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• DOULTON BURSLEM ADVERTISING MIRROR,
  DOULTON BURSLEM ADVERTISING MIRROR, 1901Rare. Original Doulton's Burslem New Century Art Ware Advertising ware. Housed in wooden frame. It was in 1901 that the Burslem factory of Doulton & Co. Ltd. was granted the Royal Warrant by King Edward VII. It was this that enabled the company to adopt the name Royal Doulton. Frame: 25.75"H x 31.75"W. #mirror #advertising Issued: 1901 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• JOHN SWATSLEY (B. 1937) "CHINA
  JOHN SWATSLEY (B. 1937) "CHINA CLIPPER SEAPLANE"John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "China Clipper Ship - Seaplane" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which originally appeared on the Fleetwood First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. (25cc) E Earth Rate Change booklet stamp issued March 22, 1988. In 1935, one hundred years to the day after the first clipper ship had sailed into San Francisco Harbor, a new "China Clipper" marked a milestone in the delivery of U.S. mail. As thousands watched in awe, she headed west from San Francisco, flying just above the unfinished Golden Gate Bridge. A cheer went up as she set off on the first transpacific airmail flight with a cargo of 110,000 letters. The Martin M-130, christened "China Clipper," was a seaplane designed specifically for long-distance passenger and mail transport. Her body was made almost entirely of aluminum and her wings were high. Her journey would be eight thousand miles long, and special island bases had to be prepared to accommodate her landing needs. But, the task complete, the "China Clipper" opened a new era in mail transport and joined the ranks in an exciting new century of improved communications. Image Size: 8.75 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 15 x 18 in. Unframed. (B11375) Condition: - By registering to bid for this auction either in-house or online and/or placing a bid in this auction the BIDDER/BUYER agrees to all the terms and conditions of Helmuth Stone Gallery Auctions. - Due to the size of our gallery not all items are out for preview at one time. If you plan on coming to preview any lot(s) we recommend letting us know prior so we can have them collected and prepared for your preview. - All silver, gold and/or jewelry lots or invoices containing said lots MUST be paid for via WIRE TRANSFER, no other forms of payment will be accepted. - All items are sold as-is where-is and no guarantees are made of any kind. All sales are final; no refunds will be given under any circumstances. - All artwork is listed and sold per section (10) of our terms and conditions, please read over all definitions of authorship prior to bidding to better understand artwork listings. - Helmuth Stone Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. - Online images can sometimes be low quality due to the uploading process, original high-resolution images can be requested via email at HelmuthStone@gmail.com - We recommend looking into shipping quotes prior to bidding, shipping quotes can take up to a week or more post-sale as we host our auctions through multiple online platforms and shipping can become backlogged, if you would like a list of local shippers please email us directly. - Our auction catalogs are hosted through multiple online platforms along with phone and in-house bidding. Bids placed on other platforms are not shown through this catalog. Because of this, even if it appears you are the only absentee bid or bidder on a lot, you may already be outbid or may have placed a bid equal to another bidder. Therefore, we always recommend bidding live. - Unless otherwise stated in the description, all items are sold without additional documentation or COAs. If any supporting documentation is available an image will be available online via the catalog listing.
• PR. THOMAS MOSER "NEW CENTURY" SIDE
  PR. THOMAS MOSER "NEW CENTURY" SIDE TABLES Thomas Moser (American, founded 1972), late 20th century. Pair of benchmade cherry Arts and Crafts style "New Century" book end tables. Maker's mark, craftsman signed and dated to underside.
• LEHMANN NEW CENTURY CYCLE ONKEL
  LEHMANN NEW CENTURY CYCLE ONKEL WIND UP TOY Lehmann New Century Cycle Onkel Wind Up Toy
• GROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS
  GROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMY OFFICER GUIDESGROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMY OFFICER GUIDES, titles include: The Army Officer's Guide, 42nd Edition; four of The Armed Forces Officer; Army Officer's Guide, 45th Edition; The Army Almanac; Field Service Regulations; A National Security Strategy for a New Century; Liberation, Occupation, and Rescue: War Termination and Desert Storm; The Development of the Base Force 1989-1992; Report of the President's Special Review Board; The Department of Defense 1947-1997: Organization and Leaders; China's Military and the U.S.-Japan Alliance in 2030; Peace Operations: Haiti; Infantry Attacks; Denial and Jeopardy: Deterring Iranian Use of NBC Weapons; The Third World Century; Who Defends America?; Commanding Heights; Reorganizing the Joint Chiefs of Staff; five of Joint Warfare of the US Armed Forces; Joint Doctrine Capstone and Keystone Primer; The Recourse to War: An Appraisal of the "Weinberger Doctrine"; Command Decisions; Crisis in the Persian Gulf Region: U.S. Policy Options and Implications; Depuy and the 1976 Edition of FM 100-5; Operation Just Cause 1988-1990; Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; Biennial Reports of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army I July 1939-30 June 1945: George C. Marshall (36) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
• LARGE COLLECTION OF LEATHER-BOUND
  LARGE COLLECTION OF LEATHER-BOUND SETS OF BOOKSvarious authors, titles, and languages; including Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11th edition, volumes 1 - 32 (in 16); and Works of Charles Dickens, New Century Edition, numbered 324 of 1000, Boston: Dana Estes and Co, 23 volumes; approximately 220 linear inches total Condition:
• THOMAS MOSER "NEW CENTURY" CHERRY
  THOMAS MOSER "NEW CENTURY" CHERRY WOOD DINING SETcomprising a table (68 inches wide; 23 1/4 inches deep; 32 inches high); ten side chairs and two armchairs, each with black leather seat (22 1/2 inches wide; 20 inches deep; 42 inches high; seat:18 inches high; and a sideboard (102 inches wide; 52 inches deep; 31 inches high) Condition:
• LEHMANN TIN LITHOGRAPH WIND-UP "NEW
  LEHMANN TIN LITHOGRAPH WIND-UP "NEW CENTURY"Lehmann tin lithograph wind-up "New Century", with American patriotic umbrella, 5" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Currently working, one wheel rim repaired, flywheel repaired, minor paint loss.
• GROUP OF ENCYCLOPEDIC REFERENCE
  GROUP OF ENCYCLOPEDIC REFERENCE BOOKSGROUP OF ENCYCLOPEDIC REFERENCE BOOKS, [Reference] titles include 12 volumes of Ridpath, John Clark. With the World's People. Washington, DC: Clark E. Ridpath. 1913; seven volumes of Lands and Peoples. London: The Grolier Society. 1951; Henry, Matthew. Commentary on the Holy Bible. LA: Jimmy Swaggert Evangelistic Association. 1979; and two volumes of The New Century Dictionary. NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts. 1959 (23)
• Sixteen books bound in soft leather
  Sixteen books bound in soft leather from the New Century Library of the works of Charles Dickens (Thomas Nelson, London, etc., 1913).
• (3) New Century Picture co silver
  (3) New Century Picture co silver leaf hanging wall mirrors, 27-1/2"square
• SIX HARDCOVER BOOKS ON AMERICAN
  SIX HARDCOVER BOOKS ON AMERICAN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Assortment of six hardcover books on American museum collections comprising, editor Andree Bober, "The Collections: The University Of Texas At Austin", Edward Park, "Treasures Of The Smithsonian", John Walsh and Deborah Gribbon, "The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections: A Museum For The New Century", editors Earle D. Clowney and David F. Dorsey, Jr., "In The Eye Of The Muses: Selections From The Clark Atlanta University Art Collection", editor Peter H. Hassrick, "The Georgia O'Keefe Museum", and various authors, "The Art Institute Of Chicago: Twentieth-Century Painting And Sculpture". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. "The Collections: The University Of Texas At Austin" h.12.25", w. 10.25", d. 2.75".
• LEHMANN NEW CENTURY CYCLE Germany
  LEHMANN NEW CENTURY CYCLE Germany lithographed tin red and white striped umbrella classic portrayal of the 1895 Berlin pedal-engine cab driver holds hat clockwork driven. 5'' l. (VG Cond.)
• NEW CENTURY CYCLE Lehmann Germany
  NEW CENTURY CYCLE Lehmann Germany lithographed tin red and white striped umbrella classic portrayal of the 1895 Berlin pedal engine cab driver holds hat clockwork driven. 5'' l. Bend to umbrella position overall (VG Cond.)
• NEW CENTURY CYCLE Lehmann Germany
  NEW CENTURY CYCLE Lehmann Germany lithographed tin red and white striped umbrella classic portrayal of the 1895 Berlin pedal engine cab driver holds hat clockwork driven. 5'' l. (Exc. Cond)
• LEHAMNN NEW CENTURY CYCLE Germany
  LEHAMNN NEW CENTURY CYCLE Germany lithographed and hand painted tin depicts rider and high mount seated driver umbrella done in stripe pattern. 5'' l. (Exc. Cond.)
• Charles Hook Armco Steel Company
  Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lot of Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and Katherine (Klussman) Hook Charles Ruffin Hook grew up in Northwest Cincinnati on Colerain Avenue just across the Miami and Erie Canal from the foot of Clifton hill. The early years were happy and mostly carefree but Charlie??Ts mother died in 1892 when he was just 12. The Panic of 1893 followed and in a little over a year the family went from a middle-class lifestyle to poverty. The company in which Hook Senior was employed was wiped out he ended up selling the family home the family broke up and Charlie and his brother Gay moved to Walnut Hills living with a kindly engineer Robert Engle. This also required Charlie to change from District No. 18 school to Walnut Hills High the first suburban school. There was no question that Charlie would have to work after high school college was out of the financial equation. He began to look to the long-term examining options such as coal lumber and other basic commodities; chemistry was his best subject in school; but he ended up deciding that steel was the most promising area ??" Carnegie had been poor and had no technical training so it should be possible to Charlie Hook to get into the business. With a letter of introduction arranged by his brother he appeared at the offices of Cincinnati Rolling Mill in Riverside west of the city (the site visited in the photo in this lot). When told the only opening was that of office boy Charlie jumped on the opportunity. He moved up quickly in the office but that put him at odds with boys his age who worked in the plant. One day when the plant was closed because of the annual spring floods a group of ?plant boys? tried to give Charlie a ?dunking? as he entered the flatboat that was used to ferry the office staff to their building which was on stilts and out of the water. Sensing what was coming Charlie turned the tables and toppled his tormentor into the water. The boatswain was John ?Roxy? Draut the night watchman and one of the other gentlemen with whom Hook would tour the site half a century later (photos in this lot). Roxy protected the young office boy for the duration of the flood walking him to and from the streetcar stop. He would become a veteran of the Middletown ARMCO plant. Charlie made himself indispensable at the Riverside plant finding solutions to many problems in management and production. But the plant failed to be profitable enough for the owners and was closed in late 1899. Many of the employees were absorbed into other Tin Plate Trust plants including Charlie. His supervisors made sure he had a position elsewhere; they sensed that the young man would contribute to the company. Charlie was reassigned to Chicago leaving everything familiar in the ?Queen City? behind. After barely 2 months in the Windy City the Trust decided to move Charlie??Ts entire department to New York City. Outfitting two trains one for desks and files the other for personnel the department was ceremonially moved to the Big Apple. It was winter and the boy from the Midwest was becoming homesick amid tall buildings with barely a blade of grass to be found. He had been in touch with others from the Riverside plant in particular William P. Lewis who had been transferred to the Gas City plant in Indiana. He begged Lewis for a job hoping to get back to an environment in which grass and trees lived. Lewis had an opening in the sheet bar yard but Hook needed approval for the transfer. Charlie decided that if he really wanted to learn the business he needed training in production. He made his case up the chain of command in New York with most treating him as if he were ready to be committed but Warner Arms vice-president in charge of operations decided to give him a chance and allowed the transfer to Indiana. Hook had remained in touch with his first boss at Riverside who had made sure he was reassigned to a Trust plant but had lost touch with the president of the plant. However these two men had remained in touch with each other and when they teamed up with George M. Verity to start up the American Rolling Mill Co. in Middletown Ohio one of the first people both men thought of to recruit for the new enterprise was Charlie. It was a fateful interview. Verity and Hook liked each other at once and had very similar philosophies about the business. Verity believed in people and tried to run his business by the ?Golden Rule ? a striking (even shocking) departure from the typical steel mill of the day. On top of that Verity decided to build a combined mill which used pig iron to produce ingots and slabs which were made into shapes and bars which were made into sheets and then galvanized or fabricated - what had been the domain of 5 different mills now would be done more efficiently (so Verity thought) in one mill. The rest of the industry was sure it would fail. But Verity surrounded himself with capable men like Hook who continued to take every opportunity to learn as much about the steel industry as he could ??" what worked and what didn??Tt in plants around the country. And eventually Hook and John Tytus developed a continuous mill and revolutionized the steel industry. To compete with the giants such as U.S. Steel Armco focused on specialty steels which required continual research. It became the first steel company to include a research department. It was the production of corrugated culvert pipe that generated interest overseas in railroad construction and ultimately led to Armco becoming an international company. ARMCO grew and prospered and Hook with it. By 1910 he became general superintendent. In 1913 he made his final ?life-path? move ??" he married Verity??Ts daughter Leah. More than a decade his junior Leah was still a schoolgirl when Hook came to Middletown and looked upon him as ?Uncle Charlie.? But as she matured she and ?Uncle Charlie? found they had many interests in common. Charlie continued to make connections even on the couple??Ts honeymoon in Europe most notably to George Lorimer editor of the Saturday Evening Post. The couple had two sons and a daughter. The images in the photo book appear to be primarily the first-born Charles Jr. although a few show both boys just a couple years apart in age. Armco??Ts labor policies also served the company well. By letting the employees know that they were part of the company and providing them with the best equipment and working conditions technology allowed the company prospered. In a 1937 article on Armco Forbes pointed out that in the second quarter of that year alone the good relations with labor and the fact that they did not strike probably saved the company 5 million (compared to a similar-sized company that had picketing and rioting in its plant). Any problems any new changes were always discussed with employees. Any employee could make an appointment with Verity or Hook or other management official and express his viewpoint air problems etc. without patronizing or judgment. Armco also saw itself as a good neighbor in Middletown and later wherever there were Armco plants. Verity and Hook tried to make life better for all city residents ??" everything from supporting scouting to expanding the American Legion for veterans during the Second World War to creating organizations for naturalizing citizens. Even those who did not interact often with the top management knew of them and their works. After George Verity died in 1942 employees of the plant a year later suggested a day of service to remember his neighborly actions and Founder??Ts Day was born. The first Founder??Ts Day saw 30 beds being donated to the Children??Ts Fresh Air Camp and a family that had been burned out of their home had a cash gift to begin rebuilding. A later Founder??Ts Day in Australia had a lift designed and built by Armco engineers for getting spastic children in and out of beds and baths. A couple of Founder??Ts Day programs are included in this lot along with Verity??Ts memorial and program from the dedication of his statue. Several brochures relating to the history of Middletown are certainly also related to the sense of community in the Armco ranks. As Hook??Ts methods of labor relations proved viable and the depression struck Charlie was looked at more and more for national offices. The National Association of Manufacturers tried to get him into their top position in 1934 but Verity could not spare him in the depths of the depression. Four years later he did serve as President of NAM. He became an industry spokesman in Washington and served on a number of committees there. He was also increasingly in demand as a speaker and one of his typescripts for a luncheon speech is in this lot. We need more Charlie Hooks today. Over decades he ?preached? that in the American incentive system the individual is of primary importance. ?If industry is to have its story accepted by the public it must expose abuses in the ranks and condemn improper business practices as quickly as it opposes legislation which it considers obstructive to business progress. It must show unimpeachable good faith. The place to begin is at the grassroots. The way to win confidence in and respect for all industry is for each company to be a good honorable desirable citizen at home.? We seem to have forgotten these old principles in a new century. Hook and others were convinced that they would need to convert to war production sooner than later. He met with some of his Washington friends and realized that the plans were nearly a decade and a half old and most companies had grown and changed considerably. Hook was front and center in redrafting the plans to convert industry to defense a plan decisive in the production records set by industry a mere three years later. Armco??Ts war-time production is outlined in one of the brochures in this lot. As President of NAM he worked toward collaboration of government and industry. He went to England to study labor relations then went to Sweden for the same purpose. As he was leaving the office he set out a 5-point policy for industrial and national welfare that included collaboration of government and industry to raise the standard of living elimination of government competition with the private sector rebuilding tax structures national labor policy based on common sense and fairness (to both labor and management) and a ?square deal? (not a new deal) for business for them to create nine million new jobs. (Anything sound familiar here?) Within a few months however unemployment was zero. On December 14 1941 Charlie Hook had other appointments notably to the War Labor Board made up of 12 members of industry and 12 of labor. Business leaders included presidents/chairmen of SKF Bell Aircraft U.S. Rubber Ingersoll Milling Machine Studebaker American Type Founders American Hawaiian Steamship Champion Paper GE ??" critical industries in a wartime economy. Shortly after he was sent to England to see if steel production could be increased and decide which country could best make what war material. After many days of work Hook was ready to report back to President Roosevelt. As he was boarding the plane at Herndon he was introduced to an American General who was escorting his British counterpart to the same transport. That General turned out to be Dwight Eisenhower. Hook would cross paths with Eisenhower again in Britain during the war. So respected were Hook??Ts processes and opinions that immediately after the war as the U.S. military was going into peacetime mode (they thought) President Truman called on Hook to study and recommend changes in pay of armed services. After the war Hook was involved in many ventures including Junior Achievement. He also promoted some college programs always with the goal of ?selling the basic concepts of the American way of life? - to youth to the public to foreigners to anyone who would listen. One person who got wind of Hook??Ts program was Dwight Eisenhower then president of Columbia University. Hook was invited to Columbia where he spent half a day laying out his program for the president and forming a lifelong friendship. Many years of government service is reflected in the letters from Ike and Nixon although earlier communications (such as FDR and Truman) are not among this particular group of papers. In 1950 Armco celebrated its half-century anniversary. The company put on a party at all of its plants. In Middletown alone the assembled well-wishers consumed 382 000 hot dogs and similar amounts of other comestibles. Just a year before Middletown celebrated Charles R. Hook Day with a testimonial dinner in Middletown??Ts Hotel Manchester attended by Generals an Admiral and a thousand others. A copy of the souvenir of this event is included here. Charlie was given two bound volumes with the originals of these letters telegrams and other well-wishes of his friends and associates. Charlie continued to talk to anyone who would listen over the next decade and had his chance at numerous award ceremonies. Although he never went to college he did take a few correspondence courses in engineering but learned most of the industry by rolling up his sleeves in the mills and talking to those who knew. He was awarded the medal for the advancement of metallurgical research in 1947 the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1950 and eleven honorary degrees by colleges and universities. Hook retired in December 1960 at the age of 80 but continued doing whatever he could to promote industry and the American ideal. He still went to his office every day as his physical condition allowed. He died in 1963 at 83 years of age. Lot includes: Numerous letters over a period of a couple decades to the White House and Department of Labor. Some have autopen or secretarial signatures but at least one Nixon letter may be authentic (or a new autopen pattern!) but 3 others have identical ?Dick? signatures and are likely autopen (they match one known autopen ?Dick Nixon?). A fourth letter signed ?Dick? with a slight difference may be authentic. There are many Eisenhower letters all initialed ?D.E.? There are 8 with slightly different initials some of which may be authentic. One without periods after the initials may be proxy/secretarial ??" we think he usually put periods after initials when he wrote them. All are on either light green White House letterhead or Ike??Ts personal DDE letterhead paper. Many more items in this folder are copies of what Hook sent to the various presidents including his copies of telegrams sent to Eisenhower. Folder labeled ?White House ??" President? with photographs (15) of Presidents Ronald and Nancy Reagan 4 living presidents (2) (Reagan Nixon Bush (41) and Ford) plus another with same four and their wives Bill and Hillary Clinton Republican leaders (Bob Dole Newt Gingrich Jack Kemp) some individual some in groups. Also a few ?certificates? or ?awards.? All seem to be rewards for donations and other support to the party. All signatures are in the photo. In addition there is a banner that is still in its packaging. One can see ?Republican President? in gold letters and one grommet but what the rest says is not certain (that label has been torn off the box ??" it probably had the address on it). Miscellaneous papers including an address given by Hook at a luncheon of the Union League Club Chicago 17 May 1940 entitled ?Wake Up America and Save the Private Enterprise System ? and a number of pages removed from a 3-ring binder most are photographs of maps and buildings in Middletown. File with ?American Rolling Mill Co. interesting facts? on front. Contains three more pamphlets on the story of ARMCO plus a typed speech given by Hook on Founder??Ts Day 1946 supplement to Middletown Journal in honor of ARMCO??Ts 75th Anniversary etc. 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 in. professional photos of Charles R. Hook in photographer??Ts folder. Photo album Obl. Folio string bound ?Photographs? in gilt on front black ?construction paper? pages; 2 x 3.25 in. and 2.25 x 4 in snapshots of family (lots of baby pictures) most likely Charles Hook??Ts (Sr.) family ??" approx. 45 images some have become detached from pages. Envelope with one 4 x 5 in. of a family of five (unidentified but possibly Charles Jr. based on the ages of the sitters and the clothing styles) plus 29 small loose images ranging from 1 x 1 in. to 3 x 5 in. ??" most snapshots taken with home camera. Four 8 x 10 in. black-&-white photos if Hook with Bernie Draut John Draut and Bill Draut at the William Henry Harrison tomb and site of Cincinnati Rolling Mill nearby. Photos taken 7 Aug. 1957 and labeled on verso. Charles R. Hook Testimonial Dinner / Manchester Hotel 6:30 P.M. / April 18 1939. Souvenir In paper covers with 3 brass brads poem by Wm. Dineen five 8 x 10 in. photos were glued to heavy paper but have now come loose plus copies of speeches telegrams letters etc. (i.e. the ?testimonials? given at the dinner). ARMCO Today 75th Anniversary Issue (1975) folio periodical Cover and 2pp article on Charles Hook and ARMCO Business Week 28 Jan. 1950 Forbes Magazine 15 Sept. 1948 with cover of ?Hook of ARMCo Steel Forbes: The Interpreter of Business 15 August 1944 with article on ?Charles R. Hook? U.S. News & World Report 8 June 1951 Hook on Cover indicating the inside article is an interview ?Less Steel for Civilians? Old Middletown folio printed cardstock wraps 1976. Illustrated with line drawings. ARMCO 75th Anniversary book Obl. Folio history of company illustrated with color photos. Armco Goes to War front cover with photo of Armco Air Raid Shelter president??Ts (George Verity) message dated 6 April 1942 with statistics about Armco??Ts war effort. Small folio 12pp. ?In Memoriam? for George Matthew Verity who died suddenly 6 Nov. 1942 (aged 77 yrs) Booklet for the Unveiling April 22 1948 the statue of founder George Verity Charles Ruffin Hook. Romance of Iron and Steel: Contribution of the Central Ohio Valley. New York: The Newcomen Society in North America 1950. 8vo printed paper wraps 32pp. Trifold flyer with History of Middletown Ohio U.S.A. 7.5 in. square folded Brochure from The Henry Laurence Gantt Memorial Gold Medal: Charles R. Hook Sr. Medalist. With speeches by the president of Gantt Medal Board and Charles Hook. Awarded ?for distinguished achievement in industrial management as a service to the community.? 8 June 1950 Plus 4 loose images of Middletown black-and-white. ARMCO in Pictures and Fact Middletown (OH): American Rolling Mill Co. 1921. 8vo soft leatherette cover gilt front and spine 247pp. Borth Christy. True Steel: The Story of George Matthew Verity and His Associates. Dayton United Color Press 1941 (Reprint 1973). 8vo red cloth with dj 319pp. Minor scuffing of dj very minor wear to spine ends. Text block excellent. Tebbel John. The Human Touch in Business: A Biography of Charles R. Hook. Dayton (OH): Otterbein Press 1963. 8vo red printed cloth with gilt front and spine dj 196pp. Top of dj with some damage otherwise book in near new condition. Hook Charles R. The Story of ARMCO. Middletown (OH): The American Rolling Mill Company 1928. 12mo in suede ?Arts & Crafts? style covers 41pp. Some fading of front cover with ?ring? from something heavy maybe wet. Historic South Main Middletown Ohio. Narrow 8vo in printed paper wraps issued by Middletown Department of Planning and Community Development 1977. Architectural and Historic Heritage Middletown Ohio. Narrow 8vo in printed paper wraps issued by Middletown Department of Planning and Community Development 1977. Founder??Ts Day Nuggets selected from talks and articles by George M. Verity the Founder of ARMCO. N.d. 19pp pamphlet with introduction by Charles Hook. Second Founder??Ts Day Nuggets selected from talks and articles by George M. Verity the Founder of ARMCO. N.d. but from a different year 16pp pamphlet with introduction by Charles Hook. The ARMCO First Line: A History and Its Purpose. 23 May 1958. 12mo pamphlet in blue flocked paper covers with gilt front string binding. Condition: Variable as expected. Generally the books and pamphlets are in excellent condition; photos are OK; letters with some humidity damage (light foxing).
• *Belgian The New Century Bolt
  *Belgian The New Century Bolt Action Single-Shot Rifle PLUS J. Stevens No. 14-1/2 Single Shot Rifle .22 cal. 20" round barrel. Barrel with Stevens markings. Walnut stock. Plus Belgian .22 cal. with walnut stock. Condition: Stevens is missing the bolt to pull the breech down. Bore is fair. Barrel is brown stock has some nicks and dings.
• Eastlake carved walnut bookcase
  Eastlake carved walnut bookcase with an ornate galleried top from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 69"h.x43"w.x16.5"d.
• Massive Victorian carved walnut
  Massive Victorian carved walnut bookcase with two glass doors over a base with two drawers from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 104"h.x62"w.x22"d.
• Large oil on canvas Victorian
  Large oil on canvas Victorian society portrait of a young woman and mounted in an ornate frame from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 55"x42.5"
• Arts & Crafts oak slant-lid desk
  Arts & Crafts oak slant-lid desk c.1920 from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 43"h.x40"w.x17"d. writing surface 29"h.
• Pair of Lejambre Philadelphia
  Pair of Lejambre Philadelphia walnut open armchairs with red leather upholstery from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 38.5"h.x24"w.x21d. seat 19"h.
• Brass coat rack early 20th c.
  Brass coat rack early 20th c. from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 73"h.
• Set of three Centennial Chippendale
  Set of three Centennial Chippendale style mahogany chairs from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 40.5"h.x29"w.x18"d. seat 18"h.
• Pennsylvania Hepplewhite inlaid
  Pennsylvania Hepplewhite inlaid walnut chest of drawers c.1800 from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA as found. 50"h.x45"w.x25.5"d.
• Victorian carved walnut settee from
  Victorian carved walnut settee from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 41"h.x64"l.x26"d.
• Chippendale style mahogany
  Chippendale style mahogany partner's desk from the New Century Trust Building Philadelphia PA. 32.5"h. incl. casters x 53"w.x29"d.
• (AFRICAN AMERICANA) WASHINGTON
  (AFRICAN AMERICANA) WASHINGTON BOOKER T. A group of seven books by or about Booker T. Washington. Comprising A New Negro for a New Century. By Booker T. Washington. Chicago: American Publishing n.d. Booker T. Washington's Own Story of His Life and Work. By Albon L. Holsey. Naperville IL: J.L. Nichols (1901). Booker T. Washington: The Master Mind of a Child of Slavery. By Frederick E. Drinker. Philadelphia: George G. Clows (1915). Character Building. By Booker T. Washington. New York: Doubleday Page 1903. The Future of the American Negro. By Booker T. Washington. Boston: Small Maynard 1907. The Story of My Life and Work. By Booker T. Washington. Naperville IL: J.L. Nichols (1901). The Man Farthest Down. By Booker T. Washington. Garden City: Doubleday Page 1913.
• A Jungendstil 14k Amethyst Ring c
  A Jungendstil 14k Amethyst Ring c 1905-10 Tested 14k yellow gold ring set in the center with a hexagonal cut amethyst surrounded with an abstraction of leaves in berries in Jungendstil or Young style which was all the rage at the turn of the new century. Overall weight approx. 9.1 gm. Ring size 7-1/2.