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Poster

Opera House Jack O'Grady Wrestling Bout Advertising. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white paper, black print: "Wrestling Match, Opera House, Janesville, Minn., Monday Night, March 17, Al. Francis vs Jack O'Grady, the Local Man.. ."; black and white photo: Jack O'Grady in muscle man stance.

Ashtray

KOBK Radio Station Ashtray. Material: metal. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 4 1/2" L. Description: aluminum rectangle; edges lifted to form ash holder; corners depressed to hold cigarette; shiny raised microphone graphic and printed information: "KOBK Owatonna-Waseca".

Ruler

Ruler: Sprengeler Oil Co. Metal 18" Ruler. Material: metal. Size: 1" W. x 18" L. Description: silver colored metal rectangle with measurement numbers and markings etched along sides; advertising stamped on front: Sprengeler Oil Co.

Pencil

Archway Antiques. Material: wood, metal, rubber. Size: 1/4" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: blue wooden pencil with white print stamped along side: "Archway Antiques"; metal band encircles pink eraser at top.

Datebook

Wallace Farmer Co. Date Book. Material: leather, paper. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 4 1/2" L. Description: black leather cover stamped: "Presented by Wallace Farmer, Des Moines, Iowa".

Picture, Thermometer

Bundlie's Store Premium Thermometer Picture. Material: paper, metal, glass. Size: 7" W. x 9" L. Description: colored print, cows in pasture; small thermometer on side; stamped: Bundlie's Cash Groceries; decorative silver frame.

Sign

Donahue Real Estate Sign. Material: metal. Size: 18" W. x 24" L. Description: red enameled steel with white enameled block letters: "For Sale Donahue Real Estate 835-4040 Waseca, Minn.18" x 24"; same information on both sides.

Block, engraving

Peterson Funeral Home Engraving Block. Material: metal. Size: 4" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: silver and multicolored advertising block used by newspapers, Peterson Funeral Home building used as logo and printed information: Peterson Funeral Home Waseca Minnesota.

Potholder

Material: metal and paper. Size: 7" square. Description: front side is white, red and green. Three red tulips with green leaves and stems in center - red border at top and bottom. Back side is stamped in black and red on white paper: "Compliments Waseca County Creamery - Phone 182 - Waseca, Minn. - This is a Genuine Pro-Tex Table Mat...Do Not Use Over Flame - Good Housekeeping - Replacement or a Refund of Money If Not As Advertised..."

Ladle

Material: metal. Size: 3 1/2" diameter x 1 1/2" H. bowl x 9 1/2" L. handle. Description: silver colored metal - shallow rounded cup attached to a long heavy metal wire handle - stamped on handle: "Gem Market Bert O. Holbrook, Prop. - Meat & Groceries - Waseca, Minn."

Card, Trade, Advertising

Humorous Fishermen Trading Card from Eckenbeck & Co. Size: 4 1/2" x 2 7/8". Description: multicolored lithograph picturing: two shoreline fishermen pulling in a huge fish on a rod mounted with a spool of thread; caption: "He can't break it, George, it's Merrick's Best Cord Thread, Best in the World."; reverse side: black printed ad for Merrick Thread Co., stamped: "S. C. Eckenbeck & Co. Dry-Goods, Carpets, Notions, & C., Waseca, Minn."

Card, greeting

Christmas Card. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 4 7/8". Description: color Christmas greeting card from Cities Service gas station owner, Warren Wetzel. Front shows artwork of service station attendant carrying a Christmas tree on his shoulder and greeting the viewer with "Season's Greetings." Inside, "Wishing you all the joy of the Holiday Season" signed by Warren Wetzel.

Clip, Paper

Material: metal. Size: 1 3/4" x 2 1/4". Description: white enameled metal paper clip - spring between two metal sides - red printing across front: "Waseca Rendering Co. Phone 198 Collect Waseca, Minnesota" - red co-op logo at top.

Cup

Material: ceramic. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 3 1/4" H. Description: white ceramic - handle on one side - Herter Co. emblem on front.

Bag, Merchandising

Herter's Bag. Material: plastic. Size: 17" W. x 21 3/4" H. Description: yellow and white plastic Herter's bag; black print: "Herter's"; Herter logo in center, Tenacious for Quality, Herter's, Trademark Registered, Marque Deposee; same on either side of bag.

Painting, Watercolor

Henry Holmstrom, Artist. 9 1/2" x 17" original watercolor illustration for a publication; painted by Henry S. Holmstrom; image of a very ornate set of doors and framing painted woodwork. Illustration board is 14" x 21"

Drawing, Charcoal

14" x 17" black and white illustration, ink drawing with charcoal rendering; of a country scene with a 18th century man and woman walking along a driveway leading to a large house with pillars. There are heart, arrows and cupid motifs in the illustrated border. Production notes are included for reproduction in "The Farmer" magazine. Illustration created by Henry Holmstrom. See 46.81.3 for another example of his artwork.

Poster

Material: paper. Size: 22" W. x 28" L. Description: green posterboard - yellow lettering across front: "Wolf's 65th Anniversary" sale; hand-lettered with poster paint.

Sign

Material: paper. Size: 34" W. x 55 1/2" L. Description: red, white and black painted tagboard - Santa Claus figure.

Poster, Advertising

Material: paper. Size: 15 1/2" x 23 1/2". Description: multicolored print and graphics on white tagboard - front: evening scene - smoke rising out of cabin chimney, evergreens - red and green ribbon graphic border, printed: "Best Wishes for the Holidays" - reverse side: blue and red printing on a white background (replicating flour sack): "Pillsbury Best XXXX Flour, Idea Recipes Inside".

Sign

Material: metal. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: black painted metal - yellow print across front: "E.W. Lewer Garage Waseca", one red circle on each side of caption - mounting holes at top corners.

Card, playing

General Foods Playing Cards Deck and Container. (a) Container. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: paste board box with General Foods Corp. logo imprint. (b) Playing cards. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 1/2". Description: white card stock playing card deck with traditional numbers and face card graphics on one side and the General Foods Corp. logo on back side.

Poster, Political

Tom Hagen Political Poster. Material: paper. Size: 18" x 24 1/4". Description: yellow, blue, and white lawn sign, silk-screened on plastic foam core board: "Tom Hagen For Mayor".

Pitcher

Waseca Creamery Pitcher. Material: ceramic. Size: 4 3/8" W. x 7" L. x 5" H. Description: tan glazed pottery - protruding pouring lip on one side - handle on other side - horizontal ridge pattern encircles pitcher - black imprinted information on inside bottom: "1949-1950 Greetings Waseca County Creamery Phone 182 Quality Dairy Products".

Placemat

Busy Bee Placemat. 11" x 14" paper place mat from the Busy Bee Cafe; boxed ads for local businesses on front.