Box 0375.01

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1934. “Mac’s Directory and Handbook of Anthracite” compiled by the Coal Information Bureau, Pittsburgh, Pa. 40 p. 1968. Hoffman, John N. “Anthracite in the Lehigh Region of Pennsylvania, 1820-45.” Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 141 p. 1974. Poliniak, Louis. “When Coal was King, Mining Pennsylvania’s Anthracite.” Lebanon,Pa.: Applied Arts Publishers. 32 p. The Godfrey Conveyor Company. “The Godfrey System.” Elkhart, IN. 16 p.

Scope and Contents Calypso Coal Co., Inc. Bethlehem, PA. Heat your “Home” with Golden Glow Coal (Name, Address & Phone - notebook) Calypso Coal & Ice Co., Inc. (three postcards) request for coal delivery Calypso Coal & Ice Co. Inc. “Heat Hints” Weston Dodson & Co., Inc. (advertisement) 1928 Announcing the arrival of Winter request for service and delivery Handling a BLACK BUSINESS on a “WHITE” BASIS (trifold Ad for prices of coal) Coal Dealer’s Name (postcard sized ad) “Do you consider your...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A small collection of vintage publications, promotional material and ephemera related to anthracite coal usage in Lehigh Valley. The collection material is an assortment of historical information and advertising media: seven ads promoting use of coal, four booklets, four post cards for ordering coal, two price lists, one promotional item from Calypso Coal Co., Inc. Bethlehem, Pa. (name, address, phone booklet), assorted bill payment “reminders”