E. Ketterlinus & Co., plain and ornamental printer and lithographers, no. 40 North Fourth St., Philad'a.
Title
E. Ketterlinus & Co., plain and ornamental printer and lithographers, no. 40 North Fourth St., Philad'a Counting house almanac for 1852
Description
Advertisement calendar, containing an embossed and gilted border of classical imagery, for the studio established by Eugene Ketterlinus in 1842. Imagery includes scrolls; urns of flowers; cherubs playing instruments, riding fish, and holding up pedestals; and the sea god Poseidon in his chariot pulled by horses and a merman. Also contains advertising text promoting the products of the firm. Includes show cards, color glazed papers, tin foil, bronzes, bills of lading, fancy gilt dry good tickets, and hat and cap tips in addition to fancy embossed and gilt labels "always on hand." Ketterlinus was one of the earliest Philadelphia lithographers to produce stock cards, and embossed and colored mercantile labels. The firm remained in business until the 1970s., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 20, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 614 K 512a
Creator
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Date
[ca. 1851]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 614 K 512a
E. Ketterlinus & Co., letter-press and lithographic printers, no. 40 North Fourth St., first door above the Merchant's Hotel, Philadelphia.
Title
E. Ketterlinus & Co., letter-press and lithographic printers, no. 40 North Fourth St., first door above the Merchant's Hotel, Philadelphia Counting house almanac for 1854
Description
Advertisement calendar, containing an embossed and gilted border of patriotic and religious imagery, for the studio established by Eugene Ketterlinus in 1842. Imagery includes gothic architectural details; cherubs; the American eagle, shield, and flags; and an angel and a knight elevated on pedestals. Also contains advertising text promoting the firm's "Stock of Embossed and Illuminated perfumery, fabric, wine and liquor labels, show, business, and visiting cards" in addition to "Card and Job Printing, in all its branches, executed in a superior style, at the shortest notice. " Ketterlinus was one of the earliest Philadelphia lithographers to produce stock cards, and embossed and colored mercantile labels. The firm remained in business until the 1970s., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 19, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 614 K 512b
Creator
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Date
[ca. 1853]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 614 K 512b
E. Ketterlinus & Co. label printers, no. 40 North Fourth St., Philadelphia.
Title
E. Ketterlinus & Co. label printers, no. 40 North Fourth St., Philadelphia Always on hand, a large assortment of perfumers', druggists' and maufacturers' label
Description
Advertisement containing an embossed gilted border of flourishes, scrolls, and flowers for the the studio established by Eugene Ketterlinus in 1842. Ketterlinus was one of the earliest Philadelphia lithographers to produce stock cards, and embossed and colored mercantile labels. The firm remained in business until the 1970s., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 18, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 614 K 512
Creator
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Date
[ca. 1855]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 614 K 512