c1884 antique U.S. FENCE MACHINE CO charlotte mi KELLY'S PATENTS lot FARM AD
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Scarce 1894 U.S. Fence Machine Company advertising and promotional lot from charlotte mi, promoting the company's Kelly's Patents Improved Fence Machine, a farm implement designed to weave slat-and-wire fencing with firm, equal wire tension.
The lot includes several related pieces of period advertising, including an illustrated folding brochure with a large detailed engraving of the fence-weaving machine; a company solicitation letter; an illustrated advertising card proclaiming it the "Best Slat and Wire Fence Machine in the World"; a promotional piece listing "Fifteen Reasons Why Every Farmer Should Use this Machine"; and the original mailed envelope.
Especially interesting is the larger brochure headed "The Fence Revolution," which discusses the transition from traditional board-and-rail fencing to woven slat-and-wire fencing. It describes the mechanics of the machine, including its wire tension system, sprocket wheels, rolling sheaves, and ability to weave fencing rapidly. The advertising claims that two men could wire and weave 80–100 rods per day.
The company literature identifies the machine as manufactured under Kelly's Patents by the U. S. Fence Machine Company, Charlotte, Michigan. The solicitation letter names company officers and directors and advertises the machines at $25.00 retail, while seeking local agents.
The original envelope is postmarked Charlotte, Michigan, September 3, 1894, and was addressed to J. C. Weeks, Unadilla, New York. The envelope has substantial loss along the right edge and additional edge wear. The advertising pieces show expected age toning, folds, handling wear, and scattered minor marks as shown.
A particularly nice late-19th-century agricultural machinery advertising group with strong graphic appeal and detailed material relating to the development and marketing of mechanized farm fencing.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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