Up for sale is a beautiful,
highly localized piece of
late-Victorian Ohio history.This antique 1888-1892
friendship autograph book
belonged to John Williams Meier
of Toledo, Ohio.PROVENANCE & HISTORY:

• Owner: John Williams Meier
• Lifespan: 1884 to 1965
• Wife: Rose (Rosina) Keil
• Address: 728 Segur Ave
• Location: Old South End
• Era: 1888 to 1892
• Size: 6.5\" x 4\"
• Features: 21 written pages
• Remaining: Pages are blank..Three of John\'s children kept the
  strict \"Meier\" surname for their
  entire adult lives, including
  one daughter who never married. CONDITION REPORT:The cover features a classic
  embossed Victorian design.
  It shows light edge wear.A few internal pages have
  come loose from the binding.
  They remain flat and intact.
  The handwriting is very clear.Note: There is one single page
  containing a modern reflective
  poem added later by a family
  descendant, dated July 18, 1988,
  and signed \"Tami-Jo.\"LIST OF SIGNATURES:
  1. Johnnie Meier (Owner)
  2. Lewis Meier
  3. Willie Sorgenfrei (Leap Day)
  4. Eddie Sorgenfrei (Leap Day)
  5. Lillie Sorgenfrei
  6. Emma Bruning (Leap Day)
  7. Amelia Bruning (Leap Day)
  8. Henry Bruning
  9. Ellen Bruning
  10. Minnie Bergsicker
  11. Sena Bergsicker
  12. Anna Wolff
  13. Virginia Joe Wolff
  14. Willie Schroeder (Leap Day)
  15. Lizzie Schroeder
  16. Louis Schroeder
  17. Sr. Schroeder
  18. Anna Krause (Leap Day)
  19. Willie Dankert (Leap Day)
  20. R. Kleinkorres
  21. John Goodman
  22. Minnie Goodman
  Great for local history buffs,
  ephemera collectors, or
  genealogy researchers!

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