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Offered for your consideration is a remarkable, untouched antique archival lot of personal paper ephemera, identification documents, and business cards belonging to Frank Neal Wallace, spanning his time in San Francisco, California, and Marshfield (Coos Bay), Oregon.
This historic grouping features an incredible snapshot of early 20th-century motoring, industry, and daily life. Everything is preserved in antique, as-found condition with expected age wear, folds, and patination appropriate for paper items nearly a century old.
What's Included in the Lot:
Identification & Official Documents:
1929 California Operator’s License (No. 286583) with multi-panel fold-out Court Records of Convictions booklet.
1932 California Trailer Registration Card (No. 31788) for a homemade trailer.
1932–1933 Oregon Chauffeur’s License (No. 2670, Marshfield, OR) complete with the rare matching stamped aluminum registered chauffeur badge.
1935 Oregon Resident Angler’s License (No. 46415).
Industrial & Trade Business Cards (San Francisco / Bay Area):
South Bend Lathe Works (E.S. Dixon, Engineer) with detailed factory graphic.
Herberts-Moore Machinery Co. (Guy M. Winton, Fruitvale).
Roberts-Moore Co. Welding Equipment (C.R. Sullivan, Sales Engineer).
Northwest Engineering Company - Shovels, Draglines, Cranes (Geo. A. Perkins, SF).
Linde Air Products Co. - Oxygen & Nitrogen (S.J. Sigler).
Additional Ephemera:
Antique blank Melrose Building Materials Co. Purchase Order form signed by H. Neal.
Casco Glue promotional gluing guide, price lists, and combination offer coupons.
Antique stamped postal envelope/card fragment with 2-cent Washington stamp.
Original distressed antique leather folding pocket/ID wallet that housed the history.
An amazing instant collection for ephemera collectors, local Oregon/California historians, or automobiliana enthusiasts. Please review all photos closely for exact condition details. Sold as a complete lot.
Shipping: Ships securely tracked and protected between rigid cardboard layers via USPS Ground Advantage. Combined shipping available for multiple items.
