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1934 antique CRANE & BREED CASKET Co cincinnati oh CHRISTMAS CASKET PHOTO LETTER
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Original December 13, 1934 business letter from The Crane & Breed Casket Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, sent to J. M. Doddridge & Son of Milton, Indiana. An especially interesting Depression-era funeral industry piece with a decorative “Season’s Greetings” holly and candle letterhead and an original illustrated advertising piece showing a Crane & Breed Circltom-B metal casket.
The letter discusses the difficult business climate of 1934, noting that while business had been tough, Americans could “compare our lot with that of European countries.” It looks ahead to 1935 and states that the coming year would require “good, sound business judgment,” while thanking the recipient for continued patronage.
The company promotes its “distinctive and modern designs, maximum dollar value and prompt service,” acknowledges an order received from Doddridge & Son, and closes with Christmas wishes.
Signed Howard Breed, President.
A great piece of funeral home, undertaker, mortuary, casket manufacturing, Great Depression, Christmas advertising and Cincinnati business history.
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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