The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Novelty Wood Turning
Works
Title: Records
Dates: 1903-1931
Call No.: Col. 75
Acc. No.: 91x33; 93x81
Quantity: about 325 items
Location: 16 B 1
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
The Novelty Wood Turning Works, of Jamestown, N.Y.,
made and sold turned walnut and mahogany candlesticks, pedestals, smoking
stands, lamps, etc. Much of their
business was conducted with retailers.
The firm was operated by John G. Hallstrom.
John G. Hallstrom, a native of Sweden (born 1862),
was the proprietor of the Novelty Wood Turning Works in Jamestown, New
York. His wife, Esther A. Nelson
Hallstrom (born circa 1869), was also a native of Sweden. (They both came to the United States around
1888.) Their children included Theodore
N. (1903-1989) and Thelma E. (born circa 1908). John G. Hallstrom died in February 1941.
The Novelty Wood Turning Works was located at the
premises of the Diamond Furniture Company of Jamestown, New York. The Diamond Furniture Co. was begun as Olson
and Love in 1877, later became A.P. Olson Co., and still later Diamond
Furniture Co. It always specialized in
making tables. The Eagle Furniture
Company was another furniture manufacturer in Jamestown, New York. Its relation, if any, to Novelty Wood Turning
Works or to the Diamond Furniture Company is not known.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Collection consists of a wide variety of business
records, including letters, bills, receipts, orders, and price lists, that
document the development of this firm.
Also found are photographs and drawings of objects produced by the
firm. While not complete, the papers
cover nearly thirty years of business operations and document how the firm
sought suppliers for components for its products, responded to its customers,
delivered its wares, and changed its expense patterns over the years. A few letters request blueprints of furniture
pieces. Bills show that the firm counted
several major department stores among its customers. Also included is a lease agreement between
the Eagle Furniture Co. and the Seabury Manufacturing Co. for a factory. It was drafted on stationary for the Novelty
Wood Turning Works.
Six photographs and 44 blue photoprints in the
collection depict smoking tables and small side tables sold by the Eagle
Furniture Co. Nine photographs and 13
blue photoprints show lathe-turned furniture made by the Novelty Wood Turning
Works. Included are candlesticks,
smoking tables, lamp tables, and wooden trays.
Both sets feature notations in pencil with prices, dimensions, etc. Finally, there are 32 rough pencil sketches
of furniture designs. Many are annotated
with dimensions and, on a few, the type of wood to be used is indicated. Most of the drawings were done on business
forms for either Novelty Wood Turning Works or Eagle Furniture Company.
ORGANIZATION
The items are in accession number order, which
mostly follows chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Accession
91x33: Purchased from Irene's Collectibles, Jamestown, N.Y.
Accession
93x81: purchased from Carmen Valentino.
RELATED MATERIALS
Additional
Hallstrom family material is held by the New York State Library, Albany, New
York, in the Hallstrom family papers, 1905-1932. That collection includes both business and
personal family papers.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Hallstrom, John G.,
1862-1941.
Hallstrom family.
Topics:
Eagle Furniture Co.
Business records - New York (State) - Jamestown.
Furniture -
Drawings.
Furniture -
Prices - 20th century.
Furniture industry and trade - New York (State) -
Jamestown.
Hardware.
Shipment of
goods.
Swedish
Americans.
Wholesale trade
- History - 20th century.
Bills of sale.
Drawings.
Letters.
Orders.
Photographic
prints.
Price lists.
Receipts.
Sketches.
Turners.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 16 B 1
Folder 1:
Invoices, orders, etc., 1903-1905 (acc. 91x33.1-.21)
.1 receipted bill, East Side Yacht Club paid Lyman Felheim,
lumber, Erie, Pa., Aug. 1, 1903, for merchandise.
.2-.3 printed circular, from John G. Hallstrom, Jamestown, New York,
about his wood turning lathe rest, with testimonials, circa 1903.
On back of .2:
list of purchases, with prices: varnish, turpentine, shellac, various stains,
filler, chamois skins, brushes, sponges, rotten stone, etc.
On back of .3:
letter about shipping, from Novelty Wood Turning Works.
.4a-b letter from Novelty Wood Turning Works, Jamestown, N.Y., to Percy
Farrell, Philadelphia, [December] 8/05.
Enclosing photos and price list [not present].
.5a-b Novelty Wood Turning Works, to B. S. Ammerman, Brooklyn, Sept. 7,
1905. About terms for his selling their
goods. (Written on back of printed
circular of 1903.) [see also .9a-b and .211a-c
for additional notes to Ammerman]
.6a-b Novelty Wood Turning Works, to unknown person, no date. Soliciting
him to sell their goods.
Written on back
of an illustrated advertisement for Attachment for Woodturning Lathes,
available from John G. Hallstrom, Jamestown, New York.
.7 typed
list of salesmen: B. S. Ammerman, Brooklyn, N.Y.; E. L. Coombs, Reading, Mass.;
and Chas. S. Scofield, Syracuse, N.Y. On
back: numbers.
.8 receipted
shipment bill. Novelty Wood Turning
Works shipping to A. L. Gimble of Somerville, New Jersey, Sept. 20, 1905:
pedestals and tobourettes.
.9a-b letter, B. S. Ammerman, Brooklyn, to Novelty Wood Turning Works,
Sept. 28, 1905. Needs to have samples of
their goods to show potential customers since they are not familiar with the
company’s finishes.
[see also
.5a-b and .211a-c for additional notes to Ammerman]
.10 shipment
bill. Novelty Wood Turning Works
shipping to Page & Baker, Boston, Mass., Oct. 21, 1905. Pedestals shipped Nov. 7, 1905. With note from H. M Grosbeck about payment
for freight.
.11 shipment
bill. Novelty Wood Turning Works
shipping to Page & Baker, Boston, Mass., Nov. 25, 1905. Shipping tabourettes. With note to H. M. Grosbeck about trying to
fill order before Christmas.
.12 letter,
Berhalter Bro’s, furniture and undertaking, Kendallville, Ind., to Novelty Wood
Turning Works, Oct. 24, 1905. Shipment
received but missing a base. P.S. We like your goods very much.
.13 postcard,
Geo. Kiernan, Sag Harbor, Nov. 13, 1905, to Novelty Wood Turning Works, ordering
tabourettes. With note: shipped, Dec.
13, 1905.
.14-1.20 shipping bills, Oct. 5-Nov. 20, 1905; pedestals and
tabourettes were shipped to G. B. Crandall (Palmyra, N.Y.); C. T. Foster
(Earlville, N.Y.); Vander Veur[?] & Ayers (Somerville, N.J.); Angelo Moore
(Cambridge, N.Y.); J. Meyer (Riverhead, N.Y.); and George Kiernan (Sag Harbor)
.21 bill, Novelty Wood Turning Works to Wm.
Quigley, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2, 1905, for pedestals. With note that one was received broken.
Folder 2:
invoices, orders, etc., 1908-1916 (acc.
91x33.22-.68)
.22 letter, F. G. Seydwitz[?], Muskegon Carving & Art
Furniture Co., Lowell, Mich., to Eagle Furniture Co., Jamestown, N.Y., June
1908. Have reorganized company and is
better prepared to fill orders.
.23 work
card, Nov. 1926
.24-.27 Wells Fargo & Co. Express, shipping receipts, for
goods shipped by Novelty Wood Turning Works to C.S. Wendle (Urbana, Ohio),
Kennedy Bros. (Bellefontaine, Ohio), H. Schifferd Co. (Marion, Ohio), and H.
Marcy Co. (Marysville, Ohio), Dec. 1912.
Printed forms.
.28a-c letter with envelope, addressed to John G. Hallstrom, Jamestown,
N.Y. Envelope has Swedish stamp. Letter in Swedish.
.29-.31 The Unloading Corporation, coal, coke and wood,
Jamestown, N.Y.: two receipts for payments by John Hallstrom and one bill to
him for stove coke, 1934
.32 bill
from Anderson Bro., wood-working machinery, Jamestown, N.Y., to John Hallstrom,
overdue bill, July 13, 1914.
.33-.34, .36, .38 orders from Linquest Electric Co. to
John Hallstrom for wood blocks, oak pedestals, and candlesticks, May 12, June
8, Oct. 25, 1915, and Jan. 22, 1916
.35, .39 bills from Novelty Wood Turning Works to Linquest
Electric Co., for work done (items specified), July 5, 1915, and Feb.
1916. On printed billheads: manufacturers
of wood turnings, candle sticks and smoking stands.
.37 notes:
customers’ names and locations, on back of envelope from Edwin M. Knowles China
Co., East Liverpool, Ohio, 1916
.38 bill,
A. Goldman, Chicago, to Novelty Wood Turning Works, Jan. 27, 1916. For hauling a crate. With note: “I paid this,” signed by Geo. W.
Meyer
.40-.41 receipted bills, Foster, Merriam & Co., cabinet
hardware and castings, Meriden, Conn., were paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works
for brass candle cups, Feb. 23 and March 2, 1916.
.42-.43a-b short letters from R.H. White Co., Boston, Mass., to Novelty
Wood Turning Works, April 24, June 12 and 21, 1916. About blueprints of the goods purchased by
Mr. Houghten.
.44 letter,
Reuben Haley, superintendent of mould department, United States Glass Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa., to Novelty Wood Turning Works, April 29, 1916. About making moulds for candlesticks. [see
also .47]
.45 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Bryce Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa., May 1, 1916. About making candlestick sockets.
.46 receipted
bill, Clark Hardware Company, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom, for
tacks, screws, coil springs, May 1, 1916.
.47 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to United States Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., May 1,
1916. Do not want to go to expense of
having a mould made. [see also .44]
.48 receipted
bill, from unknown company paid by John Hallstrom, for sandpaper, varnish,
screws, etc. May 3, 1916.
.49 receipted
bill, Novelty Wood Turning Works, paid by Diamond Furniture Co., Jamestown,
N.Y., for time on machine. May 2, 1916.
.50 letter,
Foster, Merriam & Co., Meriden, Conn., to Novelty Wood Turning Works, May
5, 1916. About increase in costs.
.51 letter,
E.B. Cobb, manager, Shepard Company Stores, Providence, R.I., to Novelty Wood
Turning Works, May 10, 1916. Do not have
room to accept any more shipments at present.
.52 receipted
bill, Thirteen Nineteen-Chicago, Manufacturers’ Exhibition Building Company,
Chicago, paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works, for packing charges, May 1916. (Joseph S. Meyer was president of the company
in Chicago.)
.53 letter,
Foster, Merriam & Co., Meriden, Conn., to Novelty Wood Turning Works, May
25, 1916. Candle cups have been
delivered.
.54 letter,
B.G. tiffany, Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency, Jamestown, N.Y., to Novelty
Wood Turning Works, June 10, 1916. Have
not been able to get James H. Thompson to pay on his account.
.55 receipted
bill, Briggs & Corke, tinners, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by Hallstrom for
materials and labor, June 17, 1916.
.56 letter,
A. W. Wicks, assessor, Jamestown, N.Y., to J.G. Hallstrom, June 20, 1916. Hallstrom owes taxes from 1915.
.57 letter,
John Mullins Co., the great furniture store, Jersey City, N.J., to Novelty Wood
Turning Works, July 12, 1916. About a
check mistakenly sent to Novelty Wood Turning Works. First page of letter only.
.58 letter,
Ezra Biggs, Mandel Brothers, Chicago, to Novelty Wood Turning Works, July 13,
1916. Enclosing photo of candlestick #
59. [photo not with letter]
.59 letter,
Glenn R. Brown, on stationery of Hotel Somerset, New York City, to Novelty Wood
Turning Works, July 26, 1916. An order
for goods, to be shipped to others.
.60-.61 receipted bills, Foster, Merriam & Co., cabinet
hardware and castings, Meriden, Conn., were paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works
for brass candle cups, Aug. 14 and 24, 1916.
.62 draft
of letter to Sperry-Hutchinson, New York, Aug. 19, 1916. Per request of Glenn R. Brown, have shipped
samples of their goods to him.
.63 bill
from H.H. Roberts, veneers and mahogany lumber, Jamestown, N.Y., to John G.
Hallstrom, Aug. 28, 1916. For walnut and
mahogany.
.64 letter,
Chas. Emanuel, Mandel Brothers, Chicago, but letter from New York office, to
Novelty Wood Turning Works, Nov. 9, 1916.
About shipment of goods.
.65 receipted
bill from Anderson Brothers, wood-working machinery, Jamestown, N.Y., to John
Hallstrom, Dec. 1, 1916. For time on
lathe rest, knife, irons, plates and pins, plus some materials.
.66-.67 bill for commissions, Novelty Wood Turning Works, to
Charles H. Meyer, Chicago, Dec. 30, 1916.
List of companies to whom Meyer had sold goods and the commission due
him for these sales.
.68 business
card for S. I. Frigault, watchmaker, diamonds, jewelry, Jamestown, N.Y. on back: note that a letter was sent to
Corning Glass Co. on May 1, 1916.
Folder 3: Records,
orders, invoices, price lists, etc., 1917-1923 (acc. 91x33.69-.94)
.69 letter, Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Raymond C. Jones,
Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1917. Urges Jones
to sell their goods. Almost mentions
increase in costs. First page only.
.70, .72 memorandum and letter, R.H. Macy & Co. to Novelty
Wood Turning Works, Feb. 1, and May 14, 1917.
About a return of merchandise.
.71, .73 receipted bills, Chautauqua Refrigerating Co., dealers in
ice, coal, building material, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by J. Hallstrom, May 1 and
June 1, 1917. For coal?
.74 receipted
bill, Clark Hardware Company, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom, May
11, 1918, for a hoe
.75 receipted
bill, Columbian Transfer Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, paid by Novelty Wood
Turning Works, March 8, 1918. For return
of crate and cartage.
.76 bill
of lading, Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company shipping box of candlesticks
to Novelty Wood Turning Works, March 8, 1918.
.77 statement,
Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, to Novelty Wood Turning Works, March 11,
1919. For merchandise.
.78 notice:
“Do not destroy these papers.” [do not
know to what this was attached]
.79-.83 invoices from Sears, Roebuck and Co., Philadelphia, to
Theodore N. Hallstrom, Jamestown, and an order from Hallstrom to Sears, for
textiles, towels, football, trousers.
Order form stamped “shipped, Oct. 26, 1918.”
.84 receipt
bill, C.R. Nelson Creamery, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by Hallstrom for milk, March
31, 1922.
.85 Novelty
Wood Turning Works, price list, Jan. 1, 1921.
Includes prices for candlesticks, jewelry trays, rose standard flower
holder, hair receiver, serving tray and lazy Susans, bud vase, cigar rest, and
flag standard. Items in item number
order.
.86 Novelty
Wood Turning Works, finishing schedule and price list, Aug. 15, 1921. Does not list the flag standard, but
otherwise same items as on .85.
.87 Novelty
Wood Turning Works, price list, Aug. 20, 1921.
This time, the items are grouped by type: candlesticks (by far the
largest number of items made), jewelry trays, serving trays, rose stand flower
holder, hair receiver, cigar rest.
.88 Novelty
Wood Turning Works, price list, Feb. 1, 1922.
This lists candlesticks, jewelry tray, serving trays, fruit set, dresser
set. Items available in mahogany or
walnut.
.89 receipted
bill, Star Electro Plating Works, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by shop at the Diamond
Furniture Co., for candle holders, March 9, 1922.
.90 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Barnard Sumner & Putman Co., Worcester,
Mass., Dec. 9, 1922. About shipping an
order.
On back: “dictation
standards”
.91 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Howe & Rogers Co., Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 16,
1922. Order for cancellation received.
.92a receipted
bill, City Coal Company, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom, for coal,
June 25, 1923.
.92b Novelty
Wood Turning Works, price list, Oct. 1923, on letterhead stationery. Lists candlesticks, jewelry tray, bud vase,
serving tray, smoker, dresser set, fruit compote set (could also just buy the
bowl). Available in mahogany and walnut.
.93 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to H.M. Bullard Co., New Haven, Conn., Oct. 12, 1923. A problem with its order.
.94 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Wm. Hengerer Co., Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 6,
1923. Order is late shipping.
Folder 4: Records,
invoices, price lists, etc., 1924-1925 (acc. 91x33.95-.126)
.95-.98 letters, Novelty Wood Turning Works, to Bryant Electric Co.
(Bridgeport, Conn., 2 letters), and Belden Mfg. Co. (Metuchen, N.J., 2
letters), Jan. 11 and 21, 1924. About
wiring and parts for making mahogany table and boudoir lamps. In one letter is mentioned the fact that
Novelty Wood Turning Works is found at the Diamond Furniture Co.
.99 letter, Novelty Wood Turning Works to
Hardiman Woolworth Co., Watertown, N.Y., March 15, 1924. Will need to have the candlestick which needs
to be matched returned to the Works.
.100-.101 Novelty Wood Turning Works, price
lists, April 1924. For candlesticks,
jewelry tray, bud vases, serving trays, boudoir lamps, fruit compote set. The price lists have the same items, but not
in the same order.
.102 receipted bill, Jamestown Mirror Works,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works, April 15, 1924, for
paits[?]
.103 letter, Chautauqua Specialty Company,
manufacturers of ash trays, smoker sets and metal novelties, Jamestown, N.Y.,
to Novelty Wood Turning Works, May 2, 1924.
Prices for candle cups.
.104 letter to Chautauqua Specialty Co. for
candle cups, May 19, 1924.
.105 receipted bill, Novelty Wood Turning Works
paid by Crandall & McGuire, Palmyra, N.Y., for candlesticks, bud vases,
boudoir lamps, and candelabrum. July 31,
1924.
.106 letter, Novelty Wood Turning Works to Geo.
W. Babcock, Lost Angeles, Aug. 20, 1924.
Terms of commission for Babcock selling their goods. Describes the goods. Photos and price list enclosed [not with
letter].
.107 letter, John G. Hallstrom, Novelty Wood
Turning Works, to Barnard Sumner & Putman Co., Worcester, Mass., Aug. 28,
1924. About sizes and prices of lazy
Susans.
.108 receipted bill, Diamond Furniture Company,
manufacturers of living room tables, spinet desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y.,
paid by John Hallstrom, Oct. 29, 1924.
For stain powder, crude oil, benzene, turpentine, pumice stone, filler,
screws, band sawing, varnish, tobacco cloth, nails, etc.
.109 receipted bill, Patrick Maher, founders
& machinist, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom, Nov. 1, 1924. For making screw driver.
.110 receipted bill, Bailey Table Company,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works, Dec. 11, 1924, for
shellac.
.111a poem: “Live for Something,” beginning “Live
for something, be not idle:/ Look after thee for employ!” Written on back of ad for Philadelphia Art
Galleries and Auction Rooms, sale on Dec. 17, 1925.
.111b receipted bill, Johnson Ice and Coal Company,
Inc., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom for stove coal, Feb. 19, 1925.
.112 receipted bill, Diamond Furniture Company,
manufacturers of living room tables, spinet desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y.,
paid by John Hallstrom, March 9, 1925.
For quarter-sawn oak.
.113 receipted bill, James F. Valone, M.D.,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom for medical services, March 10,
1925.
.114 receipted bill, Diamond Furniture Company,
manufacturers of living room tables, spinet desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y.,
paid by John Hallstrom, April 11, 1925.
For crating, crude oil, benzene, alcohol, wiping cloth, filler,
sandpaper.
.115 receipted bill, Gage Furniture Co.,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom for walnut bed, mattress, spring, May
13, 1925.
.116 receipted bill, Empire Case Goods company,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom, for a dresser, June 12, 1925.
.117-.118 receipted bill (in two pieces) C.A.
Lundquist & Company, hardware and mill supplies, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by
John Hallstrom, Jan. 12, 1925, for drill set and points.
.119-.120 receipted bills, Johnson Ice and Coal
Company, Inc., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom for stove coal, July 15
and Aug. 6, 1925.
.121-.122 receipted bills, Jamestown Morning Post (Post Publishing Co.) paid by J.G. Hallstrom
for subscription, Aug. 26, 1925.
.123 bill, Novelty Wood Turning Works sold to
E.W. Edwards & Son, Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 5, 1925. For a lazy Susan.
.124 receipted
bill, Diamond Furniture Company, manufacturers of living room tables, spinet
desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom, Oct. 9, 1925. For alcohol, turpentine, screws.
.125-.126 receipted bills, Gage Furniture Co., Jamestown, N.Y., paid
by John Hallstrom for tray, walnut bed, mattress, spring, and other goods.
Folder 5: Records,
invoices, etc., 1926-1927 (acc.
91x33.127-.151)
.127 school tax bill for John G. Hallstrom, 1926
.128 statement
of commissions, Novelty Wood Turning Works in account with David W.[?] Schenck,
Jamestown. Lists names of companies and
how much purchased.
.129 receipted
bill, Carol O. Youngquist, footwear, Jamestown, paid by John Hallstrom, for
merchandise, march 8, 1926.
.130 statement,
Furniture Commercial Agency Co., Jamestown, N.Y., in case of Novelty Wood
Turning Works vs. J.I. Brewer & Son, Chicago, March 16, 1916.
.131, .134 receipted bills, Johnson Ice and Coal Company, Inc.,
Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom for stove coal, March 17, 1926, Aug.
10, 1926.
.132 letter,
Joseph Domberger, Commissioners of Navigation, Mayville, N.Y., to John
Hallstrom, July 1, 1926. About
Hallstrom’s boat registration number.
.133 receipted
bill, Field & Wright Co., furniture, floor coverings, window shades, dinner
sets, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom for carpet and rug. Sept. 17, 1926.
.135 letter,
Mrs. G. L. Farnsworth, Jamestown, N.Y., to unknown person, but presumably Theodore
Hallstrom, Nov. 6, 1926. Offering to
sell her violin, bow, case, and instruction book. [see .142]
.136 letter,
B. Altman & Co., New York City, to Theo. N. Hallstrom, Nov. 11, 1926. Am shipping pen and apologies for the delay.
.137-.140a-b shipping records, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipping to Wallace
Co., Schenectady, N.Y., Nov. 16, 1926. Shipping
serving, card, and dressing trays; fruit set; candlesticks; bud vases; mirror
and smoking stands. Shipment was made
via American Express Company.
.141 receipted
bill, Jorgenson Plumbing & Heating Co., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by J. G.
Hallstrom, Nov. 20, 1926. For tank,
plugs, pipe, washers, etc.
.142 receipted
bill, Journal Printing Co. paid by Theodore Hallstrom, for ad: violin
wanted. Dec. 24, 1926.
.143-.144 invoice and receipted bill, Clark Hardware Co., Jamestown,
N.Y., paid by John G. Hallstrom, for a snow shovel, Jan. 8, and Feb. 5, 1927.
.145 receipted
bill, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Jamestown, paid by Theo N. Hallstrom for rent
of safe deposit box, Jan. 15, 1927.
.146 receipted
bill, Harry G. Lyons, building service, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by T. N.
Hallstrom, for sash, pine, textone, brads, boards, nails. Nov. 1926-Jan. 1927.
.147, .149 receipted bills, Diamond Furniture Company, manufacturers of
living room tables, spinet desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John
Hallstrom, Feb. 24, 1927 and May 7, 1927.
February: for gum wood and
machine labor.
May: for bookcase, gum wood
with mahogany finish.
.148 receipted
bill, S.C. Johnson & Co., Racine, Wisconsin, paid by Theodore N. Hallstrom,
c/o Harry G. Lyons, for cabinet rubbing and polishing varnish, April 1927.
.150 letter,
Theodore Hallstrom to Montgomery Ward Co., Baltimore, Md., June 15, 1927. About a violin order.
.151 receipted
bill, F.A. Venblow, sheet metal work, paid by John Hallstrom (spelled
Holstrom), July 1, 1927. For galvanized
iron, elbow [pipe?], bolts, screws, labor.
Folder 6: Records,
orders, etc., 1928 (acc. 91x33.152-.176)
.152 envelope addressed to Ida C. Nelson, Jamestown, N.Y. Return address: American National Bank,
Jamestown. Postmark: March 23,
1928. With note on back about pointing
chimney.
[Ida C. Nelson was the sister of Esther A. (Mrs. John G.)
Hallstrom.]
.153 letter,
Daddy [John G. Hallstrom], Jamestown, to Thelma [his daughter], July 3,
1928. Hopes she gains her health at the
sanitarium. Sending her shoes. Has been fishing. “Remember me to Unkel Olof.”
.154-.156 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped sewing
stands to Evans & Bucks, Norwood, N.Y., Nov. 8, 1928, and Dec. 3,
1928.
Also a receipted
bill from Geo. P. Kofoed, furniture manufacturers’ salesman, Jamestown. About shipment to Evans & Bucks
.157-.158 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped an
umbrella stand to Egbert Bros., Greenville, Pa., Nov. 8, 1928. Kofoed was the salesman.
.159 shipping
receipt, Geo. P. Kofoed, salesman, had Novelty Wood Turning Works ship a 3 piece set and a work basket to John
Boyer, Knox, Pa. Nov. 8, 1928.
.160-.161 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped to
Wiggins Co., Rome, N.Y., Nov. 8 and 21, 1928.
Candlesticks, bud vase, etc.
Salesman was D. M. Jackson.
.162-.164 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped to
William Bayer, Ridgway, Pa., Nov. 9 and Dec. 1, 1928. Baskets.
Kofoed order.
.165-.167 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped to
C.F. Franz, Corry, Pa., Nov. 9 and Dec. 3, 1928. Light stands and sewing stand. Kofoed order.
.168-.170 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped to
W.F. & J.A. Benjamin Co., Rushford, N.Y.
D.M. Jackson was the salesman.
Nov. 8 and Dec. 3, 1928. For
sewing stands and basket.
.171 American
Railway Express Company, Ridgway, Pa., Dec. 4, 1928. Form about a damaged shipment.
.172 letter,
M.J. Whitcomb, furniture, carpets, wallpaper, curtains, and licensed embalmer,
East Barre, Vermont, to Novelty Wood Turning Works, Dec. 8, 1928. About overcharge on bill for sewing stand and
candlesticks.
.173-.174 shipping receipts, Novelty Wood Turning Works shipped to
M.J. Whitcomb, East Barre, Vermont, Nov. 7, 1928. Work basket, candlesticks. Salesman was D.M. Jackson.
.175 letter,
W.L. Bayer, furniture, rugs, linoleum, Ridgway, Penn., to Novelty Wood Turning
Works, Dec. 18, 1928. Returning damaged
goods.
.176 receipt
for shipping the damaged goods mentioned in .175, on Jamestown, Westfield &
Northwestern Railroad Co.
Folder 7: Records,
invoices, etc., 1929-1931 (acc. 91x33.177-.216)
.177 receipted bill, Camp Art Company, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by
Novelty Wood Turning Works for negatives and photos, Jan. 4, 1929
.178 inquiry
from The Chamberlain Co., furniture store, New Haven, Conn., to Novelty Wood
Turning Works, asking for best price on candlesticks, Jan. 15, 1929. [see also .180]
.179 letter,
from H. Rheb Co., manufacturers representatives, New York City, to John
Hallstrom, Jan. 16, 1929. Has showroom
where they can display his goods to department store buyers, and those in the
furniture and decorating trades.
.180 letter,
Novelty Wood Turning Works to The Chamberlain Co., New Haven, Conn., Jan. 18,
1929. Prices for special
candlesticks. [see also .178]
.181 receipted
bill, The Unloading Corporation, coal and wood, Jamestown, N.Y., was paid by
John Hallstrom for coal. Jan. 28, 1929.
.182 receipted
bill, United Lumber & Supply Corp., Jamestown, N.Y., was paid by John
Hallstrom for coal. Feb. 22, 1929.
Includes a poster stamp:
“It pays to modernize your home,” with picture of a house, but not advertising
a specific product or company.
.183 receipted
bill, The Camp Art Company, Jamestown, N.Y., was paid by Novelty Wood Turning
Works, March 1, 1929. “Account rendered.” Camp Art Company did photography.
.184 receipted
bill, National Chautauqua County Bank, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John G.
Hallstrom, for rent of safe deposit box, March 27, 1929.
.185 receipted
bill, United Lumber & Supply Corp., Jamestown, N.Y., was paid by John
Hallstrom for coal. April 1, 1929.
Includes a poster stamp:
“It pays to modernize your home,” with picture of a house, but not advertising
a specific product or company.
.186-.187 receipted shipping bills, American Railway Express Co., Jamestown,
N.Y., paid by Novelty Wood Turning Works, May 20, 1929, for shipping an
umbrella stand to Strand Home Furniture Co., Binghamton.
.188 receipted
bill, Robert Vogt, painter, paper-hanger and decorator, Jamestown, N.Y., paid
by T. Hallstrom, Oct. 18, 1929, for wallpaper, paste, labor.
.189 receipted
bill, Lyons Building Service, Inc., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom,
Jan. 6, 1930, for oak.
.190, .192 receipted bills, The Unloading Corporation, coal and wood,
Jamestown, N.Y., was paid by John Hallstrom on account, Jan. 31 and March 8, 1930.
On back of
.192: note from Theodore to unknown person, thanks for a box of fruits; caught
a trout; has plenty of work to do.
.191 receipted
bill, Post Publishing Co., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by J.G. Hallstrom for
subscription, Feb. 8, 1930.
.193a-b receipted bill in envelope, Jamestown Telephone
Corporation, apid by John G. Hallstrom, for telephone bill, April 1, 1930.
.194 receipted
bill, Diamond Furniture Company, manufacturers of living room tables, spinet
desks-secretaries, Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom, April 4, 1930, for
revolving magazine and book rack.
.195 receipt,
E. F. Hannold, Jamestown, N.Y., received payment from John G. Hallstrom, Aug.
9, 1930, for unspecified work.
.196 receipted
bill, Consolidated Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio, received payment from Novelty Wood
Turning Works, Nov. 25, 1930, for merchandise.
.197 postcard
from First Swedish Hundred Members Society, Jamestown, N.Y., tp J. G.
Hallstrom, July 8, 1931. Death
assessment due and can be paid at Nordic Temple, Nora Hall, to financial
secretary Carl M. Winburg.
.198 receipted
bill, Lyons Building Service, Inc., Jamestown, N.Y., paid by John Hallstrom,
July 1, 1931. Goods not described.
With poster stamp:
“Payment of your account is solicited….”
Decorated with picture of village on a hill.
.199 note
from Mr. Pelton, Agricultural Insurance Company, Watertown, N.Y., to Mrs.
Gore. About payment for a loss, check
dated Jan. 28, 1952. [see .201]
.200 receipt
for payment, Morning Post, June 6,
1931. [very small document]
.201 receipted
bill, G.E. Edstrom, builder, Olean, N.Y., to W.H. Mandeville Co., Olean, for
repairs to floor of home of Roland F. Gore.
[see .199]
.202 shipping
receipt from Montgomery Ward & Co., Baltimore, to Theo N. Hallstrom,
Jamestown, N.Y. not dated, no goods
mentioned
.203 notice
from Montgomery Ward & Co.: unable to supply varnish. No date.
.204 Novelty
Wood Turning Works, price list for candlesticks, jewelry tray, serving trays,
smoker, dresser set, fruit compote set.
Part of document is missing. No
date.
.205a-l articles of agreement (draft): between Seaburg
Manufacturing Co. and Eagle Furniture Co., both of Jamestown, N.Y. Details terms of lease of property and use of
equipment. Written on back of stationery
of Novelty Wood Turning Works.
.206 business
card of Nelson W. C. McCreedy, sawmill and woodworking expert, saw maker and
engineer, London, England. With other
addressed added in pencil.
.207 two
drawings of pedestals, with dimensions.
On back of blank invoice form of Novelty Wood Turning Works.
.208-.210 documents pertaining to an order sent to Montgomery Ward
& Co. by Theo N. Hallstrom, no date.
.211a-c note and envelope addressed to B.S. Ammerman,
Brooklyn, N.Y., from Novelty Wood Turning Works, Oct. 16, 19—[date torn, but
probably 1905]. Will be sending him
samples and photos.
[see also .5a-b
and .9a-b for additional notes to Ammerman]
.212 Descriptions
of goods, with prices. Includes a
costumers [coat racks], pedestals, and pedestal tabourette.
.213 names
written on a piece of paper
.214 printed
envelope addressed to Periodical Sales Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill.
.215 page
from The Grand Rapids Furniture Record,
Sept. 1910. On page 706 are photos of a
chamber suite made by the Widdicomb Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids. (Page 705 is part of an article about setting
up a home furnishings store.)
.216 order
to Mongomery Ward & Co., made by Theodore N. Hallstrom, January, no
year. For knife, chin[?] rest, ball
valve, waterless cooker, oil color outfit, varnish.
Folder 8: photos of furniture: mostly from Eagle
Furniture Co., Jamestown, N.Y. (acc. 93x81.1-.19)
.1 three candlesticks: no. 19 (depicted twice) and 22. No. 19 is a figural candlestick (a
woman). Printed in blue. Not marked as from Eagle Furniture Co.
[see also .65]
.2 pedestal
no. 55
[see also
.36, printed in blue]
.3 pedestal. Not marked as from Eagle Furniture Co.
.4 pedestal
no. 50
.5 pedestals/tables,
no. 17 and 13. Not marked as from Eagle
Furniture Co.
.6a pedestal
no. 47
.6b pedestal
no. 15. Not marked as from Eagle
Furniture Co.
.7 pedestal
no. 57. Printed in blue.
.8 pedestal
no. 43. Printed in blue.
.9 pedestal
no. 44. Printed in blue.
.10 pedestal
no. 69. Printed in blue.
.11 pedestal
no. 59. Printed in blue.
.12 pedestal
no. 50. Printed in blue.
.13 pedestal
no. 52. Printed in blue.
.14 pedestal
no. 53. Printed in blue.
.15 pedestal
no. 68. Printed in blue.
.16 pedestal
no. 56. Printed in blue.
.17 pedestal/table
no. 60. Printed in blue.
.18 pedestal,
with detail of top. Not marked Eagle
Furniture Co.
[same as
.20]
.19 pedestal
no. 67. Printed in blue.
Folder 9: photos of furniture: mostly from Eagle
Furniture Co., Jamestown, N.Y. (acc. 93x81.20-.35)
.20 pedestal,
with detail of top. Not marked Eagle
Furniture Co.
[same as
.18]
.21 pedestal
no. 69. Printed in blue.
[same as
.10]
.22 pedestal no. 42. Printed in blue.
.23 pedestal
no. 48. Printed in blue
.24 tabourette
no. 63. Printed in blue.
.25 pedestal/table,
no. 65, printed in blue.
.26 pedestal
no. 54. Printed in blue
.27 pedestal
no. 58. Printed in blue.
.28 pedestal
no. 27. Not marked Eagle Furniture Co. Printed in blue.
.29 pedestal. Not marked Eagle Furniture Co. Printed in blue.
.30 coat
rack, with mirror. Not marked Eagle
Furniture Co. Printed in blue.
.31 pedestal
no. 51. Printed in blue.
.32 table
no. 112. Printed in blue.
.33 pedestal. Not marked Eagle Furniture Co. Printed in blue.
.34 table
no. 103. Not marked Eagle Furniture
Co. Printed in blue.
.35 table
no. 118. Printed in blue.
Folder 10: photos of furniture: mostly from Eagle
Furniture Co., Jamestown, N.Y. (acc. 93x81.36-.50)
.36 pedestal
no. 55. printed in blue
[see also
.2, black and white photo]
.37 round
side table, no. 61. Printed in blue.
.38 round
side table, no. 117. Printed in blue.
.39 round
side table, no. 62. Printed in blue.
.40 library
or serving table, no. 106. Printed in
blue.
.41 side
table, no. 39. Printed in blue.
.42 stool,
no. 40. Printed in blue
.43 pedestal,
no. 41. Printed in blue. With added pencil sketch of alternative
column.
.44 side
table, no. 111. Printed in blue.
.45 round
side table, no. 119. Printed in blue.
.46 side
table, no. 113. Printed in blue.
.47 pedestal
or stool, no. 46. Printed in blue.
.48 library
or serving table, no. 116. Printed in
blue.
.49 library
or serving table, no. 115. Printed in
blue.
.50 side
table, no. 114. Printed in blue.
Folder 11: photos of wooden turned products, mostly
from Novelty Wood Turning Works (acc. 93x81.51-.59)
.51 candlesticks, no. 72, 44, 61, 53, 33. From Novelty Wood Turning Works.
.52 candlesticks,
no. 34, 50, 39, 98, 95. From Novelty
Wood Turning Works
.53 unknown
items, galleried trays on stands, no. 3 and 4.
From Novelty Wood Turning Works
[note: one
price list notes item nos. 3 and 4 as being candlesticks, but these are not
candlesticks]
.54 “lazy
Susan” serving tray, no. 57. From
Novelty Wood Turning Works
.55 bases
same as the items depicted in photo acc. no. 53, but this time a lamp has been
added to the upper part. These are
numbered 1 and 2. From Novelty Wood
Turning Works
.56 candlestick
no. 5 (two shown) and a table-top pedestal, no. 5 ˝.
.57 candlesticks
no. 52 1/2, 66 ˝, 99. From Novelty Wood
Turning Works
[see also
.69]
.58 lamp
no. 5 and umbrella stand no. 6. From
Novelty Wood Turning Works
.59 pedestals
no. 31 and 32 and smoking set no. 33 (with ash tray, and what are probably
containers for matches and tobacco).
Left side of picture missing.
[see also
.60, which records these as coming from Novelty Wood Turning Works]
Folder 12: photos of furniture: mostly from Novelty
Wood Turning Works. (acc. 93x81.60-.71)
.60 pedestals no. 31 and 32 and smoking set no. 33 (with ash tray,
and what are probably containers for matches and tobacco). From Novelty Wood Turning Works. Printed in blue.
[same as photo
.59]
.61 pedestals
no. 44 and 46; on top of which are placed ash trays, and what are probably
containers for matches and tobacco.
From Novelty Wood Turning Works.
Printed in blue.
.62 candlesticks
no. 3, 8, 4. From Novelty Wood Turning Works. Printed in blue.
.63-.64 set no. 12 [smoking set?] and set no. 12 on top of
pedestal no. 11.
Acc. .64 indicates these as
coming from Novelty Wood Turning Works.
Printed in blue.
[see also .68]
.65 three
candlesticks: no. 19 (depicted twice) and 22.
No. 19 is a figural candlestick (a woman). Printed in blue.
[see also
.1]
.66 pedestals
no. 33 and 40. No. 33 has an ash tray on
top. No. 40 has a smoking set (match
holder and tobacco box topped with an ash tray.
Printed in blue
.67 candlesticks
no. 2, 1, 18, 13. From Novelty Wood
Turning Works. Printed in blue.
.68 same
as .63 and .64. Labeled as from Novelty
Wood Turning Works. Printed in blue.
.69 candlesticks
no. 52 1/2, 66 ˝, 99. From Novelty Wood
Turning Works. Printed in blue.
[see also
.57]
.70-.71 trays no. 30, 16, 20, 29. Numbers 30, 16, and 30 are decorated; no. 29
is plain. Printed in blue.
On back of
.70: price list for smoking stands and cigar case.
Folder 13: sketches of furniture (acc. 93x81.72-.76)
.72 coat rack
.73 unknown
item, partially erased
.74-.76 pedestals
Acc. 73-76 were drawn on back of
workmen’s production cards from Eagle Furniture Co.
Folder 14: sketches of furniture (acc. 93x81.77-.80)
.77 letter with sketch.
Circular letter from Globe Association, Chicago, to J.G. Hallstrom, May
9, 1910.
On back:
sketch of table with shelves.
.78 sketch
, possibly of furniture feet.
On back:
list of items, with sizes. On stationery
from Novelty Wood Turning Works.
.79 sketch
of a pedestal.
On back:
measurements of different parts of pedestal.
On stationery of Eagle Furniture Company.
.80 sketch
of base of table or pedestal; on back: smaller sketch of base. Part of sketch has been torn away.
Folder 15: sketches of furniture (acc. 93x81.81-.94)
.81 pedestal sketch
.82 letter
with sketches. Letter from Stiles C.
Hall, Jamestown, N.Y., to John G. Hallstrom, Nov. 12, 1908. Please call on me.
On back:
sketches of pedestals, small tables, and a coat rack.
.83 Palm
stand and coat racks, with detail of base of something: sketches
.84 pedestal
sketch
.85 recto:
column and base, what is probably a top, and some unknown sketch;
Verso: pedestal and
floor lamp
.86-.87 two pedestals or small stands: two sketches per sheet
.88 library
or serving table, sketch on stationery of Novelty Wood Turning Works
.89-90 two pedestals or small stands: two sketches per sheet;
.90 on
stationery of Novelty Wood Turning Works
.91 pedestal
sketch
.92 recto:
coat racks: three sketches; one also incorporates an umbrella stand;
Verso: coat rack and
detail of something
.93 pedestal,
with two sketches of details of bases
.94 pedestals,
one sketch on each side of paper
Folder 16: sketches of furniture (acc. 93x81.94-.105)
Note:
most of these sketches have been mounted on black paper
.95 pedestal, on back of order blank for Monroe Wholesale Cigar
Co., Toledo, Ohio
.96 pedestal
sketch on one side, decorative sketch on other side of paper
.97-.98 pedestals, with detailed measurements;
On back of
.98: further notes about the sketch, dated Aug. 5, 1909
.99-.105 pedestals, with measurements, on back of order blanks for
Monroe Wholesale Cigar Co., Toledo, Ohio;
Acc. .102
does not include measurements but has some extra sketches