I bought these two items off of eBay. If I understand correctly, these are mats, produced by the Congress Electrotype Company, were formed from an original engraving. They were then placed wrapped onto a cylinder with other mats to form a newspaper (or magazine?) page. A metal mold is then created from that, which is used to print the pages.

I had erroneously assumed when purchasing them that they would be thick, heavy metal plates (before I understood how the process worked), but they are actually extremely light and pliable. I assume these were extras, never used? They may be a paper mâché of some type (they are that light), which was one of the processes historically used, or something similar,

I’ve taken pics from above and at an angle to show the depth. I have to say that I’m not really sure these were worth buying, but I doubt many survived (these are the first I’ve ever seen anywhere).

This Jeepster ad is 8″ x 8″:

This wagon ad is 10″ tall by 6″ wide:

I was able to locate an example of this ad, but it’s a poor example (If you have a newspapers.com subscription, you’ll be able to see it more clearly):

These are likely some of the first brochures produced by Bestop. Here’s a look at the company’s history.

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These are fabric swatches:

This is a 1956 price list:

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

I don’t remember specifically seeing these bumpers, but I suspect a review of the truck and FC categories would reveal some.

These 1957 Scheneker Iron Works snow plow brochures sold for $29 on eBay this weekend, more than I thought they’d go for.

This set of 1957 Arps snow plow brochures sold on eBay this weekend for $12.50. Learn more about Arps/Blackhawk plows here.