[Rarebooks] FS: Two trade catalogs for Premium & Starr buggies

[Bob Petrilla]

Premium Buggy. 1903 PREMIUM VEHICLES BUILT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE.
Decatur, IL: Premium Buggy Co., 1903. First Edition. 32pp; 28 illus of
buggies; signs of light use.  9" x 6" Good. Pictorial wraps.
This well-illustrated catalog gives detailed descriptions of Premium
vehicles: Runabout, Ball-bearing Bike Wagon, Eastern Concord, Family Wagon,
Leader Buggy, Pennsylvania Buggy, Ohio and Eastern Buggy, A-grade and
B-grade Buggies, AA-grade Three-quarter Open Surrey, Canopy Top, Farmer's
Surrey, Three-spring Wagon, Corning Body Buggy, etc. Each description
includes specifications for the top, top lining, seat, seat trimmings,
body, dash, axles, springs, wheels, paint, &c.  Laid in are two flyers:
Wholesale Dealers' Prices (4pp); Ball Bearings A Success, illustrated
(2pp).    [with]
Starr, J.S. & H.C. A LEADER IN BUGGIES...Catalog Number 52 . Decatur, IL:
J.S. & H.C. Starr, 1900. First Edition. 32pp; 42 illus of vehicles.  5.25"
x 7.75" Very Good.
Starr's buggies were sold to dealers only--"not to consumers or 'cat'
houses." This is a well-illustrated catalog with detailed descriptions of
Starr vehicles: Road Wagon, Two-seat Family Wagon, Concord Wagon, Runabout,
Bike Wagon, Leather Quarter Top Buggy, Crescent Buggy, Ideal Buggy, Phaeton
Seat Buggy, New York State Buggy, Triumph Buggy, Premium Buggy--Built for
Illinois, Iowa and Western Trade, City Trade Buggy, Canopy Top Surrey,
Straight Sill Surrey, Cut Under Surrey, Light Spring Wagon, etc. Each
description includes specifications re body, seat, top, cusion, trimming,
dash, painting, springs, wheels, axles, shafts, tires, &c.   Both for $100,
net to all.  Postpaid.



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