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"Germain Fruit Co." Ad w Order Form & Envelop 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

$ 9.5

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 1893
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • World Fair: 1893 Chicago
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: World’s Fairs
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Condition: Excellent. Covers and hinge fine. Black print and wine bottle vignette bright and not rubbed. Hinge perfect with no separation. No page marks, tears, or stains. One edge wear. Corners sharp. complete with pink letter and envelope.
  • Featured Refinements: Columbian Exposition

    Description

    Fine "Germain Fruit Co." Exhibit Promo Complete with Letter & Envelope From
    the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
    - 6.5 x 4 inches
    folded
    smooth green sheet
    with
    black
    print
    and graphic of their bottled wines in a basket (cover shown); back cover with same black print and graphic of their orchard and vineyards (shown). Los Angeles, CA:
    Germain
    ,
    1893. Folded makes (4) pages sheet printed on
    smooth green paper
    (inside pages lists their wines with prices shown). This handout also included a folded descriptive 8.5 x 11 inch letter printed in navy blue on
    pink paper
    (shown with top letterhead only and the full page unfolded). Inside the green sheet ad was also a small buff unused envelope with their address boldly printed (front shown). This was an
    early direct sales
    subscription for
    2 cases of wine
    of your choice delivered to your nearest railhead where you picked them up all for ! Taken from an intact WCE collection I purchased decades ago.
    -
    Supplemental Background Information:
    Their exhibit in
    Jackson Park
    was located in the
    Horticultural Building
    as listed in "The Official Directory" of exhibitors (shown number 36 with their name misspelled). There were a large number of vendors exhibiting produce from California at the WCE! The owner was Eugene Germain, a Jewish immigrant from Switzerland who arrived in California in 1870, became a noted businessman and civic leader in Los Angeles, and was appointed by the President as ambassador to Switzerland for 4 years. The company continued operation well into the 1980s. Another American success story!
    - Condition:
    Excellent.
    Covers and hinge fine (shown). Black print and wine bottle vignette bright and not rubbed (shown). Hinge perfect with no separation. No page marks, tears, or stains (shown). One edge wear (shown, maybe from a paper clip?). Corners sharp (shown). Complete with folded pink letter and pre-addressed envelope.
    **Buyer
    pays
    .95 First Class shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.