A colorful 1900s sign from a Trexlertown company is for sale on eBay
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
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Monday, January 28
An eBay seller from Ohio is asking $276 (price reduced from $335 in November) for a color, die-cut antique sign circa 1900 from a Trexlertown company. The sign is an advertisement for the J.H. Geisler flour, feed and lumber company. It shows a lovely lady seated on a bench with a basket of flowers. It measures 16 by 11 1/2 and has staple holes where the sign probably once held a calendar.
Looking to collect some Fogelsville treasures from times gone? Look on eBay
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Susan Koomar
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Collectors interested in old-time items from Fogelsville can find some gems on eBay: There are also plenty of old postcards and photos up for auction. What's your best eBay find? Tell us in the comments section below.
A former employee of Olympus in Lehigh County pleaded guilty to a scam by which he used company purchase orders to buy TV sets that he then sold online.
A former Olympus employee pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding Olympus Corporation of over $374,000. Benjamin Wilson, 35, formerly of Jim Thorpe pleaded to one count felony theft by deception before of Judge James Anthony in Lehigh County Court. Wilson admitted to Anthony that he purchased televisions through Olympus, where he was employed with the Scientific Equipment Group. According to the original criminal complaint,Wilson purchased large quantities of Vizio LCD HD televisions, selling them on eBay under the name "benandem98". According to defense attorney Michael P. Gough, Wilson would then intercept the purchase orders and alter them to reflect the purchase of a Dell workstation or a piece of scientific equipment. Some of the …
Carl F. Schmoyer III
5:30 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
This sign was from the former John Geisler Feed Mill which is now where Mazzolla's Pizza Shop is on Rt. 100. Mr. Geisler was a founding member and the first fire chief at the Good Will Fire Company, No. 1., Trexlertown... He passed away in the late 1950's. more ›