University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections

American Firearms Manufacturers Collection

Located in Locked File, Box 13 F3

Illustrated envelopes or “covers”: 1. Savage Arms: Hammerless Rifles and Ammunition. 7-color illustration with Indian in headdress with rifle in background. Illustrated back. Addressed to Messrs Wheelock & Dawley, Montpelier, Vermont. Tied by Boston, Massachusetts flag cancel. September 10, 1904. **on display in library 4.9.13

2. Winchester Rifles and Cartridges. 5-color illustration of mountain scene with two men and a dog. Illustrated back. Addressed to Great Western Mfg. Co., La Porte, Indiana. Tied by a Lockport, New York cancel. April 18, 1919.

3. Hazard Powder: Blue Ribbon Smokeless and Shells… 6-color illustration of a Mallard Duck bursting through paper. Addressed to Peck, Stowe & Wilcox Co., Southington, Connecticut. Machine cancel Nashville, Tennessee. October 14, 1898. **on display in library 4.9.13

4. Winchester Light Weight Hammerless Repeating Shotgun. 6-color illustration of hunter with shotgun and dog eyeing a grouse. Overall ad on back. Addressed to Mr. John Deere Plow Co., Syracuse, New York. Camden, New York duplex cancel. April 29, [year not stamped].

5. J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company. 5-color illustration of man with gun, captioned, “He Is Shooting A ‘Stevens-Pope.’” Illustrated back. Addressed to Mr. L. J. Thorne, 98 Main St., Newark, Wayne Co., N.Y. Tied by a Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, duplex. January 2, 1904.

6. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Shot Guns, and Single Shot Rifles. 3-color illustration of bearded hunter in buckskin jacket with gun in background. Company name on back. Addressed to A.J. Leonard, Menlo Park, California. Tied by San Francisco cancel. August 12, [year not stamped]. **on display in library 4.9.13

7. Winchester Rifles and Shotguns. 5-color illustration of hunter on snowshoes facing an oncoming wolfpack. Illustrated back. Addressed to C.B. Pineo, Bar Harbor, Maine. Tied by Bangor, Maine cancel. 1914. **on display in library 4.9.13

8. Remington Guns & Rifles. 4-color illustration of a smiling female hunter with rifle, captioned, “My Favorite Is A Remington.” Illustrated back. Addressed to Peck, Stowe, & Wilcox Co., Southington, Connecticut. Binghamton, New York, cancel. October 30, 1901.

9. Winchester Model 1912 Light Weight Hammerless Repeating Shotgun. 4-color illustration of a smiling male hunter with shotgun and a smoking pipe. Overall ad on back. Addressed to Charles B. Pineo, Bar Harbor, Maine. Bangor, Maine, cancel. April 15, 1915.

10. Winchester Light Weight Model 1912 Hammerless Repeating Shotgun. 6-color illustration of a hunter with his shotgun and his dog. Overall ad on back. Addressed to John Deere Plow Co. in Syracuse, NY. Dundee, NY cancel. December 2, 191?. **on display in library 4/9/13

11. DuPont Powders. 5-color illustration of a quail on a rock. Addressed to Mr. L.S. Slevin in Carmel, California. Tied by #611 Flint, Michigan, cancel. September 13, 1927.

12. Peters Shells and Cartridges. 4-color illustration of a field scene with hunter and dogs. Overall color ad on back. Addressed to Consumers Power Co. Tied by #610 Flint, Michigan, cancel. November 2, 19??.

13. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Illustration of a duck, captioned, “Dead Shot.” Addressed to John C. Stone, Kenwood, Missouri. Chicago, Illinois cancel. August 31, 1911.

14. Browning Arms Company. Engraved portrait of John Browning. St. Louis, Missouri cancel. February 3, 1932.

15. DuPont Smokeless Powder. 5-color illustration of two pointer dogs in action. Addressed to Dahl-Millikan Gro. Co., Washington CH Ohio. 1902.

16. E.R. Darling, Woonsocket, RI. Illustration of a Remington hammerless double barrel gun in blue. Addressed to Barnes Cycle Co., Syracuse, NY.

17. DuPont Powders. 4-color illustration of skeet match. Reverse has illustration of quail in wheat field. Addressed to J.W. Phillips, Lewiston, California. Tied by Redding, California cancel.

18. DuPont Powders. Illustration of Monora, a champion pointer dog of 1910. Ballistite illustration on back. Addressed to Sallisaw Who. Gro. Co., Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Tied by Ada, Oklahoma cancel.

19. DuPont Smokeless Powders. 5-color illustration of a quail on a rail fence with cornfield in background. Addressed to Chas. B. Pineo of Bar Harbor, Maine. Cincinnati Ohio cancel. March 3, 1899.

20. U.S. Cartridge Co. Black-and-white illustration of a hunter and his dog, with illustration of a cartridge below, titled “The Black Shell.” Addressed to John Deere Plow Co., Syracuse, NY. 1914?

21. Witte Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo. Black and white illustration of a rifle with the slogan, “Witte Guns Are Close Hard Shooters. Try One” and a St. Louis World’s Fair logo on the lower left corner. Advertisement for IXL Steel Goods on back. Addressed to Mr. E. F. Reinhardt, Gore, Mo., with a St. Louis cancel, 1904. Includes a receipt from Witte Hardware Company to E.F. Reinhardt.

22. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Shotguns, and Single Shot Rifles. Black and white illustration of a bearded hunter and rifle with the slogan, “Best in the World.” Addressed to Swiler Bros., Stillwater, Okla., with a Guthrie, Okla., cancel.

23. Winchester Model 1912 Light-weight Hammerless Repeating Shotgun. Color illustration of two hunters and two pointer dogs in the field. Overall advertisement for Winchester on back. **on display in library 4/9/13

24. Winchester Repeating “Take Down” Shotgun. Illustration in red ink of Model 1890 Winchester Repeating Shotgun on front and reverse; Model 1894 repeating rifle is illustrated on reverse, along with a brief description of the Model 1886 repeating rifle.

25. Remington Arms Co. Black and white illustrated cover of a “New Model 1889 Double Barrel Shot Gun,” with the return address of The Tracy-Wells Co. Wholesale Notions, Columbus, Ohio. Overall advertisement for Remington rifles and sporting guns on reverse. Postmarked 1891.

26. Remington Arms Co. Brown and white illustrated cover of two crossed rifles, “G. A. Gridley & Son, Elmira, N.Y., Agents for Remington Hammerless and Hammer Guns and Sporting Rifles.” Advertisement continued on reverse. Postmarked 1901.

27. Full-color illustrated cover, “Winchester Repeating Shotguns, Endorsed by the U.S. Ordnance Board as Safe, Sure, Strong & Simple.” Features an illustration of five ducks hanging behind a shotgun and a hunter’s vest. Overall advertisement for Winchester cleaning preparations on reverse. Postmarked 1909. **on display in library 4/9/13

28. Winchester High Power Rifles and Ammunition 12-page foldout booklet with color illustration on front and back covers of a man preparing to shoot a charging bear in the snow. Contains sections on Repeating Rifle Models 94, 92, 95, 86; Self-Loading Rifle Models 10, 7, 5; and Gun Cleaning Preparations.

29. The Indian Store, Greenville, Maine / The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. cover illustrated in brown ink; features American Indian in feather headdress on left front, with four Winchester repeating shot guns on right front. Reverse illustration is of Winchester sporting supplies, including a pocket knife, gun grease, gun oil, a fishing lure, and New Rival and Nublack shotgun shells. No date.

30. Winchester Repeating Arms Co. cover printed in red and dark blue ink. New Haven, Conn., to Wilson Banks in Dixon, Wyo., 1906.

31. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chicago, black and white illustrated cover. Features a drawing of the company’s building on the left front, and a Spencer Gun Co. shotgun on the reverse, 1899.

32. Winchester Rifles and Cartridges full color illustrated cover showing two men with guns. Overall advertisement for Winchester guns and cleaning preparations on reverse. No date. **on display in library 4/9/13

33. Winchester Model 1912 Light-Weight Hammerless Repeating Shotgun, full color illustrated cover of two hunters with a pair of dogs in the field. Overall advertisement for Winchester guns and cleaning preparations on reverse.

34. J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. Full color illustration of factory, with Stevens Fire Arms textual advertisement on reverse, no date.

35. Van Camp Hardware & Iron Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. Red ink text on front listing types of merchandise sold. Illustration of gun and shells on reverse, with text, “Guns for Everybody!” 1908.

36. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Shotguns / The Brown-Hurley Hardware Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Features a black/brown ink illustration of a bearded hunter with hat, buckskin jacket, and rifle, 1904.

37. Little Corporal Toy Pistol by Alfred L. Sewell, Chicago. Red ink full cover illustration of the toy pistol on front, with textual description of the toy’s features on reverse. No date.

38. John P. Lovell Arms Company, Boston, Mass. Black ink illustration of open shot gun and revolver ad with illustration of the factory. Reverse bears illustrations of Bean’s Patent Police Goods, showing a baton, whistle, and cuffs, 1896.

39. Winchester illustrated postcard for Western Cartridge Co., showing a rifle, flashlight and battery, bullet, pocket knife, and roller skate. No date.

40. Winchester Repeating Rifles, C. M. McClung & Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Red ink illustration of rifle model 1894 on front, with models 1890 and the Winchester single shot rifle on reverse. 1897.

41. Remington UMC Autoloading Rifles, for sale by Fred Schipper in Ellenville, NY, 1913. Black and red ink illustration of two bears holding the rifle parts on the front; a red ink circular design of “Remington UMC” on the reverse. Addressed to John Deere Plow Co., Syracuse, NY.

42. Remington Autoloading Shotgun, Brockett & Strong, Windham, NY. Black and white illustration of a flock of geese with shotgun in center, on a yellow fade background. Reverse illustration of steel penetration by the shotgun and with gun illustration below “It Loads Itself.” March 3, 1919.

43. The Duplex Telescope Sight, Manufactured by Lawson C. Cummins, Montpelier, Vt. Black and white illustration of a gun with the duplex telescope sight mounted on it. Includes 1 cent blue entire and 1 cent Bureau issue postage, 1896.

44. “Remington UMC Armas y Municiones.” Remington UMC oversized cover in Spanish, featuring full color illustration of a mountain lion. Sent from Ecuador to Maine, USA. Bears WWI censor’s opening mark, and blue postage stamp from Ecuador, 1918.

45. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 312 Broadway, New York. Black and white illustration of a horizontal rifle under return address. Envelope is addressed to Mesr. Julio Hildebrand, Sucesores, in Durango, Mexico and bears a postmark from Durango on the reverse, 1903.

46. “Winchester Self-Loading Shotguns. Reloaded by Recoil. Controlled by the Trigger.” For sale by W. R. Purnell, Berlin, MD. Color illustration of a hunter wearing waders and a tan jacket and hat, carrying shotgun over his right shoulder and several ducks in his left hand. Additional illustration of a shotgun is on vertical left edge. Black and red Winchester advertisement on reverse.

47. “Remington UMC Steel Lined Speed Shells. Arrow and Nitro Club Travel Faster, Hit Harder.” Color illustration of a wild turkey within a circle, and two red shells beneath. From the L. H. Holley Co., Sierra City, California to E. L. Case in Downieville, California, 1918.

48. “Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Gun.” For sale by Nelson & Myers, Roanoke, Virginia. Blue ink illustration of the gun across front; reverse bears full blue ink advertisement for Remington Target and Sporting Rifles with illustration of a rifle, 1900.

49. Central Repair Works of Shreveport, Louisiana. Black ink illustration of a small pistol, with a 1923 Louisiana State Fair slogan cancel to Winchester Repeating Arms Co.

50. US Ammunition: The Black Shell. Three-color illustration of a cutaway diagram of the shell, with the words, “Notice the Large Flash Passage Giving Quicker, Better Results.” Reverse bears red ink ad for US Ammunition. From L. A. Huntley, Ebensburg, PA, 1913.

51. Dominion Shot Shells for Speed, Pattern & Penetration. Full color illustration of entire envelope face, showing three geese on a blue background silhouetted scene of hunters on a lake edge. Address and postage are on reverse. From Bradley Bros. Hardware, Hamilton, Ontario, 1919. Two-cent Canadian postage.

52. Full color advertisement card for “The Parker Gun” with illustration of an open shotgun above a scene showing men at a skeet range. Bears lists of hammerless and hammer guns on reverse.

53. United States Cartridge Co, “The Black Shell.” Black ink illustration over entire envelope face of a hunter with his gun and dog, with a black and yellow detail view of the cartridge itself below. Reverse has printed name of Carl Ingebo, Veblen – So. Dakota.

54. Dupont Powder Company postcard with illustration of a gunpowder tin at left, and the words “I expect to have the pleasure of calling on you on or about…” which has been filled in with the details, in manuscript. The reverse bears a message from D. D. Gross of Du Pont’s Shotgun Smokeless Division to M. L. Holliday, Anthony, Kansas.

55. Armory Spencer Repeating Rifle Company, Boston. No illustration; “paid” cancels over Scott 63 (blue) and 65 (rose) stamps.

56. J. Stevens Arms Company, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. Small black ink illustration in upper left corner of shotgun and two geese surrounding advertising details, 1928.

57. J. Stevens Arms Company, New York, NY. Black ink illustration of a rifle. Addressed to Sres. Dellazoppa y Cia in Buenos Aires, Argentina; bears a censor’s opening stamp and seal.

58. Remington Guns & Rifles. 4-color illustration of a smiling female hunter with rifle, captioned, “My Favorite Is A Remington.” From H. H. Kiffe & Co., New York City, to John B. Mac Harg, Esq., Rome, NY. Blue and red ink advertisements on reverse for various Remington products. **on display in library 4.9.13

59. “Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Gun.” For sale by B. A. Graves & Co., Lexington, KY. Blue ink illustration of the gun across front; reverse bears full blue ink advertisement for Remington Target and Sporting Rifles with illustration of a rifle, 1898.

60. “Ask for Shells Loaded with Laflin & Rand Smokeless Powder or Orange Extra Sporting (black) They are the Best.” Features a color illustration of a man in military uniform carrying a revolver and sword. From Gray & Dudley Hardware Co., Nashville, Tenn., to J. B. Reed, Reeds Store, Tenn., 1901.

61. Winchester Rifles. Black ink illustration of a Model 1873 Winchester Rifle. Return address and illustration text read, “Rice & Miller, Bangor, ME., Carry a Full Stock of Winchester Repeating Rifles, Single Shot Rifles, Shot Guns and Tools.” Full advertisement on reverse, with illustrations of Models 1890 Repeating Rifle and Winchester Single Shot Rifle. Oct. 7, 1891.

62. F.J. Miller General Hardware (New Washington, Ohio) / Remington Arms Co. advertising cover in salmon pink. Front bears illustration of Remington gun with shell being ejected to the right, 1904.

63. Winchester Shotguns and Loaded Shells made in All Desirable Gauges and Loads. For sale by Lilly Hardware Co. Furniture, Carpets, Sporting Goods, Stayton, Oregon. Lettering in red and black ink, with illustration of a woman in a yellow hat and jacket with shotgun and a dog. Full Winchester advertisement on reverse, 1915.

64. Advertising corner card on two-cent postal stationery envelope with text in black ink, “Winchester Repeating Fire Arms, manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn.” Mailed locally circa 1880.

65. Postcard advertising Remington Arms – Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Illustrated in brown and black ink. Background is a scene of ducks flying over a marsh; two oval insets highlight the Arms Works, and the Ammunition Works facilities. Centered pump gun between insets, with single cartridge beneath. Postmarked La Junta & Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1911.

66. Two trade catalogs from Winchester Repeating Arms Company: “Winchester Repeating Rifles, Carbines and Muskets, Repeating Shot Guns…” [Np]: Springfield Printing and Binding Co., [February 1895] and [March 1897]. Illustrated wrappers, 8vo, heavily illustrated within. Includes advertising and text on loading and assembly of guns and testing for accuracy and maintenance. Scattered vignettes speak of enthusiastic Winchester gun owners such as Theodore Roosevelt.

67. Remington Arms Company, Inc. advertising cover illustrated in red, black, and green ink. Front bears Remington company name and address, with “Remington UMC” symbol in red circle and “Greatest Value Ever Offered / Remington/ Standard American Dollar Pocket Knife” in lower left corner. Reverse bears red symbol and green illustration of Kleanbore shotgun shell. Addressed to the Hon. Commissioner of Patents in Washington, D.C., 1933.

68. Remington UMC: Repeating and Autoloading Shotguns. Color illustration of a hunter aiming a shotgun at four birds that have taken flight; a black and white dog points at the birds. A pair of crossed shotguns is at the base of the illustration. From W.T. Norris, Detroit, Texas, to S. L. Weller & Co. (Buck Eye Pants), Cincinnati, Ohio, 1919. **on display in library 4.9.13

69. F. Wesson’s Superior Breech-Loading Rifle. F. Wesson, No. 20 Manchester Street, Worcester, Mass. Black ink illustration of two rifles and a shell. Addressed to Mr. Henry H. Davis, Nashua, NH, 1885.

70. Black ink advertising cover for N.S. Brockway, Manufacturer and Dealer in Target & Sporting Rifles, Rifle Telescopes, Bellows Falls, Vermont. Addressed to M. L. Sheldon, Middlebury, VT, date stamp unclear.

71. E. C. Meacham Arms Co., St. Louis, MO., with black and white illustration of five DuPont gunpowders, 188?.

72. Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, NY. Color illustration of a dog’s head on blue background, L.C. Smith Hammer, Hammerless, Ejector and Hunter One-Trigger Guns. On reverse is illustration of gun, All Smith Guns are Guaranteed to Shoot any Nitro Powder Made and Not Get Loose; The Hunter is One-Trigger Perfect.

73. Remington UMC Pump Gun, Solid-breech, Hammerless, Sale. The Only Bottom Ejecting Repeating Shotgun. For sale by G. L. Bartlett, Hermon, NY. Black and white illustration of two bears and shotgun shells with the gun, and a red circle with Remington UMC logo, 1915. Reverse also has red Remington UMC logo.

74. From the Forehand Arms Company, Fire-Arms Manufacturers, Worcester, Mass. New Model, Hammerless Double Gun. Black and white illustration of gun being loaded with two shotgun shells. Reverse bears four black and white illustrations of four guns with red lettering: New Double Action / Single Gun. Automatic Ejector / Hammerless / New Perfection Automatic. Circa 1890s.

75. The Marlin Firearms Co., New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. Marlin Repeating Rifles and Shotguns Ideal Reloading Tools, with black and white Marlin logo in circle, and illustration of Marlin Model 24, Special Smokeless Steel.

76. Full color advertising postcard for shotgun shells, illustrated with two ducks in a winter marsh scene. Shoot DuPont Powders, Canvas Backs, 1916.

77. Instruction sheet, black ink on white paper: Fitting and Marking of B.S.A. No. 8 Aperture Sights. The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., Small Heath, Birmingham, 1911.

78. Advertising sheet, black ink on cream paper: The B.S.A. 410 Bore Shot Gun. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Birmingham, 1911.

79. Advertising sheet, black, blue, and red ink on white paper. B.S.A. Miniature Rifle No. 2 Model. The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ld., Birmingham. Reverse bears paragraph of information on the advertised gun and how to recognize the authentic No. 2 Model, and small illustrations of two rabbits and a bird in flight.

80. B.S.A. All Distance Score Register, 1911 edition Specimen Page. Red and black ink on off-white paper. The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ld., Birmingham. Full text and diagrams both sides of page.

81. J. G. Schmidt & Son, Memphis, TN, advertising envelope with color illustration of a duck taking flight over a marsh, 1936.

82. Two full color hunting scenes by Currier & Ives: “A Chance for Both Barrels” a hunter aiming gun at ducks, two dogs in the field. “Retrieving” a hunter with two dogs retrieving ducks.

83. U.S. Ammunition: The Black Shell. Black, red, and yellow illustration of the shell on face, and red text on back, “US Ammunition: Hits Where You Aim.” 1912.

84. Ithaca Gun Company. “Still Boring Ithaca Guns,” with black and white photograph of man sighting the bore. Reverse bears red lettering advertisement and black ink illustrations of double bolts and barrels. 1909. Also includes two price cards for Ithaca Guns.

85. Black and white illustrated gun cover from E. K. Tryon, Jr., & Co., Philadelphia, showing large illustration of gun on front, with tennis racket on back. 1888.

86. A set of 13 full color advertising postcards for DuPont Powders featuring National Field Trial Championship Winner hunting dogs in the field, 1916. Artist is Edmund H. Osthaus. Includes envelope in which the complete set of cards was originally packaged and mailed. Dogs pictured are: o Count Gladstone IV (1896) o Tony’s Gale (1898) o Joe Cumming (1899) o Lady’s Count Gladstone (1900) o Sioux (1901 and 1902) o Geneva (1903) o Mohawk II (1904) o Allambagh (1905) o Pioneer (1906) o Prince Whitestone (1907) o Count Whitestone II (1908) o Manitoba Rap (1909) o Monora (1910)

87. Three-color advertising envelope from Remington UMC, Sportsmen's Headquarters, Firearms & Ammunition, featuring twin bear trademark. From Morgan Hardware Co. Ltd. Petersboro, Ont., 1916.

88. Advertising cover for John P. Lovell's Sons, Boston, Massachusetts. Black ink illustration showing the "top snap champion single breech loading shot gun," and Springfield Roadster big wheel bicycles. Reverse bears illustrations of Iver Johnson 38 Ca. C.F. Shell Ejecting Revolver, plus Bean's patent hand-cuffs, chain twisters, and police hook. Postmarked Boston, Mass., 1887.

89. Black and white illustrated advertising cover for the Marlin Firearms Co., New Haven, Conn. Showing hunter aiming his rifle with box of shells at his knee and two ducks already shot. 1905.

90. Red ink illustrated L. C. Smith shotgun cover used as advertising for “Boehme & Rausch Cordage Co., Manufacturers and Jobbers in Cordage, Twines, and Fishing Tackle, Rope, Binder Twine, Guns, Ammunition, Etc., Monroe, Mich. Mailed to Toledo, Ohio, with Two-Cent issue of 1902 tied by duplex cancel, 1904.

91. Black ink illustrated Circular Rate (one cent unsealed) cover illustrating a Winchester 2 Short, 15 load, take down repeating rifle, advertised by Fred Kroner Hardware Co., La Crosse, Wis. Includes illustrations of tank heater on the front and flower stands and food chopper on the reverse. 1898.

92. Brown Ink illustrated advertising envelope from H.M. Wood, Sportsmen’s Goods illustrating a J.W. Baker shotgun in gray. From Brattleboro, Vermont, mailed to Wilmington, Vermont, with Two-Cent Bank Note Issue to pay first class rate, 1892.

93. Black ink illustrated advertising envelope from Burnside Rifle Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, advertising with #65. Enclosed in the envelope is a report on the Burnside Rifle Co. and the three carbines they manufactured and supplied the Union during the Civil War. Tied by a bold cork killer cancel. c1865.

94. Red ink illustrated advertising envelope from the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Includes a three cent green Bank Note Issue tied by a large cross fancy cancel. 1870s.

95. Multicolor ink illustrated Remington Gun Cover, featuring a man with a dog and shotgun plus two illustrated repeating and autoloading shotguns. 1921.

96. Black ink Chicago cover illustrating the New Baker Gun on the back in Black with full building illustration on front for Wells & Hellegar Co. 1893.

97. Winchester Repeating Rifles illustrated in red. Model 1873 on front and Models 1890 and Winchester Single Shot on the reverse. One cent Columbian stamp paying the 1890s circular rate, with blue stamp franking on red all-over cover. John P. Lower's Sons, Denver, Colorado.

98. Small envelope for carrying a Florida hunting license. Illustrated with hunter carrying rifle and lighting a pipe, leaving a burning campfire. Headlines, "Be Careful with Fire in the Woods," and "Fires Destroy Game and Game Cover." Envelope provided by Florida Forest and Park Service and Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., with ad on inside flap for J. Ollie Edmunds, County Judge. (Edmunds served as Deland Co. judge in Jacksonville, FL in 1940s and later as president of Stetson University.

99. Pan-American Exposition 1901 envelope with color illustration of an American Indian over a city view. Return address from Buffalo German Insurance Co., Buffalo, NY.

100. J. Mues & Son, Melbourne, Australia, envelope with illustration of "The Black Shells, Loaded in Australia." Includes pair of #125 stamps; sent to Rhode Island, USA.

101. Winchester Shotguns and Loaded Shells Made in All Desirable Gauges and Loads. Illustrated cover with woman in yellow coat and hat, carrying a gun and standing next to a dog in the field. For sale by Elder-Conroy Hardware Co., Clarksville, Tenn. Reverse has full advertisements for Winchester rifles and shotguns, and Red W cleaning preparations; as well as the crest for membership in the Rice Leaders of the World Association, 1916.

102. United States 1-cent postcard with advertisement for The Sportsman’s Supply Co., Cleveland, Ohio and illustration of a Stevens Model ’94 Rifle. 1895.

103. Du Pont Smokeless, America’s Powder, Yowell & Company, Culpeper, Va. envelope with full color illustration of two sailors loading a Naval gun, franked with 1903 2 cent shield stamp. Reverse bears full color illustration, Du Pont Smokeless Powder, with heads of moose, duck, quail, and grouse. 1906.

104. Laflin & Rand Smokeless Powder illustrated envelope showing woman in white dress with red and black jacket on green background pointing a revolver, “ ‘Bullseye’ for Revolvers.” From S. H. Straub, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1904. Reverse has “ ‘Bullseye’ Smokeless for Revolvers” in red on partial green background.

Oversized Materials Location: 08334 • A 28” x 19” Winchester advertising banner in red and blue ink on beige satin with slogan: “Headquarters for Winchester Rifles and Shotguns,” and illustration of a man with rifle mounted on horseback, n.d.

• Printed full color calendar from H.C. Sample: The Winchester Store, in North Loup, Nebraska, 1923. The calendar features an illustration by Philip R. Goodwin of a man holding a rifle while lying on a cliff that overlooks a valley with bighorn sheep. **on display in library 4.9.13