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RARE Flyer catalog - 1930s Christmas Toys Pyrex - Sprague Dept Store Roscoe NY :
$34.00

RARE Old Advertising Flyer / Catalog
Christmas Toys, Pyrex,
Improved Snappy Boy Wagon,etc.
K.A. Sprague
Department Store
Roscoe, New York
ca 1930s

For offer, a nice old piece of ephemera. Fresh from a prominent estate in Upstate, NY. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, Original, Antique - NOTa Reproduction - Guaranteed !! Large format (See photos for dimensions). 4 pgs. December suggestions - Christmas gifts for all. Shows Christmas tree, etc. Stanley tools, electric toaster, etc.In very good condition. Fold marks, a couple small rips at edge. NOTE: this will be sent folded up, as found.If you collect 19thcentury American history, Americana, invention, winter / ice making, etc.this is nice one for your image orpaper/ ephemera collection. Combine shipping on multiple offer wins! 2318

Roscoe is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 541 at the 2010 census.
Roscoe is in the southwest part of the Town of Rockland, adjacent to New York State Route 17.
It is named for New York Senator Roscoe Conkling.[1]
Roscoe calls itself \"Trout Town, USA.\" The town is a destination for fly-fishing enthusiasts because of its location at the intersection of two rivers popular for trout fishing (the Beaver Kill and the Willowemoc Creek).
The community is a popular stopping point for people traveling along Route 17 (between New York City and Binghamton, New York) because the facilities are right by the access road to the highway. These include gas stations and convenience stores.In 1789 Roscoe was called Westfield Flats. It was the home of the Delaware Indians, where wolves roamed freely.
Roscoe, like most of the Catskills, was part of the Hardenbergh Patent in the early 18th century which in turn was purchased by the last Lord of the Manor of Livingston Manor, Robert Livingston. The first settlers were brothers who bought the area around Roscoe from Livingston\'s son Jonathan Livingston. Stewart Street is one of the community\'s main streets.[1]
On November 19, 1916 a devastating fire destroyed 23 buildings in town, mostly along Stewart Avenue.[2][3] Over 100 firefighters came from Livingston Manor and Liberty to help control the flames, but after firefighters lost water pressure they were unable to do very much.[3] The Presbyterian Church was spared.[3]
During the construction of New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway), the section near Roscoe was one of the last to be completed, requiring travelers to exit onto the local truck roads for several miles.Diner
Roscoe is a frequent stopping point for those traveling Route 17 between New York City and Western New York. The Roscoe Diner is a popular spot both for students heading to and from colleges in New York State[4] and for flyfishermen[5] as well as locals.[4]
The Dundas Castle and Roscoe Presbyterian Church and Westfield Flats Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]Junction Pool at Roscoe, August 2005Despite being in Sullivan County, Roscoe is within area code 607 rather than 845 (originally part of area code 914) because an independent telephone company, known today as Citizens Telecom, furnishes the local service to Roscoe. This company also furnishes local service to the towns in neighboring Delaware County, whereas the adjacent towns in Sullivan County are serviced by Verizon, originally New York Telephone and later (county LakeKiamesha LakeLake HuntingtonLivingston ManorLoch SheldrakeMongaup ValleyMountain DaleNarrowsburgRock HillRoscoeSmallwoodSouth FallsburgSwan LakeWhite LakeWoodbourneWurtsboro HillsHamletsDebruceFerndaleGlen SpeyHandsome EddyHarrisHavenLew BeachMinisink FordSpring GlenSummitvilleTreadwellWhite Sulphur SpringsChristmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25[a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.[2][10][11] A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night;[12] in some traditions, Christmastide includes an octave.[13] Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world\'s nations,[14][15][16] is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians,[17] as well as culturally by many non-Christians,[1][18] and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it.
The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies.[19] When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then further disseminated the information.[20]
Although the month and date of Jesus\' birth are unknown, the church in the early fourth century fixed the date as December 25.[21][22][23] This corresponds to the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar.[24] Most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world. However, part of the Eastern Christian Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25 of the older Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. For Christians, believing that God came into the world in the form of man to atone for the sins of humanity, rather than knowing Jesus\' exact birth date, is considered to be the primary purpose in celebrating Christmas.[25][26][27]
The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins.[28] Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving; completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas music and caroling; viewing a Nativity play; an exchange of Christmas cards; church services; a special meal; and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore.[29] Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.
Pyrex (trademarked as PYREX) is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1915 for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. It was later expanded to include clear and opal ware products made of soda-lime glass.
Corning no longer manufactures or markets consumer glass kitchenware and bakeware. Corelle Brands, which was spun off from Corning Inc. in 1998 under the name Corning Consumer Products Company and since renamed, continues to license the pyrex (all lowercase) brand for their tempered soda-lime glass line of kitchenware products sold for the consumer market in the United States, South America, and Asia. In the regions of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the PYREX (all uppercase) brand is licensed by International Cookware for use on their borosilicate glass products. The brand name has also been used for non-glass kitchen utensils and cookware in various regions for several decades.
History
PYREX glassware from Corning Inc.
Newspaper ad showing Pyrex bakeware from 1922Borosilicate glass was first made by German chemist and glass technologist Otto Schott, founder of Schott AG in 1893, 22 years before Corning produced the Pyrex brand. Schott AG sells the product under the name \"Duran\".
In 1908, Eugene Sullivan, director of research at Corning Glass Works, developed Nonex, a borosilicate low-expansion glass, to reduce breakage in shock-resistant lantern globes and battery jars. Sullivan had learned about Schott\'s borosilicate glass as a doctoral student in Leipzig, Germany. Jesse Littleton of Corning discovered the cooking potential of borosilicate glass by giving his wife Bessie Littleton a casserole dish made from a cut-down Nonex battery jar. Corning removed the lead from Nonex and developed it as a consumer product.[1] Pyrex made its public debut in 1915 during World War I, positioned as an American-produced alternative to Duran.
A Corning executive gave the following account of the etymology of the name \"Pyrex\":[2]
The word PYREX is probably a purely arbitrary word which was devised in 1915 as a trade-mark for products manufactured and sold by Corning Glass Works. While some people have thought that it was made up from the Greek pyr and the Latin rex, we have always taken the position that no graduate of Harvard would be guilty of such a classical hybrid. Actually, we had a number of prior trade-marks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter r was inserted between pie and ex and the whole thing condensed to PYREX.
In the late 1930s and 1940s, Corning also introduced other products under the Pyrex brand, including opaque tempered soda-lime glass for bowls and bakeware, and a line of Pyrex Flameware for stovetop use; this aluminosilicate glass had a bluish tint caused by the addition of alumino-sulfate.[3][4] In 1958 an internal design department was started by John B. Ward. He redesigned the Pyrex ovenware and Flameware. Over the years, designers such as Penny Sparke, Betty Baugh, Smart Design, TEAMS Design, and others have contributed to the design of the line.
Corning divested itself of the Corning Consumer Products Company (now known as Corelle Brands) in 1998 and production of consumer Pyrex products went with it. Its previous licensing of the name to Newell Cookware Europe remained in effect.[5] France-based cookware maker Arc International acquired Newell\'s European business in early 2006[6] to own rights to the brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[7][8]. In 2007, Arc closed the Pyrex factory in Sunderland moving production to France. The Sunderland factory had first started making Pyrex in 1922 [9] In 2014, Arc International sold off its Arc International Cookware division which operated the Pyrex business to Aurora Capital for its Resurgence Fund II. The business now operates as International Cookware.[10]