Splendid Early New York Jewelry Catalogue

(TRADE CATALOGUE). MYERS, S.F. & CO. The "New York Jeweler" and Trade Price List. Illustrated. Published Annually by. New York: 1885. 1st ed. Large oblong quarto. 236 pp. Each page with numerous illustrations. Orig. green cloth, minor wear. Very good. Inner hinges cracking. $550.00

Vol. I, # 1. An extraordinary catalogue, displaying the ghastly and garish taste of the times. Includes pins, bangles, bracelets, canes, clocks, chains, charms, crosses, cuff pins, crosses, diamonds, lockets, rings, studs, silver ware, thimbles, tooth picks, watches, watch cases. A few pieces of ephemera laid in, including an advertisement for an electric scarf pin which runs on battery and burns an Edison incandescent lamp for 45 minutes continuously, or a "day interruptedly."

Romaine lists S.F. Myers & Co. only for an 1895 bicycle catalogue.