Two
THE MILL WHISTLE
November 25, 1946
Children’s Corner
Left: Dclora Jane, six-months-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Zack Clark. Dad works
in Finishing Mill.
Center: Linda Loraine, left, and Holland,
Jr., twins of Mr. and Mrs. Holland Mabes.
Right: Freddie Nelson Wall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton Wall. Grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Nelson and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Wall.
Ancient Catalog Of
Company Found In
Pekin (Illinois)
An interesting old catalog of Field
Leiter Co., when it v/as located on the
present site of the Retail Store in Chi
cago, was recently turned into the Arch
ives department by Mr. A. F. Lux of
the New York Office.
Several years ago on one of his trips
through Illinois Mr. Lux was shown
this catalog by one of his customers,
Mr. George Ehrlicher. The catalog had
been a prized possession of Mr. Ehr-
licher’s father. The first Mr. Ehrlicher
was one of the original members of the
firm of Schipper & Block, which was
founded in Pekin, Illinois, in the early
’60’s. When the call for historical ma
terial went out this spring, Mr. Lux
remembered this interesting item and
wrote to Mr. Ehrlicher, asking to bor
row it. Mr. Ehrlicher replied that he
could think of no better place for such
a highly prized piece and sent it to Mr.
Lux as a permanent addition to the
Archives.
It is a pocket-sized book of approxi
mately 158 pages 3-14 x 5\z inches, as it
was intended for a notebook as well as
a catalog of merchandise. Bound in real
leather with gold stamping on both
front and back covers, it is profusely
illustrated. The illustration and typog
raphy are typical of the era in which
it was published. The title page carries
the inscription “SPRING CATALOGUE
1871 FIELD LEITER CO., STATE &
WASHINGTON STR., CHICAGO, ILLI
NOIS.” The type and illustrations are
printed in black ink with a decorative
border, on all pages, in red.
This copy has been in the Ehrlicher
family since 1879, as Mr. Ehrlicher’s
name is written on the fly leaf together
with the date. Schipper & Block today
arc still a Marshall Field & Company
account, which speaks well of customer
relationship of over 75 years.
The Company is anxious to collect
every piece of historical material for
Archives Office. The Manufacturing Di
vision wants to do its share. If you have
any material—old pictures, catalogs,
clippings or other material—please con
tribute to the Archives. In Spray, send
to Bert Weaver; in Zion, to Mrs. K.
Mair; in New York, to Paui Howard.
These persons will see that it is prop
erly cataloged and placed in the hands
of the Archives Office.
OLD CATALOGUE OF FIELD LEITER CO.