Sheldon Esbin Collection Inventory #618
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page 1 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 File: Title: Date(s): Note: Call Number: 2012-031/001 (1) Artists. -- Cards in this file pertain to artists Ken Danby, 1981, 1984, 1991, Tracey Bowen, David Wright, Russell, David Crighton, 1994 Charles Pachter, and Conrad Furey. (2) Department stores : Eaton's [19--] (3) Department stores : Simpson's [19--], 1923 (4) Galleries and antiques [199-] (5) Hotels. -- File consists of advertising for the Rossin [18--], [19--] House Hotel, Ford Hotels, the Empress Hotel and the Islington Hotel. (6) Manufacturers : miscellaneous. -- Advertising for the 1892, [19--] following companies are included in this file: the J.L Morrison Co., Henry Wilkes & Co., the Trelford Manufacturing Co., William H. Bell & Co., J. Bibby & Sons, the Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg. Co., the Toronto Biscuit & Confectionery Co., Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Steel Clad Bath Co., the Singer Manufacturing Co., Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co., the Canada Paint Co. Ltd., Badgley & Millar, the Universal Knitting Co., Common Sense Manufacturing Co., Clark's Spool Cotton. (7) Printers and publishers. -- Included in this file is [between 1872 and advertising for the publishing house of the "Toronto 1891], [19--] Mail", the Canadian Printing Company, and Charles Ashton & Potter Calendars. (8) Products : cosmetics, medicines and soaps. -- Products [19-?] documented in this file include Comfort Soap, Pears' Soap, Palmer's Perfumes, Soapine, St. Jacob's Oil, Burdock Blood Bitters, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, Ammonia Electric Soap, Infants Delight Toilet Soap, and Rodger, Maclay and Co.'s soaps. (9) Products : food. -- Products documented in this file 1886-1908 include Tetley's Tea, Heinz's Tomato Soup, Mantle's Famous Self-Raising Flour, Pure Gold Baking Powder, Fonner's Orangeade, Shirriff's Flavoring Extracts, and Peek Freen biscuits. (10) Products : miscellaneous. -- Products documented in [18--] this file include the Pasteur Germ-Proof Filter, Diamond Dyes, and Jenkins' Horse Hitching Device. (11) Restaurants. -- Business cards pertain to the Zoom [199-?] Caffe and the Panorama Lounge. (12) Services : insurance. -- Items pertain to the British 1887-1896, [19--] America Assurance Company of Toronto, the World Insurance Company Limited, the Scottish Widows' Fund and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. (13) Services : lawyers and doctors. -- Advertisements [18--] pertain to the practices of W.C. Keele, attorney-at-law, and the "Indian Herb Doctor" F. Tumblety, M.D., of the Medical Institute at 111 King St. E. (14) Services : miscellaneous. -- Cards in this file pertain to [ca. 1887], [19--] the following businesses: William Cross, taxidermist; Toronto Engine and Boiler Works; Tip Top Cab; Beaver page 2 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 File: Title: Date(s): Note: Lock Works; Bentley & Betz, Home Service Painting; William Pendleton, carpenter and building; and Ernest Heatley, concert baritone. (15) Stereotypes : advertising : miscellaneous. -- File consists [18-?] of advertising cards depicting racial stereotypes and pertaining to the following businesses or products: J.S. Powley & Co.; Toronto Temple of Music; Scott's Emulsion; Long & Heaton, dealers in oysters, game, fish, fruits, confectionery and canned goods; William East, umbrella and trunk manufacturer; Wheeler & Wilson; Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co.; H. Williams, roofer; Guy & Husband, merchant tailor; and Oak Hall, clothing house. (16) Stores : books and stationery. -- File consists of cards [18-?] for Brown Brothers, stationers; H. Clark, dealer in stationery and school books; and the Barber & Ellis Company, stationers and bookbinders. (17) Stores : building supplies. -- File consists of cards for the [19--] Imperial Plaster Company Limited and Peckover's Limited. (18) Stores : clothing : The Crompton Corset Company [18--] (19) Stores : clothing and shoes. -- File consists of cards for [18--], [19--] the following stores: R. Walker & Sons; Oak Hall; S. Rosenblatt & Co.; J.F. Muir & Co.; Mrs. Morrison's dress, costume & mantle making establishment; Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co. ; J.F. McRae & Co., merchant tailors; Edwin C. Burt, fine shoes; J.D. King & Co., boots and shoes; Regal Shoes; J.P Cook, the leading boot and shoe store; T. Thompson & Son; the Shoe Circle; R. Wolfe's; Moore's: the suit people; Harry Rosen Menswear; Peach Berserk; Four Seasons Fur; the Australian Boot Company; and the Fila Boutique. (20) Stores : dry cleaners. -- File consists of cards for H. [19--] Smith and R. Parker & Co., dyers and cleaners. (21) Stores : furniture and household goods. -- File consists [18--], [19--] of cards for the Canadian Terra-Cotta Co., China Hall, Thermos Bottle Company, Jolliffe & Co., Strathern's, Richard Tew & Co., R. Potter & Co., Kelly & Cracknell Limited, the Porcelain Company, En Provence, Withrow & Hillock, and Union Window Shade Co. (22) Stores : groceries and dry goods. -- File consists of [18--], [19--] cards for the C.O.D. Meat Market, Minto Bros., R.T. Hill [Montreal], Henry Ratz & Bros. [New York City], W.G. Begg, Thomas Woodhouse, the Toronto Tea Company, A. Abe, and Samuel Alexander & Charles B. Penrose. (23) Stores : jewellery and watches. -- File consists of cards [19-?] for J.J.M. Landy, Albert Wagner, C.&J. Allen, and the Humphrey Watch Case Co. (24) Stores : miscellaneous. -- File consists of cards for the 1912, [199-] United Typewriter Company Ltd. and the Paper & Roses Shop. (25) Stores : pianos and sheet music. -- File consists of cards [18-?] for Star Music Store, Mason & Risch Piano Company Ltd., Mendelssohn Piano Company, A.S. Taylor's Music Store [Galt, ON], Heintzman & Co., Gourlay, Winter & page 3 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 File: Title: Date(s): Note: Leeming, J.S. Powley & Company (Toronto Temple of Music). (26) Account books : Bank of Toronto : Johnson, McLean & 1929-1932, 1942-1943 Co. (27) Bank and receipt books. -- Items pertain to accounts with 1908-1953 the Bank of Toronto, the Penny Bank of Toronto, the London Life Insurance Company, and the Canadian Bank of Commerce. (28) Bank of Toronto currency. -- File consists of three $5 1929, 1935, 1937 bills and one $10 bill. (29) Cheques. -- File consists of blank cheques from the 1856, [19--] Bank of Toronto (Birch Cliff branch) and the Bank of Upper Canada. (30) Consumers' Gas Company bills. -- These bills were 1918-1921 issued to a Miss M. Doyle of 337 Royce Avenue in Toronto. (31) Eaton's budget plan remittance book 1949 (32) Invoices. -- File consists of invoices from the following 1883-1924 businesses: the "Evening Star"; the Grange Wholesale Supply Co.; D. McCall & Co.; J.W. Gale & Co.; Sanderson Pearcy & Co.; Gourlay, Winter & Leeming; Rutherford, Marshall & Co.; International Stock Food Company; W.R. Johnston & Co.; Caldecott, Burton & Co.; and Consumers' Gas Company. (33) James Scott Howard invoices. -- Items in this file pertain 1829-1852 to James Scott Howard's payments for purchases of goods and services, including household supplies; room, board and school supplies for his daughter's education; and legal services from lawyer Adam Wilson. (34) Memo book and deposit envelope. -- Items in this file are [ca. 1910] a memo book produced by the Canadian Bank of Commerce and a deposit envelope for the Bank of Toronto. (35) People's Credit Jewellers Limited account books. -- [after 1919] These items pertain to a purchase of silverware and payments made by a Mrs. James Hamilton of 121 Brock St. in Whitby, Ontario. (36) Hotel letterhead. -- File consists of blank and used 1886, [19--] letterhead from the King Edward Hotel, the Hotel Carls-Rite, the Park Plaza, Rossin House, the Queen's Hotel, and Walker House. (37) Miscellaneous correspondence. -- File consists of 1883-1956 assorted business correspondence sent by the following companies: George Weston Ltd.; Gray & Harold Manufacturing Company; Rice, Lewis & Son Ltd.; Caldecott, Burton & Spence; Samson, Kennedy & Co.; W.R. Johnston & Co.; J.W. Gale & Co.; Sellers Gough Fur Co.; Nerlich & Co.; The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.; W.R. Johnston & Co.; Caldecott, Burton & Spence; Hughes Brothers; Wyld, Grasett & Darling; William & J.G. Greey; LaFrance Fire Engine and Foamite Limited; Stephens Sales Limited; MacLean Publishing Company Ltd.; Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Club Limited; Canada West Land Agency Company. page 4 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618 File: Title: Date(s): Note: (38) Miscellaneous letterhead. -- File consists of sample [19--] letterhead from the following Toronto-area businesses: Parker Pen Company Limited, Mirror Offset Company Limited, Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited, the "Globe and mail", George Weston Limited, Roneo Company of Canada Limited, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Office Specialty Manufacturing Company Limited, "Maclean's", William Neilson Limited, Lever Brothers Limited, Underwood Limited, Buntin Reid Paper Co. Limited, the Business Educators' Association, Provincial Paper Limited, Shaw Speedwriting School, Moore Business Forms Limited. (39) Souvenir of Toronto : envelope [19--] (40) Toronto Summer Carnival envelope June 1890 Call Number: 2012-031/002 (1) Calendars and day books. -- File consists of items 1921-1966 produced by the T. Eaton Company Ltd., the Glencairn Pharmacy, Wendell Holmes Ltd., and Durable Associated Companies Ltd. (2) Colour card : Sunset All-Fabric Dye, North American [19--] Dye Corporation Limited (3) Coupon books 1989-2004 (4) Cowan Company Limited chicken card : buff leghorn [19--] (5) Decals : roller skating rinks.