The William Tell Line

The Ansted & Burk Co., Springfield, Ohio

Publication: Privately printed, 1923, NP

The Ansted & Burk Co., Manufacturers of Highest Grades of Flour. 12 1/2" x 9" sheet, folded to 6 panels with one panel serving as the front of an envelop and addressed to Whitcomb, Hayness & Whitney in Ellsworth Falls, Maine; one panel serving as a bright, multi-color cover panel and showing an illustration of the legendary Swiss hero, William Tell, shooting an apple from the top of his son's head as the Hasburg Vogt and two minions look on; one panel touts their Humpty Dumpty Scratch, Check and Mash Feed; while the opposite 3 panels offer a price list identifying many wheat corn, and oat products sold by Ansted & Burk. Very light soiling and wear as well as the stamp being split upon opening of the flyer. A beautiful advertising piece.

Inventory Number: 42640