Seely

Absalom Townsend Seely

ABSALOM TOWNSEND SEELY. One of the honored citizens of Kendall County for the past forty-six years, Absalom T. Seely, of Yorkville, is well deserving of a place in the annals of this locality. During his entire maturity and prime he took an active and interested part in the development of this county, and in public […]

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Mary Jackson Seely

Mary Jackson, wife of Dr. Sylvanus Seely was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., August 13, 1796. She was married at her father’s home in 1817, and moved to Zanesville, O. Her family and friends parted with her in sorrow and tears, thinking they would never see her again; for, although the distance to Zanesville was only […]

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G.B. Seely Bottle

G.B. Seely Bottle

The clear glass is embossed with the company symbol on back – a man at a bar pouring a drink. The front is embossed with the company name and the addresses 319 321 and 323 West 15th St. The clear glass bottle is about 11-1/4” high, and about 3-½“ across the bottom.

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Seely & Bros Pony Soda Bottles

Seely & Bros Pony Soda Bottles

Aqua short blob top pony style soda bottles from New York, NY. There are two Seely & Bro from two different molds, one has block letters on the back and a dot base and the other single line S & B on the reverse.

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Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Extract

THIS BOTTLE MEASURES 5 ½” TALL BY 2” WIDE AND 1” DEEP. THE LABEL HAS A MONOGRAM WITH A M AND S INTERTWINED. IT ALSO SAYS EXTRACT VANILLA FLAVORING FOR ICE CREAM, JELLIES AND CUSTARD PASTRIES. SEELY MANFG CO. DETROIT Antique SEELY’S VANILLA DOVETAILED BOX Detroit, MICH. An antique dovetailed wooden box with the old […]

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J.F. Seely Silver Teaspoons

J.F. Seely Silver Teaspoons

PAIR AMERICAN COIN SILVER TEASPOONS by J. F. SEELY A pair of coin silver large teaspoonsspoons marked COIN by J.F. Seely. 6 inches long, monogram MF otherwise sound with no repairs.

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Seely Patent Golf Club

Seely Patent Golf Club

Spalding or Wright & Ditson This is the rare Seely Patent iron, patented on May 14th, 1912, and also stamped with “Wright & Ditson Special” inside an oval. There is the famous Wright & Ditson “arm raising a drink in a toast” cleekmark as well. Spalding owned Wright & Ditson at this point and these […]

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Alice Warder Seely Jewelry

Alice Warder Seely Jewelry

Wonderful Alice Seely Urban Fetish pewter narrow link bracelet with a toggle clasp. I did not see this bracelet on the current list of her bracelets list. Probably retired. Her narrow link bracelets run for $34.00. (although I hardly call 1 inch wide narrow!) Also there is a great Urban fetishes brooch still on it’s […]

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Seely’s May Queen Glass Bottle

Seely’s May Queen Glass Bottle

Nice vintage “Seely’s May Queen” clear glass bottle with ground stopper. measures 9 1/2″ tall including stopper without it’s about 8 1/4″ tall. Etched almost heart shape design surrounds the Seely’s may queen wording. I am not sure if this is tonic bottle or if may queen is a ship or brand. Stopper top is […]

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