Goldner Brothers Motor Co. sales call card, Germantown, PA, circa 1900
- Card type
- Government postal card
- Date
- c. 1900 (Early)
About this postcard
An unused printed business form on a government postal card, addressed to Goldner Brothers Motor Co. at Greene and Chelten Avenues in Germantown. The blanks for the date, hour, and signature were left empty, so the card preserves a request that was never made. Businesses supplied cards of this kind so customers could ask for a representative to call, a routine convenience in an era when a salesman's visit was how orders were taken. Germantown had been its own town before joining Philadelphia in 1854, and by the early 1900s Chelten Avenue was one of its main commercial streets. Motor companies of the period were typically small dealerships and garages serving a local trade.
Postcard Details
Greene & Chelten Avenue Germantown Philadelphia
Postcard record
| Condition | Good |
|---|---|
| Place addressed | Goldner Brothers Motor Co., Greene & Chelten Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia |
| Stamp | 1c Thomas Jefferson, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Plain tan card stock, no picture or border; light soiling and a small spot near the lower center; pre-printed typewritten call-request form text on front ("Gentlemen: Please have your representative call on ... (date) at ... Signed ..."), with date and signature lines blank. No postmark visible. Government-issued one-cent postal card (Jefferson indicium), undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS"; typed address; light toning and a small pencil dealer mark ("Ux27 / 2", dealer stock code and price) in the upper-left corner. |
Cite this card
Goldner Brothers Motor Co. sales call card, Germantown, PA, circa 1900, postcard, c. 1900. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/goldner-brothers-motor-co-sales-call-card-germantown-pa-circ. Accessed November 2, 2026.