Miniature reference book of Henry Meyers, 1903

Archive

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Miniature reference book of Henry Meyers, 1903

Entry/Object ID

2013.39.5

Scope and Content

ACC. NO. 13.39.5 SUBJECT CATEGORY: citizens of Alameda; Henry H. Meyers DATE OR PERIOD: 1903 OBJECT: miniature book DESCRIPTION: tiny book, bound at the top, with black leather cover with imprinted title in oval, on the front with gold accents, and with gold applied to the sides of the pages. Cover states: ‘Useful Information for Businessmen, Mechanics, and Engineers, Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., Pittsburgh, PA’. Inside page indicates fifteenth edition, 1903. Signed on fly leaf: ‘Henry H. Meyers’. Size: L 3 1/2” x W 2”. HISTORY OF OBJECT: miniature reference book used by Henry Meyers, with advertisements and product lists from by Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., but also useful formulas and the like. 493 pages, including index. DONOR: ESTATE OF HENRY H. MEYERS CATALOGED: JULY 20, 2013