Philadelphia Library - Drawer Y56

Archive

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Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Name/Title

Philadelphia Library - Drawer Y56

Entry/Object ID

2025.4.91

Scope and Content

Drawer Y56 is part of the Philadelphia Free Library collection. Per agreement, when the library decided to remove the donated sales literature collection, the items had to go to a Pennsylvania library or museum. The Simeone Museum shared the collection with the AACA Library. The list below shows the articles and photographs in Drawer Y56. The drawer is not in alphabetical order: Clippings of articles on automobile-related items. Chore Garage Gas mileage guides Gasoline Gears Haynes and Apperson owners club Headlights Highways – US History 1900–1910 History – general History pre-1900 Hoffman, Josef Hood – ornaments Horns, automobile Horsepower Indianapolis 500 – 1973 Industry and trade – Great Britain Industry and trade – U.S. Johanson, C. E. Judkins, John B. Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, purchase of Willie’s Overland motors Kardo patents King, Charles B. K-R-I-T Lee Tire and Rubber Company Lemon law – New York Locomobile Lubricants Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercer Milage Minicars Mobile homes Mopeds Motorcycle, automobile

Collection

Simeone - Sales Literature, Philadelphia Library Collection

Category

Automotive Sales Literature

Acquisition

Accession

2025.4

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Location

5-Drawer Filing Cabinet

Y56

Second Floor

Simeone Library