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Miss Ostrich Duster, 1896 29 May 2013 | 01:21 am
Because this piece of billhead listed Ostrich Dusters as one of the line items, I decided that I would produce another Ostrich Duster piece, and this time their destination is C. W. Rank & Company in ...
Willie's War Horse 11 Mar 2013 | 02:45 am
Wm.Wrigley Junior Company leterhead This is a piece I will be offering at the Western Heritage Artists Show next week in Great Falls, Montana, during Western Art Week. It is a two page letter from W...
Candy Man - from C. M. Russell 9 Mar 2013 | 11:19 pm
The Western Heritage Artists Show will begin next Wednesday, March 13th at 6:00 PM, and will continue through Sunday, March 17th at 5:00 PM. I've participated in this event for 4 years, and I'm pleas...
Dogs for Defense - 1943 - 200th post 22 Feb 2013 | 08:40 am
I'm leading this one off with the finished image. This is a manila envelope, 8 1/2 " by just over 11", and has a 1 1/2 cent Martha Washington stamp affixed. The stamp is postmarked Grand Central Anne...
Fly Paper - Marshall-Wells 30 Jan 2013 | 05:22 am
A little history lesson about the Marshall-Wells Hardware Company of Duluth, Minnesota. Established in March of 1893 when Albert Morley Marshall acquired Aurthur B. Chapin's interest in Chapin-Wells ...
Uneeda Biscuits - School Days 11 Jan 2013 | 09:20 pm
My first OLD PAPER of 2013. Back in June of 2009, I depicted the Uneeda Biscuit Boy on a piece of National Biscuit Company billhead from the same address as this piece. At the time, I was unconcerned...
Three Sisters - Memories are Made of This 3 Jan 2013 | 05:15 am
My first post of the new year. I have no idea how many pieces of mail art I actually posted in 2012, but it wasn't as many as I would have liked. Life got in the way more than once. These three siste...
Miles City Fire Engine, No. 1 21 Nov 2012 | 07:51 pm
I have taken photographs of the No. 1 Miles City Fire Engine, Seagrave build number 16667. It is slowly being restored. The radiator badge was in fine shape. It is cloisonné, and truly the shining cro...
Seagrave Build No. 16667 7 Nov 2012 | 03:14 am
A work in progress. More later for those of you still hanging around.
Indian Motocycle Logo #3 19 Oct 2012 | 06:43 pm
I'm calling this one the Glass Indian. Having worked twice before on these weekly bulletins from the Indian factory in Springfield, Massachusetts, I'm not any more thrilled with the paper this time ar...
