Description: JJ NEWBERRY'S THIS IS A TRUE PIECE OF AMERICAN FIVE & A DIME STORE CHAIN 20TH CENTURY HISTORY! PERHAPS THE MOST COMPLETE SET OF DOCUMENTS & PHOTOS TO BE SEEN FOR SALE EVER! INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION ARE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1. Original Signed on frame matte photo of founder John Josiah Newberry "Very Truly Yours J.J. Newberry" Picture measures 11" x 14" inches & Matte measures 13 1/2 inches 17" inches. Matte has some creases and discoloring, but would still look amazing framed. 2. Original Memo Announcement on the passing of J.J. Newberry dated March 6th 1954 - Condition: 1" 1/2 inch tear on bottem left side of memo paper with normal wear and aging on paper. Memo was originally applied to a second piece of paper. measures 8" x 10" inches3. J.J. Newberry Co. 245 5th Avenue New York Dec 1958 Original Letter head hand signed by 4 Members of The Newberry family and the rest of the New York management team. Measures 8" x 11" inches with normal wear.4. .Original J.J. Newberry's Training Certificate all hand inked. Measures 8" 1/2 x 11" inches. Condition: Normal wear with a small crease in the top right corner.5. 1 Original photo of the grand opening ceremony of the J.J. Newberry's Alhambra store in Los Angles in the late 1940s early 1950s Photo Size 8" x 10" inches.6. 1 Original photo of John Josiah Newberry and his team with a shovel in the ground marking the beginning of a new J.J. Newberry's store. Photo Size: 8" x 10" inches Normal wear with a small area of creasing in the lower bottom left corner7. 2 Original 5" x 7" inch photos of J.J. Newberry's brothers C.T. Newberry or Edgar A. Newberry. - Normal Wear.8. 1 Original photo Newberry Co. 245 New York Street shot facing building. Normal wear with 3 small binder hole punches on bottom of photo. Size: 8" x 10" inches. 9. 2 Original J.J. Newberry Co. C.T. Newberry and Edgar A. Newberry photos of either a Holiday party or business meeting. Normal Wear. Size: 8" x 10" inches.10. 2 More Original J.J. Newberry Misc Photos of J.J. Newberry's brothers C.T. Newberry and Edgar A. Newberry and one picture of a small Newberry Store & Gas Station. Normal wear with some fading & creasing. Size: 8" x 10" inches PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS. HISTORY:J.J. Newberry's was an American five and dime store chain in the 20th century. It was founded in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1911 by John Josiah Newberry (1877–1954). J.J. Newberry had learned the variety store business by working at S.H. Kressstores for 12 years between 1899 and 1911, after having worked for department store Fowler, Dick, and Walker for five years. There were seven stores in the chain by 1918.The company was a family business. J.J. Newberry was joined in management by his brothers C.T. Newberry and Edgar A. Newberryin 1919, at which time there were 17 stores with yearly sales of $500,000.Over the years, the Newberry chain acquired other stores including Hested in Wyoming, Missouri, North Dakota, Colorado, andNebraska, and Lee Stores in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. At the time of founder J.J. Newberry's death (1954), the chain had 475 stores. By 1961, the company operated 565 stores with total yearly sales of $291 million. The chain also operated a larger department store called Britt's Department Store. A MUST HAVE FOR ALL 5 & A DIME STORE J.J. NEWBERRY'S, WOOLWORTH'S & KRESS & CO. MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS & ALSO WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY 20TH CENTURY HISTORY OF AMERICA MUSEUM COLLECTION!Buyer pays $29.95 for USPS Priority mail shipping, insurance & tracking. (US SHIPPING ONLY) We only accept Paypal for payment. Please email us with any questions you might have. Good Luck & Happy Bidding!!
Price: 695 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2024-04-26T08:10:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 29.95 USD
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Industry: Historical
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