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1. 2010.9.2 - Pencil

   Pencil, 5 1/4" long, mechanical pencil, silvertone top portion black lower portion. Pencil reads "Bartlett Implement Co., Phone 837-2601, Bartlett, Illinois." The Bartlett Implement Company was once located at 120 W. Bartlett Avenue. It opened in 1941 and was operated initially by brothers Edmund Krumfuss and Alvin Krumfuss. The company sold John Deere equipment and other farm supplies and closed in 1971.

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2. 2011.24.10 - Thermometer

   Thermometer, cardboard and glass, 9 1/2" x 71/4", nine business advertisements on front. Businesses include Bartlett State Bank, Aide Lawn & Garden Center, Lu's Quick Clean Center,Bowlway Lanes, Van's Standard Service, Ames Real Estate-Insurance, Lange Sheet Metal, Smitty's Lawnmower Shop, Bartlett Implement Co. Thermometer broken.

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3. 2012.1.21 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, sepia, man and woman standing in a field next to a tractor, barn in background on left. One-time Bartlett area farmers, Laura (1898-1969) and Lawrence (1897-1970) Thrun pose in front of their first tractor, a John Deere 1940 model B that was bought from the Bartlett Implement Co. Their farm was once located on Sayre Road off of West Bartlett Road. The couple was married on September 18, 1918. They raised three daughters; Ruby, ...

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4. 2014.2.6 - Matchbook

   Matchbook, 1 1/2" x 4 1/4", cardboard, white, Cover- printed in green, "Bartlett Implement Co., Bartlett, Illinois 60103, Phone 837-2601", Back- John Deere logo Ed Krumfuss opened the Bartlett Implement Company at 120 W. Bartlett Avenue in 1941, selling John Deere farm equipment. With the Bartlett area transforming from a rural to more urban communities, the company went out of business in 1971.

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5. 2015.1.8 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 4 1/2" x 3 1/4", black & white, Front- five men in work clothing standing in front of piece of machinery. Back- written, "Left to right here we have the boys of the Bartlett Imp. Co. Bartlett ILL. "Russ" Porter, dealer, Vernon Stark, serviceman, Joe Stark, William Baxmann dealer, Al Krumfuss dealer" In red ink- * with a circle around it "Snapshot #2314", Stamped- "Used in 'News Letter' Vol. 14 No. 10 Date Feb. '43" Meet ...

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6. 2015.1.8b - Envelope

   Envelope, 6 1/2" x 8/16", cream color paper, Front is printed in black- "Return in five days to John Deere Plow Co of Moline, 400 19th Street, Moline, ILL",John Deere logo with words below that read, "John Deere, He gave the world the steel plow", upper right hand corner in pink pencil- "#2314", typed in black- "Subject: Men of the Bartlett Implement Co., Bartlett, Illinois, Left to right, 'Russ' Porter, dealer, Veron Stark, service man, Joe Sta...

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7. 2018.31.1 - Program

   Program, 6"w x 9"h folded, paper, cream, printed in black on cover- "Bartlett Parent-Teacher Association presents 'Pigtales' by Wilbur Braun, A comedy in Three Acts, May 21st and 22nd, 1942." Six pages, not counting covers, staples removed. Inside pages- Four pages of ads from local businesses, two pages of credits listing cast of characters and production staff. Back cover- Appreciation statement. Bartlett School teacher and then principal El...

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8. 2019.21.26 - Postcard

   Postcard, 3 1/2" l x 5 1/2" w, paper, Front- black and white image looking down a street, there are four buildings on the other side of the street, Back- "Post Card" is printed to the left of the stamp, but another stamp that says "Bartlett" is covering it, a note is written on the left side and a name and address is written on the right side of the postcard. This postcard's image, looking west on West Bartlett Avenue, shows the early business...

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9. 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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