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1909 antique SALEM ma DIRECTORY BEVERLY DANVERS ESSEX TOWNS 1470pp NAUMKEAG ADS
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Offered here is a substantial 6.5\" x 9.5\" original 1909 edition of THE NAUMKEAG DIRECTORY for Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding Essex County towns, containing an impressive 1,470 pages. This thick, paper-over-board volume covers Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Hamilton, Manchester, Middleton, Topsfield, and Wenham, and remains an outstanding genealogical and historical resource.
Compiled and published by The Henry M. Meek Publishing Co., Salem, Massachusetts, this directory includes:
Alphabetical listings of inhabitants
Business directories
Street directories
Municipal information
Institutional listings
Extensive illustrated advertising sections
Calendar for 1909
Historical and civic data
“Events of General Interest” section
The advertising sections are especially rich, featuring illustrated ads for plumbers, roofers, monument makers, grocers, heating suppliers, and Boston/Lynn commercial firms — a valuable reference for collectors of ephemera and regional business history.
Condition
Paper over boards with original printed advertising covers
Spine and hinges repaired
Binding sound and functional
Map is not present (previously removed)
Pages of advertisements following page 1,470 are not included
General age toning and expected wear
Despite the noted defects, this remains a complete working copy of the main directory text, highly usable for genealogical research and historical study.
A terrific resource for:
Family historians researching Essex County, MA
Salem collectors
Local history researchers
Architectural and business historians
Early 20th century advertising collectors
SOME OF THE ADVERTISERS:
SALEM ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
- Driscoll & Co. – Plumbing and Heating; complete bath room outfits
- Thomas G. Pinnock – Practical slate roofer; slate, tin & copper roofing; ornamental metal work
- Kimball Brothers – Monumental work; stone carving; slate chimney caps
- John Meagher – Railway granite and marble works; monument dealer
- Chas. E. Curtis & Son – Fine granite and marble memorials
- Charles F. Phippen – Plumbing
- W. A. Morday & Co. – Groceries, meats & provisions; ship stores
- Frank W. Price – House painting and paper hanging
- William A. Yonge Jr. – Tin, sheet iron & copper worker; metal skylights, gutters; heating & ventilation; furnace repair
- Newcomb & Gauss – Printers
LEATHER / PEABODY INDUSTRIAL ADS
- A. B. Clark Company – Sheep leather; leather specialties
- American Degreasing Company – Extractors of grease from sheep, goat, heel stock & leather
- N. H. Poor Leather Co. – Goodyear insoling leather; moulded leather counters
- Federal Tanning Co. (Henry S. Lombard) – Tanners
DANVERS ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
- Ropes Brothers – Grain stores; flour, grains, meals & feeds; salt, lime, cement & plaster
- William H. Crosby – Funeral director and embalmer
- W. C. Lyons – Hack, boarding & livery stables
- Locust Grove Farm – Horses, wagons, carriages & harness; farm sale/exchange
- Clarence Hilton – Hack, livery & boarding stables; depot carriages
- Walnut Grove Conservatory – Florist; flowers for all occasions
- Fred J. Derry – Manufacturer of wood and paper boxes; lumber dealer
- Woodman Brothers & Ross – Manufacturers of wood and paper boxes
PEABODY SECTION
- Humphrey Provision Co. – Cash grocers
- Peabody Steam Laundry – Steam laundry service
- L. Conway – Funeral goods
- P. J. Woods & Co. – Steam boiler insurance
- Leander E. Joy – Stone contractor; building machinery specialist
MANCHESTER SECTION
- Samuel Knight & Sons – Coal and wood dealer
- James B. Dow & Co., Inc. – Coal and wood
BOSTON / SALEM ADS SHOWN
- Cook-Vivian Company – Book and writing papers; cards, cardboards & envelopes
- George B. Prince & Co. – Grocers; flour, tea, coffee, canned goods, butter
- Israel F. Wolff – Ladies’ and gents’ custom tailor
- Paris Tailoring Co. – Ladies’ fine tailoring
- Miss K. R. Ryan – Fashionable milliner
- N. P. Gifford – Moldings, gutters & flooring
- Witch City Bottling Works – Bottled beverages; “Witch City Appetizer”
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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CONDITION: Repaired spine which has pulled back the covers showing a smidge of page edges. There is no map and the pages of ads after 1,470 are not included; Cover paper is worn and torn. See listing description and photos.
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