• Measures 4" x 4.5" when openCollector's Overview:
  An exceptionally scarce piece of 19th-century New England civic history. Pocket calendars from this era rarely survived due to their fragile nature and daily utilitarian use, making clean examples highly collectible.This piece features a marvelous crossover appeal for three distinct collecting categories:
  1. Fire Department & Telegraph Collectors: Features a highly detailed, comprehensive "Fire Alarms" box number directory mapping out the historic 19th-century alarm grid for the city of Manchester.
  2. Industrial & Textile Mill Historians: Specifically references major historical manufacturing landmarks by box number, including the globally famous Amoskeag Mills (Boxes 41 & 42), Stark Mills (Box 35), Manchester Mills (Box 42), and Odzendam's Mills (Box 43).
  3. Advertising & Regional Americana Collectors: Beautifully typeset Victorian advertising piece for R. E. McKean Merchant Tailor on Elm Street.
  Condition Report:
  Excellent, crisp antique condition. Free of modern writing, heavy staining, or repairs. Features sharp typography, clear alignment, and crisp borders. Shows minimal, uniform age-toning and very light wear at the fold line entirely consistent with genuine 130-year-old paper ephemera. Please review the high-resolution images to grade the condition yourself.
• Advertiser: R. E. McKean, Merchant Tailor (807 Elm Street)
  Date of Issue: 1897 (Victorian Era)
  Format: Folding Pocket Card / Lithographed Ephemera

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