement for the Little Joe Wiesenfeld Co., featuring "BICYCLES and SUNDRIES," and "SPORTING GOODS and GUNS." The advertisement is likely from around 1899, given the date metadata. The physical location is Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 120.

Billhead from Louis Reinach's business in Chicago, Illinois, dated February 5, 1878. The billhead indicates that Reinach sells baseballs and is located at 146 Clark Street.

A canvas fishing tackle pouch advertising L. Levy, a sporting goods retailer located at 4 Barclay Street (under the Astor House) and a branch store at 2 Vesey Street in New York, New York. The pouch features the company name, establishment date (Est. 1842), and an image of a fish. Circa 1890s.

Trade card advertising Rubinstein, a manufacturer of blank books, stationery, and sporting goods, located at the corner of Market and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia. The card features a baseball logo. The business telephone number is listed as Bell Phone 1414. The date is inferred from the context and physical location of the card within the collection.

This trade card features an engraved portrait of John Hancock on the front, with the name "Hancock" printed below and "Bufford Boston" in the bottom right corner, indicating the publisher or printer. The reverse side presents a "Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, BROOKLYN," listing various businesses, their industries, and street numbers. Businesses include a one-price clothier, cigar store, hotel and restaurant, saddle & harness maker, hatter, fashionable boot & shoe maker, fine groceries, photographer, dyeing establishment, dry goods store, central tea company, butter/cheese/egg supplier, fruit/wine/liquor store, music store, furniture store, bakery, butcher, fancy goods store, gent's furnishing goods store, and sporting goods store. The card serves as an advertisement and business reference, typical of late 19th-century mercantile practices.

This trade card advertises J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., manufacturers of billiard and pool tables and dealers in sporting goods, ten-pin balls and pins. The card features a young boy playing croquet on the front. The back has a full advertisement. The card is approximately 3 x 4 inches.

This trade card advertises Posner Brothers, a clothing and furnishing merchant located at 132 Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The front of the card depicts a child, dressed in black, shooting an arrow from a bow. The arrow is labeled 'Posner Bros.' The illustration suggests the business is selling sporting goods or clothing for children. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Rosenbaum & Co., a Philadelphia retailer selling stationery, games, croquet, hammocks, archery equipment, and smoked glasses. The front of the card features an illustration of a girl and an artist at the seashore, reminiscent of a summertime scene. The card notes it is at Fleischner's Old Stand and is dated Summer 1880. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Rubinstein's, a store selling blank books, stationery, sporting goods, novelties, and toys. The front of the card displays the business name prominently and lists the store's address: Southwest Corner of Market and Walnut Streets, West Chester, PA. The image shows a storefront with an awning. The style suggests a late 19th-century business. The back of the card is blank. This is one of two cards in the record; both appear to be similar in design and content.