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1. 2012.5.10 - Novelty, Promotional

   Novelty, promotional, tape measure, 1 1/4" h x 1 1/4" w, plastic, metal ball chain, green, Front- printed in goldtone, "Bartlett Implement Co." Tape measure is 24" long. Bartlett Implement Co. was once located at 120 W. Bartlett Avenue. The business was originally owned by Ed Krumfuss. Other owners and partners were involved through the years of operation. The green and gold colors symbolized the John Deere tractors, etc. they sold.

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2. 2014.1.68 - Poster

   Poster, 13 1/2" w x 19 1/2" l, cardboard, beige, Front- printed in black- "Auction, The Bartlett Implement Co. will sell at their warehouse in Bartlett, Illinois, on Sat,. April 4, Commencing at 11:00 A.M., Bartlett Implement Co., owners, 6 tractors..." Back- nothing. The Bartlett Implement Company traces its beginnings to 1941 when it opened for business at 120 W.Bartlett Avenue selling new and refurbished John Deere products, offering repai...

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3. 2015.9.26 - Uniform

   Uniform, 2 pcs., top (a) & pant (b), cotton, royal blue with yellow accents, Top (a)- royal blue, short sleeve, v-neck, button down, yellow accents on shoulder/sleeve, front yellow lettering- "Bartlett Merchants" back lettering- "Bartlett Implement Co." Pants (b)- royal blue, button waist, fly front, yellow wide stripe accent down each outside leg seam. The Bartlett Merchants was a men's baseball team that played through several decades in t...

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4. 2017.1.30 - Book

   What's Cooking...

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5. 2021.11.1 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- young girl sitting on John Deere tractor, clapboard building in background. Kathy Porter, around age 4, is all smiles sitting on a John Deere tractor outside the Bartlett Implement Co., which was owned by several members of her family throughout its years of operation from 1940-1971. A John Deere dealership, it was located at 120 W. Bartlett Avenue. John Deere products were on display inside and outside in...

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6. 2021.11.3 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, 2 digital images, First- picture of Farmer's Pocket Ledger cover customized to and complements of Bartlett Implement Company, Bartlett, ILL., Second- inside picture of tractor pages. The Farmer's Pocket Leger was a general guide produced by the John Deere Company and distributed and personalized to hardware and dealership stores. Owners would give the ledger away for free to their customers. This ledger served as a perso...

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7. 2021.49.1 - Ruler

   Ruler, caliper, 12" l x 1.", fully opened, 6 1/2" l x 1 1/2" folded in half, boxwood and brass, hinged, printed on wood- "Stanley No. 36-1/2 R Warranted Boxwood Made in U.S.A.", brass jaw extends for measuring, This Stanley No. 36-1/2 R caliper ruler was used to provide extremely accurate measurements when measuring smaller objects and was more precise than a standard ruler. It was one of the many tools used at the Bartlett Implement Co. wh...

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8. 2023.1.28 - Novelty, Promotional

   Novelty, promotional, 10" w x 6" h, plastic, die-cut, Front- two deer standing in water with two ducks, one duck in air, trees, printed in cream at bottom- "Your business is "Deer To Us, Bartlett Implement Co., Ph. 837-2601- Bartlett, Illinois", hole at top center for hanging, Back- imprinted, "Vernon Co., Newton IA, Made in U.S.A." nine little pegs to hold away from wall. "Your Business Is 'Deer' to Us" is the inscription on this decorative ...

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9. 2023.1.3 - Program

   Program, 5 1/2" w x 8h" (folded), paper, faded pink, Cover- printed in black- Bartlett Y.P.L. Presents "Everybody's Getting Married"...December 4th and 5th, 1941...", page 1- "Scene Plot, page 2- "Characters", pages 3 -7- advertisements from local businesses. Bartlett's Young People's League (Y.P.L.) of then Immanuel Evangelical Church, today Immanuel United Church of Christ, performed the play, "Everybody's Getting Married" on December 4th an...

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10. A07-13-2 - Novelty, Promotional

    Novelty, promotional, salt and pepper shaker (2 pcs, top and bottom), 4"h x 3" w x 1"d, plastic, golden yellow, removable top, Front- printed in green- "Our Customers Are The Salt Of The Earth, Bartlett Implement Co., Phone Bartlett 2601", John Deere logo, Back- nothing, removable top with raised embossed "S" and "P", holes at each end. "Pass the salt and pepper, please." This request could be handled in one swoop with this unique double comp...

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11. M05-27-1 - Scrapbook

    Scrapbook, 28" w x 22 h, poster board with metal clamps, 13 sheets, newspaper clippings of fire department, business and general news of Bartlett. Newspaper clippings are taped to poster board, first page covered with plastic wrap. Tom Marth (1942- 2002), was a Bartlett businessman and a volunteer firefighter for 17 years. He created this scrapbook to preserve some of the clippings of the Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department's festivals and fire...

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