1912 Iowa Leather Pocket Diary Manuscript Labor Ledger 1912-1952 ED Clagg Fur Ad

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For sale is an exceptional, highly unique piece of early 20th-century Midwestern labor, agricultural, and industrial history. This authentic 1912 leather-bound vest pocket memo booklet was issued as a promotional advertisement for E.D. Clagg (Pelts, Furs, Wool, Hides, Tallow, and Grease) of Fort Dodge, Iowa.Cover and Graphic HighlightsThe front cover features deeply embossed, crisp Art Nouveau styling with a pioneer figure next to a teepee and bright gold leaf stamping. The back cover showcases a stunning, highly detailed embossed profile of a Native American chieftain in a full feathered headdress.Unique Interior Manuscript and 40-Year History LogThis book is structurally intact with a solid spine and holds immense historical value. It was resourcefully utilized by an Iowa farm laborer over a span of four decades to record wages, farm assets, travel, and fuel consumption. The dense interior contains:Full-Page Business Ad: Includes a clean, prominent interior advertisement page reading "FURS WANTED / HIDES & WOOL."Provenanced Labor Logs: Explicitly names employer George S. Erpelding (a prominent historic farmer of the Fort Dodge / Humboldt County, Iowa area), documenting work agreements starting in June 1913, partial days worked, days off, and specific payouts.1913 Texas-to-Iowa Migration Log: Details an authentic personal narrative tracking a worker's journey across state lines ("Sera left Texas," "Came to Iowa April 9, 1913"), followed by an exhaustive chronological log of pocket money withdrawals.40-Year Lifespan: Entries trace chronologically from 1912 through the 1920s and 1930s, with the final pages explicitly updated to track logs as late as 1952.1912–1913 Carpentry Labor Log: Features specific construction time logs explicitly naming an individual, Bill Paul, documenting building shifts and days taken off.1913 Livestock Pasture Log: Features a handwritten cattle ledger tracking specific head counts, grazing records, horse colts, and neighborhood grazing agreements ("Cattle in pasture," "no Duncan cattle").1910s Gasoline & Petroleana Log: Features a rare fuel ledger tracking specific purchases of gasoline (logged by the gallon at ~32¢ each), "engine oil" by the quart, kerosene, and 15-gallon bulk fuel drops.Heirloom Crop & Asset Inventory: Contains farm asset evaluations (cultivators, plows, wagons, harnesses) alongside a bushel sales log of classic 1910s heirloom potato varieties including Early Ohio, Irish Cobbler, and Early Rose.Printed Antique Reference Sections: Includes pristine reference pages for "Useful Information for Builders" (hardware formulas for nails, shingles, bricks), "Timber Measure" volume logs, "Interest Laws & Statutes of Limitations," and a "Help in Case of Accidents" guide detailing historic first-aid treatments (including treating snake bites with white-hot irons).Condition ReportThe textured red leather cover is structurally solid with an intact, firm spine binding and no loose pages. The interior flyleaf displays light, historic pencil doodling along the outer margins, but all printed text, primary advertisements, and dense historical handwriting remain mostly clear and perfectly legible.

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