A.G. Spalding & Bros.
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
A.G. Spalding Company Subsidiaries Business Records
Collection
Identifier: MSSP_10046
Content Description
This collection consists of sporting good manufacturing companies' corporate records from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Most materials relate to companies that were or would become corporate subsidiaries of the A.J. Spalding Company, a pioneering and influential American sporting goods company. The records consist primarily of meeting minutes (stockholders meetings or board of directors meetings) with a few other types of records included. Spalding subsidiaries represented...
Dates:
1888-1934
Spalding Die Cut Sports Advertising Stand-Ups
Collection
Identifier: MSSP10174
Content Description
This collection contains a complete set of five cardboard die-cut Spalding Sporting Goods advertising stand-ups from 1896 demonstrating men and women athletes wearing Spalding apparel and using Spalding equipment. Three of the items exhibit paper loss on the back. Each of the displays is about 5 inches tall and between three and four inches wide. Sports represented are bicycling (woman); baseball (man); tennis (woman); football (man); and golf (man). This set of advertisements is cataloged...
Dates:
1896
Sporting Goods Catalog Collection
Collection
Identifier: EPH 5063
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of catalogs advertising sporting goods and athletic products. Many items are general purpose catalogs that offer products for a wide range of athletic activities. Other specialized catalogs cover topics like outdoors recreation, fishing, playground equipment, outdoor lighting, boxing,football practice equipment, and other subjects. Most catalogs include product descriptions, pricing information, and illustrations (sometimes in color) of the products for sale....
Dates:
1881-1979