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Advertising (Catalogs) |
Rock Island was a prolific advertiser until 1929, when they effectively shut down their advertising budget. These are a sampling of their catalog covers from the 1880’s through the 1930’s. Many of these have provided the content used on other pages. |
Catalog and Color Atlas, Circa 1881 introducing Chilled Plows. |
Pocket companions 1886, 89, 91, 97, 1900 and 1903 + 1897 notebook. |
Luck of King Ashantee booklet 1890’s, 1900? |
Ag implements, ~1890’s? |
Cloth Pocket companion, perhaps the most common item surviving from RIPC. ~1912 |
Rock Island Farm Tools catalogs, 1910 - 1919 |
Pre Rock Island Heider Catalogs 1911-1914 |
1924 General Catalog |
1913 & 1918 General Catalogs. These contained the majority of the RIPC line, but even they didn’t have everything. |
~1920 Rock Island Heider catalog |
~1920 Rock Island Heider advertising book “The Verdict” Testimonies and photos |
1927, 29, 30 general catalogs
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1927 Dealers list |
1931 and 32 catalogs
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1912 Farmers Ledger and guide |
~1918 Rock Island Heider catalog |
~1931 Tractor Plow catalog
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