George E Yokom (1 results)

Very rare automobile guide for 1910. It appears to be issued by a local garage in Port Huron MI. It covers Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania. It was priced at one dollar It has 88 pages devoted to travel and filled with maps and advertisements. It was printed on a yellow paper. The maps are local to the journey. Some people appear to be hand drawn. Portraits of the Yokom Brothers are included. I was unable to locate any other copy of this book. From the offering sheet; " I am offering an antique Yokum Road Guide For 1910 that was published as an advertising tool for Yokum Motor Sales, Port Huron and Bad Axe, Michigan. They were car dealers for Buick, Haynes, Reo, E.M.F and Demot. All "motor companies" have ads in the book. Bad Axe, Michigan ads are: The State Savings Bank of Bad Axe, A.L. Wright Insurance. Port Huron ads are: The Harrington Hotel, Wright Hoyt Insurance. Other automotive related ads are: American Oil Company (AMOCO), Auto Automatic Windshield Co, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The Michigan Top Co., CMB Wrench Co, Morgan and Wright Nobby Thread Tires. There are 32 travel routes with maps and directions for travel from one area to another. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennyslvania area are covered. For example: From Chicago to Goshen, IN. - from Port Huron to Yale, MI. - from Toledo to Fort Wayne - from Little Falls to Albany, NY. If you like antique cars, antique maps and antique advertinsing this booklet is for you! The 4 x 9 inch book has 98 pages and is in good condition." The entire focus of this book is on a car dealer, former auto manufacturer, went into the guide business. The routes as laid out contain a regional, parochial perspective which makes this all the more unique. This antique atlas sets a standard for subsequent books of maps for the purpose of traveling by auto over less than desirable roads. This is possibly the only surviving copy. This is a cornerstone piece for any collection of early automobilia. Good condition. The heavy paper wrappers are frayed at the corners going into the printed matter. The spine is stapled and then scotch paper. The resulting binding is quite firm. See pics.…