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1881 antique WARD HOUSE tyrone pa FAIRBANKS Bros SCALES W S LYMAN LETTERHEAD
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Original September 2, 1881 handwritten letter on ornate WARD HOUSE, Tyrone, Pa. letterhead, with C. S. McOmber, Proprietor printed beneath the hotel name.
Addressed to Messrs. Fairbanks Bros., the letter contains extensive business correspondence concerning platform scales, payments, orders, specifications and pricing. The writer refers to a 4 x 4 platform, a 3½ x 3½ platform, a $300 figure, remittances, and discussions regarding the construction of a stronger scale.
The correspondence also mentions Mr. Hays, identified as a railroad superintendent, and describes a lengthy discussion with him concerning scales and the equipment he wanted.
The letter is signed W. S. Lyman and dated 9/2/81.
A particularly attractive piece of Tyrone, Pennsylvania hotel and commercial ephemera, combining an elaborate Victorian WARD HOUSE letterhead with substantial period business content relating to Fairbanks Bros. scales and railroad-related trade.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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