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- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company for $3.50 worth of assorted vegetable seeds, factoring in commission, sold to James F. Wagenhorst of Mertztown, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1894. The header of the invoice includes a pair of engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B. The dimensions of the former are provided as 300 by 120 feet, and the latter, 85 by 140 feet.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Cover from D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; color engraving of yellow flowers; at top is "Autumn 1907" and at the bottom "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich."; Calvert Lithograph Company; verso contains ordering instructions, a size chart, and beginning of the catalog's index
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Back cover for D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; picture of pink and red flowers; "Autumn 1902" at the top and "Bulbs and Seeds" at bottom; Calvert Lithograph Company; listings for farm and garden implements and books on verso
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Catalog back cover for D.M. Ferry and Company; picture of blue flowers; "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1908" at the top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; Calvert Lithograph Company; catalog listing for farm and garden implements, including several black and white illustrations, and books are on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of yellow and white flowers, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; back cover has a picture of a yellow and white flowers that is different from the front cover, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; Calvert Lithograph Company. Detroit
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to Mr. C.F. Schafer of Mt. Pulaski, Illinois informing him that they are sold out of both Early Amber and Early Orange Sugar Cane Seeds, dated April 29, 1901, and printed on company letterhead featuring an engraving of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back covers are identical with a illustrations of an ear of corn, with the caption "Charlevoix, The best golden sweet corn yet introduced;" inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color pictures near the front, one color picture in the middle and one color picture near the back; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1889 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of a women spreading seeds on the wind and 1889 next to her, with "Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Garden Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich." on cover in black; back cover has a picture, credited to John B. Thomas, of men hoeing cabbages at the bottom, with "P. F. Lentz, Dealer in D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Garden and Field Seeds. Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco Slatington - - - - Pa.;" inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations; O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, Printers
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $6.00 for rutabaga and onion seeds purchased by J.H. Vandecar of North Branch, Michigan on March 27, 1880. An engraved D.M. Ferry and Company header, listing the address of the office and stores as 189, 199, 201, 203, and 205 Woodward Avenue, and the location of the seed farms as "Grand River Ave. Beyond City Limits," is credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; "Received of E. P. Locke Seventeen + .31/100 Dollars, on account seeds sold to date," on October 9, 1883; a chart on the verso records the prices of seeds sold and returned.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
