Large printed sale bill: "Public Sale on Saturday, March 4, 1911:" 2 Pairs of Very Good Mules...Good General Purpose Horse, One Heifer Heavy with Calf, Two Horse Wagon...Jenny Lind Trotting Buggy." Contains illustrations of mule, horse and cow, printed in red and black lettering, printed by the New Era Printing Co., N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA.
Date Range
March 4, 1911
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
101.6
Height (ft)
3.3333333333
Height (in)
40
Width (cm)
66.04
Width (ft)
2.1666666667
Width (in)
26
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Some wear along fold lines. 4-inch tear bottom center; 11-inch horizontal tear along fold line upper right edge. Some center tears along fold lines as well as small tears at edges of fold lines.
One-page advertisement for C.Hager & Co., dated September 29. Probably 1821..."Have just received and are now opening at their store at the corner of the marketplace"...the year the first store opened. "Dry Goods" in bold print with a list of a variety of fabrics, shawls, handerkerchiefs and "almost every other description of dry goods desirable" in addition to groceries are for sale. At the bottom juniper berries and Boston mackarel (sic) are listed.
(Christopher Hager: b. 7 Oct.1800; d. 15 April 1868)
Date Range
circa 1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
24.13
Height (ft)
0.7916666667
Height (in)
9.5
Width (cm)
17.145
Width (ft)
0.5625
Width (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Brown overall, darker along edges. Reverse is dark brown in wide area around edges.