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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a woman in a fancy blue dress with a corsage and necklace. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Fischer Piano. For Sale By Conover Bros. Sole Agents." Front lower left corner has number 722 and lower right corner says: "Bufford." Back of card has an image of a Fischer Piano and says: "The Fischer [Piano]. 73,000 in use." and has five testimonials. Address given on front of card:
613 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Geo. W. Strope & Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Geo. W. Strope & Co. with an image of a poppy and other flowers. One of two cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Vose & Sons, Manufacturers of Superior Piano-Fortes, Boston, Mass." Front lower right corner has number 638 and lower left says: "Bufford." Back and front of card are stamped with: "See the Favorite Strope Grand Upright Pianos." and the company address:
Office and Warerooms
Strope's New Block,
208 West 9th St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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W. H. Collins
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Description
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Advertising card for W. H. Collins showing a girl in a winter coat and hat pulling a sled through the snow. Front of card says: "The Genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills and Vermifuge." Front lower right corner has number 706 and lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card has a testimonial about the product followed by: "The only genuine Dr. C. McLane's Vermifuge, Is Prepared only by FLEMING BROS., Pittsburgh. For sale by W. H. Collins, City Drug Store." Address given on back of card:
4th & Main Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a boy carrying a basket and a branch with blossoms walking down a dirt road. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Fischer Piano." Front lower right corner has number 204 and center right of image says: "Bufford." Back of card is blank except for a stamp that says: "From Conover Bros." Address given on back of card:
613 Main St.
Kansas City,.."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a girl in coat and hat leaning down in the snow to touch a dead bird. Front of card is damaged. Front lower right corner has number 705 and lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Conover Brothers Co., Manufacturers of Piano Fortes...Indorsed [sic] by the following Eminent Musicians / Rive-King, Lillian Nordica, Clara E. Colby, Ella F. Backus, Anton Strelezki, Robt. Goldbeck, Geo. W Morgan, E. M. Bowman, Frank P. Fisk, G. Morosini, Geo. A. Parker, Geo. W. Steele, Chas. Konkel, Dr. S. N. Penfield, H. M. Bosworth, Earnest Hartmen." It also has two paragraphs about Conover's improvements to pianos: "From the Musical Courier / New York, July 13th, 1887." Address given on back of card: South Western Agency, Conover Bros., Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1887~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Flint and Walling Manufacturing Co. showing children playing by the seaside. Front lower right corner has number 355 or 356 and initials JHB. Back of card lists products: "Star Wind Mills, Iron, Force and Lifting Pumps, Derricks, Tanks, Pipe, Fittings, Screens, Strainers, Hose, Hydrants, Fountains, Valves, etc./ Marcy's Combined Deep Tubular Well Tools and Supplies." Address given on back of card:
1209 Mulberry St.
Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Geo. W. Brown and Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Geo. W. Brown & Co. showing an assortment of unrelated images including a ship inside a horseshoe next to a painting on an easel. The horseshoe has the word "Ghirk" on it. Front lower left corner of card has number 29 and lower right corner says: "Bufford." Back of card has images of four farm machines and says: "Geo. W. Brown & Co., Manufacturers of Oscillating and Rotary Drop Corn Planter, Check Rowers, Steel Beam Cultivators and Cotton and Corn Stalk Cutters. Galesburg, Ill...." Address for branch house given on back of card:
1323 Hickory Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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P. P. Mast & Company
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Description
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Advertising card for P. P. Mast & Company, agents for the National Tube-Works Company, showing one donkey watching another fall through ice on a pond as a man runs to help with a rope. Front of card says: ?ǣWith compliments of the National Tubular-Axle Dept., National Tube-Works Company, 64-70 Federal Street, Boston.?ǥ Front lower right corner has number 778 and lower left corner says "Bufford." Back of card has advertising copy about and image of the "National Self-Oiling Tubular-Axle Wagon" which is "Now on Exhibition in the Wagon Department by P. P. Mast & Company, Kansas City, General Agents for the Rushford Hollow-Axle Farm Wagon..."" No street address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Flint and Walling Manufacturing Co. showing a girl playing with a dog. Front lower right corner has number 355 or 356 and initials JHB. Back of card has image of windmill and lists products: "Star Wind Mills, Iron, Force and Lifting Pumps, Derricks, Tanks, Pipe, Fittings, Screens, Strainers, Hose, Hydrants, Fountains, Valves, etc./ Marcy's Combined Deep Tubular Well Tools and Supplies." Address given on back of card:
1209 Mulberry St.
Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Flint and Walling Manufacturing Co. showing a rural winter scene with a cow standing in the snow in the moonlight. Front lower left corner has number 751; lower right corner says: "Bufford." Back of card lists products: "Star Wind Mills, Iron Force and Lift Pumps, Pipe, Cylinders, Screens, Drive Well Points...Tube Well Tools, Augers, Drills, &c." Address given on back of card:
Factory: Kendallville, Indiana
Branches: Kansas City, Mo., Ft. Worth, Texas.
Street address not given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing bird and flowers. One of three cards with similar bird design. Front lower right corner has number 545; lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Best teas, 50 c. Per Lb. and Best roasted coffees, 25 c. & 30 c." Seven addresses given for Cincinnati stores. No Kansas City address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing bird and flowers. One of three cards with similar bird design. Front lower right corner has number 545; lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Best teas, 50 c. Per Lb. and Best roasted coffees, 25 c. & 30 c." Seven addresses given for Cincinnati stores. No Kansas City address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing bird and flowers. One of three cards with similar bird design. Front lower right corner has number 545; lower left corner says: "Bufford." Back of card says: "Best teas, 50 c. Per Lb. and Best roasted coffees, 25 c. & 30 c." Seven addresses given for Cincinnati stores. No Kansas City address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
