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| 1911 |
Oldsmobile - Black and white 5 1/2" x 9" ad that begins by talking about the wonderfully convenient direct drive that was found only on Oldsmobiles. The ad has a picture of an open Oldsmobile creeping down a busy city street that is filled with other cars and traffic officers. The ad headline starts with "Going down Fifth Avenue" and the text talks about the need to shift from one gear to another. With the Direct Drive that Oldsmobile offered these trips were easier on the driver and on the automobile. The ad mentions some of the features offered with their cars this year and specifically mentions the 4-cylinder Autocrat for $3500 and the 6-cylinder Limited for $5000. |
November 1911 The World's Work Advertiser |
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| 1922 |
Oldsmobile Five Passenger Touring Model 43-A - Three color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad with a drawing of the Five Passenger Touring Model 43-A for $1145 and information about the other models. The headline calls attention to this year being its "24th Year" and asks you to use your own common sense to decide which car is best for you. It asks you to consider the fact that these cars are powerful while being light of weight and having thoroughly proven strength and endurance. It talks about the rough roads and steep hills it will handle while standing up to the hardest service you can imagine. At the bottom it gives information on the three models available that year. The Model 46 which was an 8-cylinder with a 122 inch wheelbase came in the Sedan for $2635, the 7-Passenger Touring for $1735, the 6-Passenger Touring for $1850 and the 4 Passenger Pacemaker for $1735. The Model 47 which came with an 8 Cylinder with a 115 inch wheelbase came in a Coupe for $2145, a Sedan for $2295, a 4 Passenger Touring for $1595, a 5 Passenger Touring for $1595 and a 4 Passenger Super-Sport for $1825. The Model 43A had a 4 Cylinder with 115 inch wheelbase came in a Coupe for $1645, a Sedan for $1795, a 5 Passenger Touring for $1145, a Roadster for $1145 and a 4 Passenger Semi-Sport for $1265. | May 1922 Successful Farming |
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| 1926 |
Oldsmobile Coach - Black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad with a headline that promises that "Performance Reveals what Price Conceals". The ad has a drawing of a Coach being driven up a country incline and the text explains that you may be attracted to the low price of an Oldsmobile but the performance of the Oldsmobile Six will convince you to buy. The beaury of this $950 Coach will have gotten you behind the wheel but the response when you drive in on a hill or dart through traffic, what there was of it, will make you an Oldsmobile owner. |
March 1926 Successful Farming |
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| 1927 |
Oldsmobile Deluxe Coach 11" x 8" ad | April 1927 Farm Journal |
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| 1936 |
Oldsmobile - Black and white 6" x 9 3/4" newspaper ad that has a drawing of a Light colored Four door parked on a city street. This ad is paid for by the Pohl Brothers Oldsmobile Dealership of St. Johns, Michigan. The ad gives prices of $665 for a Six and $810 for an Eight and mentions a "quick, handy device for checking motor car features and values" that is called the Compar-O-Graph. |
March 12, 1936 Clinton County Republican-News |
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| 1936 |
Oldsmobile - Black and white 6" x 9 3/4" newspaper ad with a drawing of a Light colored Four-door being driven through town. The ad headline asks you to "Convince Yourself! Drive the car that has Everything." This ad is paid for by the Pohl Brothers Oldsmobile Dealership of St. Johns, Michigan and gives prices of $665 for the Six and $810 for the Eight. |
March 26, 1936 Clinton County Republican-News |
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| 1938 |
Oldsmobile - Black and white 10" x 14" ad for the Automatic Safety Transmission now being offered on these cars. The ad starts with the headline introducing "The New Driving Sensation!" and has four photos that show a Light-Colored Oldsmobile in action. There is a picture of this car stopped while the male driver is talking proudly to another man who stands outside. The caption for this photo mentions that this transmission is "optional at extra cost on all models of the Oldsmobile Six and Eight for 1938". Another photo shows the interior of this car with a woman easily driving the car and the headline calls our attention to the fact there is "No gear-shift lever". Another photo shows this car quickly passing another car using what is called as it's "Pick-Up Gear". The last photo shows this car in a low side-view and talks about it's "Super-Drive". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad
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January 17, 1938 Life magazine |
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| 1939 |
Oldsmobile "Sixty" - "Biggest 'Package' ever tagged with a price as low as $777" | May 22, 1939 Life magazine |
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| 1940 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a photo of a red Oldsmobile coming at a ground level camera and a photo of a Green Four-door climbing stairs outside of a building and of the interior of this year's model. The ad headline brags "Hydra-Matic Drive! no gears to shift...No clutch to press!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 4, 1939 Life magazine |
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| 1940 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 10" x 13" ad for the Size of this year's automobile. There is an overhead photo of a Blue Oldsmobile and the headline claims that "Olds Covers a Lot of Ground - even when standing still!". The text claims the the 110 H.P. Oldsmobile Custom 8 Cruiser is, over all, seventeen and a half feet long. The text then goes into the details of the seats and roominess of this and the Olds Sixty and the Olds Seventy. The text then claims that "...it covers the ground economically when you've got it on the go!" before talking about the response and performance of these cars. There is a smaller picture of an Oldsmobile Custom 8 Cruiser 4-Door Touring Sedan that is priced at $1131. |
March 18, 1940 Life magazine |
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| 1941 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad shows several views of a red Oldsmobile and ticket stub that shows the price of this car starts at $852.00. The ad headline claims that "This ticket gives you a Front Seat for the Star Performance of the year!". This ad is larger than the scanned view. |
April 28, 1941 Life magazine |
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| 1941 |
Oldsmobile Custom 8 Cruiser - yellow | May 26, 1941 Life magazine |
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| 1941 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows a Red two-door parked at an airport in front of a waiting airliner. The ad headline has a quote from an American Airline Pilot who claims that "Hydra-Matic driving nearest thing to flying!". The ad text explains why the new Hydra-Matic automatic transmission is the best way to drive. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view. |
June 9, 1941 Life magazines |
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| 1942 |
Oldsmobile B-44 - Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that talks about the "compromise car" that Oldsmobile was offering to the public in the last days before Pearl Harbor. There is a stately drawing of a Red Two-Door being driven on a country road past trees laden with leaves that have turned color and are ready to drop. The headline assures you that "You can always count on Oldsmobile" and talks about this car being "better built than any Oldsmobile in 44 years", hence the name B-44. There is a mention of the Hydra-Matic Drive but the majority of the text is devoted to talking about how the majority of the Oldsmobile factories have switched over to making "Shell and cannon for the U.S.A.". War, it seems, was a foregon conclusion but the hopes were high that some production for peace-time activities would be allowed. |
November 10, 1941 Life magazine |
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| 1942 |
Oldsmobile B-44 4-door - blue | December 1, 1941 Life magazine |
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| Wartime |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for more of the efforts that Oldsmobile is investing in the war effort. This ad talks about the cannons and shells that have been produced and successfully fired at the enemy. The ad has a picture of the Official Insigne of the 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron U.S. Army Air Force which is of a young man in a red and white striped shirt and blue shorts holding his nose as he dives toward the water while holding a bomb in his hand. The ad headline says "Sky-Diver with Bombs and Cannon!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 4, 1944 Life magazine |
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| Wartime |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for more of Oldsmobile's contributions to wartime efforts and productions. The ad headline calls it "Mine Sweeping - with heavy artillery!" and has a sequence of pictures that start with one showing German soldiers planting mines in an area that they are about to retreat from. The next shows Allied soldiers shooting 105 mm howitzers into this area with the result of the land mines being safely exploded before any Allied soldier takes a step. The ad text mentions that Oldsmobile is helping by producing these 105 mm shells as well as other rockets, cannons and shells. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 30, 1945 Life magazine |
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| Wartime |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a large copy of the Hell-Razor which is the Official Insigne of a Navy Dive-Bombing Squadron. The ad text talks about the contributions that Oldsmobile is making to the war effort which include the production of the 20 mm. automatic aircraft cannons used in these planes, cannons for tanks as well as heavy caliber shell and aircraft rockets. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
July 9, 1945 Life magazine |
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| 1946 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that is intended to advertise "The new Hydra-matic Drive. The Drive that shifts for itself". The ad shows a lady driving a white two-door who has stopped to talk to another lady on the side of the road. The ad headline claims that "Women are calling it - The Smart Way to Drive". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outside edges are not visible in the scanned image. | June 24, 1946 Life magazine |
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| 1946 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad for the Oldsmobile habit. There is a picture of a Yellow Oldsmobile Convertible being driven through the countryside with the top down. The three human passengers and the dog sitting in the back seat are waving to two ladies that are riding their horses along the same grounds. This caption calls it a "Riding Habit that's truly smart!" and the caption over a picture that shows the dashboard of a car being driven by another lady says this is a "Driving Habit you're sure to like, too!". The text touches on the features of this year's model and the reputation that Oldsmobile enjoyed. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 19, 1946 Life magazine |
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| 1947 |
Oldsmobile Series "66" Club Sedan two-door - blue | November 25, 1946 Life magazine |
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| 1947 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that made it seem like you would endanger your family and your reputation if you bought anything else beside an Oldsmobile. There is a picture of a Red 98 4-door Sedan being driven on a rainy day by a man who is pulling up to the curb as he looks at an attractive young lady wearing a raincoat and boots who is walking unafraid in the rain. The phrases shown in the ad are that "It's Smart to own an Olds" and that "It's Smart to go automatic...". The text discusses how good the Oldsmobile is, "rain or shine", and talks about the new GM Hydra-Matic Drive. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 5, 1947 Life magazine |
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| 1947 |
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Convertible - "It's smart to own an Olds" | August 11, 1947 Life magazine |
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| 1948 |
Oldsmobile Club Sedan - green | October 27, 1947 Life magazine |
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| 1948 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad has a drawing of a yellow two-door next to a map of the coastline of California. The ad headline claims that this is "The smart way to Go Places". |
April 5, 1948 Time magazine |
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| 1948 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad has a drawing of a red four-door. The ad also features a map of Virginia and has a headline stating "Famous 'Drives' for people who like to go places". |
May 3, 1948 Time magazine |
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| 1949 |
Oldsmobiles - Full color 10" x 13" ad for the New Futuramics. There is a drawing that shows two of the models available this year, a Yellow 76 on the roadway being passed by a Blue 98, and the text talks about the new Rocket Engine that "you've heard so much about". It mentions that this powerful yet economical engine being paired with the smooth GM Hydra-Matic Drive auto transmission allows you to experience "The New Thrill". |
February 1949 Holiday |
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| 1949 |
Oldsmobiles - Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for what the ad calls "The New Thrill!". We see in the ad a Blue Four-Door being driven by a smiling couple across a curving bridge with the outline of a city in the background. The text mentions the Hydra-Matic Drive transmission being standard in some models, optional in others, and creates an illusion of wonder in its descriptions of this year's Oldsmobile. |
April 4, 1949 Life magazine |
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| 1950 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad has a drawing of a Green four-door that seems to be racing a rocket. The ad headline says that "Oldsmobile Rockets Ahead!" with their "Glamorous new Futuramics! Brilliant 'Rocket' Engines!" and "New Whirlaway Hydra-Matic Drive!" |
February 1950 National Geographic |
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| 1950 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 6 1/2" x 10" ad that contains drawings of a side view of a Blue Four-door and a front view of a Yellow Four-door. The ad headline asks you to "Drive the 'Rocket' and Whirlaway!" |
March 1950 National Geographic |
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| 1960 |
Oldsmobiles - Full color 10" x 14" ad that makes the claims that "Olds is the car that rockets you out of the ordinary!". There is a picture of a Copper colored Four-Door Oldsmobile being driven up a steep incline on a road that passes next to a beach where a fisherman is casting into the waves. The three occupants of this car are smiling as their car pulls them effortlessly upwards and the text talks about everything new...new beauty, new grace and a new pace. It also mentions the three series that Oldsmobile was offering at this time, the Dynamic 99, the Super 88 and the Ninety-Eight. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 1960 Holiday |
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| 1960 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a drawing of a Red two-door parked next to a swimming pool in the summertime. The two occupants of the car are talking to another group of people that are coming out of the pool. The ad headline asks "Have you tried the new OLDSmobility?". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 16, 1960 Life magazine |
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| 1961 |
Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has several views of the car that Oldsmobile calls the "...sensation of the year!". The ad has a picture of a Red and White Convertible with the top down driving on a coastal roadway. There is an overhead view that shows a lady standing next to the car as the entire interior is visible and a third view that shows a close-up of the console. The ad contains a long list of things that it considers to be "Standard Equipment". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 9, 1961 Life magazine |
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| 1962 |
Oldsmobile Starfire - Full color 10" x 13" ad for what the company considered "An Oldsmobile Original". Against a red background is a drawing of a Black Two-Door Starfire being driven up an incline by a male driver and his female passenger. At the top of the page are two small pictures of the Two Models available with a list of the many options and features. Near the bottom of the page is a picture of the center console showing the "stick-operated 1962 4-S Hydra-Matic". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 14, 1962 Look magazine |
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| 1963 |
Oldsmobile Jetfire - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that wants to convince us that there is no other car like this one. The ad has a picture of a Maroon Two-Door Hardtop being driven toward us up a steep mountain road with relative ease and the ad headline claims that "Here comes the only one of its kind!". The ad talks about the Turbo-Rocket V-8 that energizes this car. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 22, 1963 Life magazine |
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| 1963 |
Oldsmobile Starfire - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad with a drawing of a red two-door with a white stripe driving fast past blurred trees. The ad headline asks you to "Go adventuring...Starfire style!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 23, 1962 Life magazine |
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| 1963 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a red-hued picture of a Red Oldsmobile Four-Door being driven by a couple dressed for the evening on a road that runs along the side of a peaceful lake. The ad headline calls this car a "Bewitching beauty...with a gift for thrift!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 29, 1963 Life magazine & April 23, 1963 Look magazine |
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| 1964 |
Oldsmobile Jetstar I - Full color 10" x 13" ad has a drawing of a Red Two-door driving up a road that curves next to a lake filled with sailboats and a sky filled with seagulls that seem envious of this car's agility. The ad calls this "A can't-wait kind of sports coupe...with a why-wait kind of price!" and mentions the 394-cubic-inch engine that was available. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 15, 1963 Life magazine & November 16, 1963 Saturday Evening Post |
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| 1964 |
Oldsmobile Jetstar I - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for this car designed for the ready-for-action type. The ad has a picture of a Red Two-Door stopped by the side of a lake as a racing hydroplane drives by sending up a long roostertail. The ad headline claims that with this car it is a "Real sporting event...every time you take the wheel!" and the ad describes some of the features that make this car unforgetable. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | April 24, 1964 Life magazine & May 19, 1964 Look magazine |
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| 1965 |
Oldsmobile Starfire - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad with a picture of a Light Blue Two-Door shown against a red background. The ad headline says "Starfire - Every line says 'let yourself go'...where the action is!". |
February 1965 National Geographic |
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| 1966 |
Oldsmobile Starfire - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a red two-door against a red background. The car is described as "Starfire: We gave it the Toronado treatment...then tagged it with a new lower price!". The ad text talks about some of the styling and performance features of this car and ends with the promise "Look to Olds for the New". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
January 28, 1966 Life magazine |
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| 1973 |
Oldsmobile Omega - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a Red Two-Door sitting against a white background. The ad headline wants you to "Meet the new Omega. The under $2700 Oldsmobile." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 27, 1972 Life magazine |
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| 1980 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 10 1/4" x 10 3/4" 27 page Dealer Brochure for the complete line of Oldsmobile cars. This item contains photos, options, schematics and colors available. This item is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1983 |
Oldsmobile Brochure - Full color 10" x 10" 32 page brochure that discusses, illustrates and gives specifications for each of the models that were offered by Oldsmobile in this model year. This brochure is wider than my scanner bed so the side edges will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1987 |
Oldsmobile Performance Report - Full color 10" x 12" 17 page brochure. This item discusses and gives performance specifications for each model offered by Oldsmobile for this model year. This item is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the brochure will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1987 |
Oldsmobile Calais brochure - Full color 9 3/4" x 12" 27 page brochure for the Calais and Firenza models. This item illustrates and lists options for these models. This item is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the brochure will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1987 |
Oldsmobile Toronado, Ninety-Eight and Delta 88 Brochure - Full color 10" x 12" 43 page brochure that discusses, illustrates and gives specifications for all of the full-size models offered by Oldsmobile for this model year. This item is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the brochure will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1988 |
Oldsmobile Brochure - Full color 10" x 12" 51 page brochure that discusses, illustrates and gives specifications for each of the models offered by Oldsmobile for this model year. This brochure is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the brochure will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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| 1988 |
Oldsmobile - Full color 9 3/4" x 11 3/4" 41 page Dealer Brochure that is subtitled The Tenth Decade Vol. 1. This brochure contains fairly specific information on all the models available this year. There is slight wrinkling in this item. This brochure is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the item will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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