Dates on cover: 1867, 1865; dates on p. [16]: 1979, 1896, 1924.
"1st prize over all competition awarded to Kaldenberg & Son for the best meerschaum goods, 1867"--Cover.
"Local and regional directories list the F. J. Kaldenberg Co. in business at least through 1896. It may have also continued under the name of the Kaldenberg Trading Company until 1924, based on entries in the Thomas' register"--P. [16].
"This catalogue is an interesting piece of history illustrating the beginning of meerschaum pipe manufacture in the United States"--P. [16].
