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Friday, March 11, 2016

A. T. Cook - Good Advice on More Than Seeds

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T hirty-six temperance postcards were published by A. T. Cook, Seedsman, Hyde Park, New   York.   The majority were designed by the art...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

1905 - A. T. Cook's Charmingly Folksy Post Card

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C ruising eBay I found this quirky little postcard which caught my attention.  I haven't seen A. T. Cook's ads or advertising mat...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

1908 - Cover Art from Miss Emma White's Seed Catalog

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It is February 20, 2016.   It was 60ยบ F. outside today!! I am done with winter even though I fear it is not done with Connecticut...but...
Friday, February 19, 2016

1887 - Accolades for Mr. Livingston

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T his article re-visits the redoubtable Mr. Livingston, a man who features highly in tomato history. It is always nice to find a man w...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12/5/1905 - Postcard of the F.B. Mills Seed House in Rose Hill, New York

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The writing on this postcard makes it special to me.  I didn't know about the "company boarding house".  I assume for wo...

Seedsman Mr. Mills Moves, and Then His Building Moves

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This was a fun post to find information for because what I found was so darned unexpected!! Frank Mills opened a western distribution cen...
Monday, February 15, 2016

1896 - Seedsman F.B. Mills: Bird's Eye View Mills' Rose Hill

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B efore you read a glowing biography of Mr. Mills and his business acumen below,  have a look at these samples of his 1896 and 1901 catalog...