Up for bid is a cool old Diary from 1919. The leather bound journal has the original owners information...ie..name,address,4 digit phone number, weight, shoe size, hat size, collar, hosiery, gloves and even drawers!
This was published by The Ideal Diary Co. in New York. Contains Diary, Memorandum and Compendium of Useful Information.
it shows the 1915 Census or Estimate with U.S. Census,1910 and Percent gain 1900 to 1910 of major cities across the US.
The date book begins Dec. 29,1918 and most of the pages contain detailed info. of the owner's work schedule and wages for the week!
The following pages include, Table of wages by the month-thought we got paid little!
The next 9 pages or so are of maps of the East Coast of China and the Phillipine Islands; the US; Gulf of Mexico; Canada; and the Panama Canal.
There is a Business Forms page with accounts for monies owed by individuals the date and city,state of debt and to whom owed.
There is a page of Weights and Measures- Troy Weight, Apothecaries Weight; Avoirdupois weight; Dry Measure; Liquid Measure; Mariners' Measure, Misc., Square Measure, Surveyors' Measure, Cubic Measure, Long Measure.
There is a page to calculate interest.
There is a page of Population of The United States by State in 1915 compared to 1910 and percent of increase from 1900-1910.
There is a page of United States War Dept. Mileage, 1913.
Some misc. date pages, and the last pages are a 3 year calendar of 1918, 1919 and 1920. The final page is the full year of 1919.
The book itself is in pretty good condition for it's age- the cover and pages are intact. It looks like it may have gotten wet at one time in the center, causing some discoloration of the leather and pages, but all pages are readable and intact. (see pics).
Nice old book-please email with any questions before bidding and thanks for looking!
On Aug-05-08 at 15:59:04 PDT, seller added the following information:
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