Goes Lithographing (10 results)

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fine. 0486270092 New. Light cover wear. Retail $4.95. Three sets of four each, tastefully framed in blue, green-gold or red-gold borders, "Certificate of Recognition", "Certificate of Appreciation" or "Certificate of Award".

Single Sheet. Condition: Very Good. Goes Lithographing Company (illustrator). Original. Original lithographed certificate for 10 shares of the capital stock for The Osage Oil & Refining Company, registered to T. B. O'Brien on January 21, 1921. Signed by the company's vice-president Charles E. Dietz and assistant secretary B. C. Guttler. As the name suggests, this was one of the oil companies paying Osage Indians in Osage County, Oklahoma for leases to drill for oil--as seen in the book and popular film, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. As far as I can tell, the company generated more litgation than they did barrels of oil. The certificate is in very good condition: generally clean and bright, with light toning and short closed tears at the extremities of the two fold lines. Size: 8 1/4" by 10 3/4". SIGNED. Manuscript.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. No date, looks ca 1900-1920. 26 individual, sample stock certificates, approximately 15 x 8 1/2 inches, bordered with the usual elaborate designs, in brown or green, and numbered for ease of ordering. First 8 have a graphic of the Pennsylvania state seal (basically the same, except for the color choice, but 1 has a variant drawing) , next 1 shows a factory complex, and next coal mining, the last 16 are bordered green blanks (all the same) , without graphics. Very good+. Reverse side of last has dust darkening, otherwise, apart from a stray smudge or nick, all are crisp, clean and unmarked; suitable for framing. Although there is no evidence of any binding, possibly removed from a sample book, or perhaps sent along a supplement. Commercial art; ephemera; printing trade; lithographs; stock certificates.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Trade catalog. Oblong quarto, cloth backed paper. Goes Lithographing Company. Bound in are samples of lithographed certificates, bordered blanks, etc. Very good condition. a few creases at the foredge of the front cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No date, looks ca 1900-1920, Original brown flexible cardboard covers, cloth spine, oblong 17 1/2 x 11 inches, tab bound, containing a total of 33 of their top of the line blanks, lithographed on Goes Linen Bond paper, and having the feel of steel engraved. All are bordered with the usual elaborate designs, choice of colors, and numbered for ease of ordering, with an admonition not to remove any from the book. 16 measure 14 x 8 1/2 inches, 8 having a simple design at the top, 3 a spread winged eagle, 1 a mansion or some such building, and 4 bordered blanks (without graphics) , all fine. 11 measure 15 x 9 1/2 inches, and have either an allegorical female figure or an eagle with a factory and ships in the background; the first has approximately 3/4 inch deep dust darkening along edges, otherwise all are fine. The last 6 measure 16 1/2 x 11 inches; 4 without graphics, 2 an eagle with a city and harbor in the background; the first has 1 inch deep dust darkening along edges, and all have a crease to the upper corners, which is also evident on the binding. A nice sample book from a long established printer. Commercial art; ephemera; printing trade; lithographs; stock certificates.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No date, looks ca 1900-1920, Original brown flexible cardboard covers, staplebound, oblong , approximately 16 x 9 1/4 inches, containing a total of 15 samples. All are bordered with the usual elaborate designs, choice of colors, and numbered for ease of ordering. 11 measure 16 x 9 1/4 inches, 2 having a female Columbia with an Indian village on one side and a large city on the other, 1 a mining scene, 2 an eagle with a factory and ships in the background, 6 an allegorical female figure. At the rear are 4 fold-out bordered blanks, without graphics. Very good. Some soil on covers, previous owner's inscription (La Barre printing Co West Pittston, Pa) on side edge , and approximately 1/2 x 2 inch piece torn off lower corner of front cover, three 1/2 inch tears on rear cover. Internally, the first certificate has a 1/2 x 2 inch smudge on the lower corner, a 1/2 inch smudge on the opposite corner, and a 1 inch drop mark, the last of the group has some faint dusting and yellowing along edges, the fold-outs are crease along the inside edge and folds. A nice sample book from a long established printer. Commercial art; ephemera; printing trade; lithographs; stock certificates.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No date, looks ca 1900-1920, Original brown flexible cardboard covers, staplebound, oblong , approximately 14 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, containing a total of approximately 74 samples. All are bordered with the usual elaborate designs, in black and various colors, and numbered for ease of ordering. 6 measure 14 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches, the next approximately 65 are 14 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, and the last 3 are fold-outs, 10 1/2 x 17 inches. Front cover MISSING, with dust darkening on the exposed portions of the first certificates, lower spine corners of first 2 dozen or so creased (2 inches) , upper corners of first 6 or 7 slightly creased (1/4 inch) , the 3 fold-outs have corners creased, some dust darkening on rear cover, last bound in certificate, and lower edge of fold-out, otherwise clean and unmarked. Particularly nice examples of commercial graphic art, with scenes of coal mining, oil wells, railroads, allegorical figures, a gold mine, and even a buffalo and moose. Sample book from a long established printer. Commercial art; ephemera; printing trade; lithographs; stock certificates.

34 pp. Near-mint sample book of financial and legal blanks including common and preferred stock certificates, birth certificates, bonds and generic forms. Original stiff printed wrappers. Modern folding full cloth case With leather label on front. It is very rare to find this kind of form catalogue in condition like this as these items were most frequently broken up or cut for examples.

30x22 cm. Plain stiff wrappers With Goes rubber stamp on front. Worn and moderately soiled. Contents mostly loose in binding. Short letter from company tipped in at front. 4 pages have had vignettes clipped out. One other page is significantly soiled from items previously pasted down. Other sheets of vignettes are laid in - 5 from Stephens Litho Co. of St. Louis, 1 from The Werner Co. of Akron, Ohio. A scarce sample book containing roughly 500-600 vignettes for use on letterhead, financial instruments, invoices, etc. They include views, portraits of famous individuals, trains, ships, family scenes and more.

[Chicago: Goes Lithographing Company, c. 1950s1960s]. Oblong 10¼ x 16¾ inches. Approx. 123 specimens, some folding, ranging in size from 3¼ x 5¼ to 14 x 17 inches. Triple-post binding; original cloth-tape spine over stiff pictorial wraps, tabbed sections. Gutter of front wrap with unobtrusive stain, very good. Almost all lithographed specimens are in fine condition. A scarce Atomic Age printing specimen book from Chicago's Goes Lithographing Company. In 1871, Indiana-native Charles B. Goes (18551910) removed to Chicago and started work as a typographer with the Chicago Herald. By 1881, Goes was established as a lithographer to the trade and his firm began producing their signature stock certificate blanks in 1884. Circa 1906, the Goes firm teamed up with the Harris Press Company on Cleveland and developed, according to company history, the first successful powered rotary offset press, ushering in the "offset" revolution in lithographic printing. The Goes firm kept their press on-site. Its sister press, kept by the Harris Press Company, was exhibited in 1966 by the Smithsonian Institution, commemorating the technological achievement of the two companies. Within the book are over 120 specimens of stock certificates, coupon sheets, check forms, contracts, scrip and other security papers, insurance policy blanks, certificate of award blanks, and other blanks. Finely-detailed vignettes depict patriotic eagle vignettes or themed-illustrations for industries involved in agriculture, oil drilling, and mining ventures. One image suggests the an Atomic Age theme: Planet Earth is shown with the atomic nuclear symbol. In the background is a modern cityscape with a jet flying through the skies. Another image shows a winged angel above two men pulling and pushing a large gear into motion. Security features consist of watermarks and borders reproducing machine engraving. Certificates seen in multiples show color options, and all sheets are imprinted with a Goes inventory number. A useful and visual representation of the technical excellency and output capabilities of an important midwestern lithography firm; one that successfully innovated and pioneered industry technology. Goes Lithographing Company remained operational in Chicago until 2010 and they are now based in Wisconsin. OCLC 1298164318 returns one possible copy held at the California College of Arts in San Francisco. Their direct catalog entry provides no further details for comparison. A like-titled, but separate item, "Book no. 4-375" is seen per OCLC 427865587, University of Chicago only. This item is "Book No. C6-182". Last, Color Explosion, p189. From recent company literature: "1907 Goes expands the line of Lithographed Blanks Stock Certificates, Bond and Charter Forms were among the products. These lines were designed and created specifically for sale through the printer on private security water marked papers.".