Cylinder, Motor & Transmission Oil © Frank H. Jump
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The Cartography of Johannes Vinckeboons (Vingboons) – Manatus Eylant – Nieuw Amsterdam
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One of the earliest maps of NY Harbor:
TITLE: Manatvs Gelegen op de Noot [sic] Riuier [sic]
(Manhattan Lying on the North River) but with the typo, Manhattan Lying on the Nut (River- misspelled)
YEAR: 1639
LANGUAGE: Dutch
CREATOR: Johannes Vinckeboons
Governors Island was called Nut Island (Noot Eÿlant)
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
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Schoppenhorst Brothers Undertakers – Louisville, KY
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In 1892 three brothers owned and operated Schoppenhorst Bros. Laundry and Linen Service in Louisville’s West End. One of the brothers, Edward Schoppenhorst, was the youngest son of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Schoppenhorst, a German immigrant from Ladbergen, Westfalen. Edward was interested in the “undertaking” business and branched out to establish his own funeral home, which became Schoppenhorst Bros. Funeral Home. The other brothers remained in the laundry business.
Schoppenhorst Bros. Funeral Home located their business in the beautiful, historic 1865 residence built by Captain Kawein, an Ohio River boat captain. The home, at 1832 West Market Street, remains today and features the original glass front door made in France and shipped to Louisville in the 1860s. The eleven foot vintage door showcases a piece of glass from every country in Europe which has been crafted into a distinctive design. – Schoppenhorst Website
Marx Hardware & Paint Co., Inc. – Est. 1875 – St. Louis, MO
Paints – Window Glass – Varnishes – Wholesale © Frank H. Jump
Sporting Goods – Retail © Frank H. Jump
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Steve Marx, along with his brother Andy, runs Marx Hardware & Paint Co. in the Old North neighborhood.
CREDIT MARIA ALTMAN | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
Established: 1875 by Frederick Marx
Location: 2501 N. 14th St., Old North neighborhood
Current owners: Brothers Steve and Andy Marx, great-great-grandsons of founder
Clientele: Mostly residential customers
There’s no arguing this hardware store is the oldest in the city.“I would say probably the oldest family-operated retail business in the city of St. Louis,” said Steve Marx.
Walking into Marx Hardware & Paint Co. feels a bit like taking a trip into the past with its hardwood floors, hand-painted signs and a wood-burning stove that keeps the place warm. The brothers have kept a lot of things from bygone days, including an old plaque for the St. Louis Hardware Retailers Association, a group that no longer exists.
“Hardware stores were like bakeries, barbershops — every few blocks there was one and a tavern in every corner and everybody made a living in this town,” Marx said. “It’s so difficult to see the change.” – St. Louis Public Radio
Piekutowski’s European Style Sausage – St. Louis, MO
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© Frank H. Jump
BEST OF ST. LOUIS 2009
FOOD & DRINKBest Sausage Shop
Piekutowski’s European Style Sausage
In 1999 Pope John Paul II paid a visit to little ol’ St. Louis. He saw the Arch. He saw the cathedrals. And then he made a special pilgrimage to north city’s Hyde Park neighborhood and grabbed some sausages at Piekutowski’s European Style Sausage. He bit into a slice of Krakow sausage and announced that his world had just been rocked. Recall: J.P. was a Pole. He knew what he was talking about. As a sign of their appreciation, the owners put up a white plaster bust of His Holiness in the back of the shop. Now, there’s no guarantee that you will fall as deeply in love with the Krakow sausage as did the Pope. You may favor the Polish sausage. Or the bratwurst. Or the kielbasa. All are handmade from the same recipe current owner Ted Piekutowski’s father used when the shop opened in the 1940s. There is also no guarantee that anyone will put up a plaster bust in your honor, no matter how ardently you declaim your love of Piekutowski’s sausages. But isn’t it worth making a visit to find out? – Riverfront Times
– www.riverfronttimes.com/bestof/2009/award/best-sausage-shop-854729/
M. Leichtweiss Stoves & Tinware – House Furnishing Goods – Buck’s Stoves Ranges – Labor Union Documentation – St. Louis, MO
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© Frank H. Jump
American Federationist July 1908 – Google Books
Parlor Stove used by the Jesuits of the Missouri Provence Title: Buck’s Stove and Range Company Parlor Stove Description: Ornate cast iron parlor stove, model “Royal No. 45” produced by Buck’s Stove and Range Co. in St. Louis. The stove was used by the Jesuit of the Missouri Provence at the St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Missouri. – Missouri History Museum – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE
Ayer’s Pills for the Liver – Overalls – Coats – St. Louis, MO
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© Frank H. Jump
Here is a simply outstanding piece of advertising memorabilia in the form of an Ayer’s oval pillbox containing three original petrified cathartic pills. This box is made of a very thin (balsa?) wood with a paper label covering the box. The trademark date is July 1883, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co. Lowell Ma. – Ruby Lane
Boston Evening Transcript – May 20, 1890 – Google Books
Antique Victorian Advertising Trade Card Brand: J.C. Ayer’s Pills Vegetable Cure Cold Remedy – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE – Ebay
Back of Trade Card – Ebay
