May 1 1911 Business Letterhead Letter Butler Manufacturing Co. Rus-Pruf Tanks KC For Sale

May 1 1911 Business Letterhead Letter Butler Manufacturing Co. Kansas City Mo. , makers of Rus-Pruf Tanks and other steel buildings, grain bins and culverts . Contents of the letter was a sales pitch to the Clinton Ice Co. for their products to be used in the ice factory. Found in a cardboard box inside a file cabinet, filled with business related correspondences that dated between 1903-1921. From what we can read in these letters, from 1903-1910 the former owner was involved in the dairy industry, in dairy product manufacturing and in setting up cattle shows. The remainder of the years he was an executive at Clinton Ice Co. , Clinton Illinois. So we have letters of correspondence related to both industries. He attached extra papers using a straight pin instead of a stapler or paper clip, and most of these letters have either a set of holes or still has the pin inserted. All have paper tanning, and wear you would expect on letters stored in a file cabinet (some creases and corner fold-overs). Some have minor handwriting, but you will be receiving the letter you see in our photos.