Vintage Paper Ephemera Lot Business Receipts Passbooks Chicago IL Seasr L. Fish For Sale

An extensive historical archive collection of original vintage receipt books, bank passbooks, installment credit books, store payment envelopes, and local business promotional ephemera, all originating from Chicago, Illinois and surrounding Cook County communities.

This lot offers an authentic snapshot of mid-century urban commerce, retail credit systems, banking, and personal finance.

Key Businesses & Institutions Featured:

• Furniture & Department Stores:

  • L. Fish Furniture Co. (822 West 63rd Street, Chicago) receipt payment book

  • Sears, Roebuck and Co. "Easy Payment Plan" promotional envelope

  • Rubin's (Milwaukee Ave / Irving Park Road) credit receipt book

  • Spiegel mail-order credit statement & payment documents

  • Sallo's Household Appliances (Chicago Heights, IL) receipt booklet

• Jewelers & Specialty Retail:

  • May Jewelers (340 S. State Street, Chicago) green credit booklet ("Diamonds, Watches, Silverware")

  • May Sons Budget Account payment booklet (Madison St. / Sacramento / East 63rd St.)

• Banks & Financial Institutions:

  • The First National Bank of Wilmette (Wilmette, Cook Co., IL) blue savings department passbook

  • The First National Bank of Chicago green passbook

  • American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago deposit/savings booklets

  • Bankers State Bank receipt folders

• • Vintage Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. (C&O) conductors coupon / transit ticket books

  • Various vintage customer identification slips, payment receipts, and layaway envelopes

Key Features

• Original mid-century local Chicago interest paper ephemera collection

• Rich with local business street addresses, vintage telephone exchanges, and period typography

• Includes authentic vintage handwritten records, typed customer names (Roselyn Davis, Mrs. Hattie Wallace), and store stamps

• Ideal for Chicago local historians, junk journal creators, scrapbooking, film prop styling, and paper ephemera collectors