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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4091931, member: 33"]I would say that the most interested potential buyers would be either people interested in Stockton, California history or people interested in old advertising pieces. There is a tear in the mat near the picture and also some holes and spots of discoloration on the front of the mat... so I'd think condition could be described as "good" -- The image is cute, and that might attract buyers also.</p><p><br /></p><p>The H.F. Kern company apparently printed and sold lots of framed pictures, postcards, etc. A printer and framer, perhaps? They sold out to the Porter-Motter Manufacturing Company about 1910, according to this catalogue item for sale by the new owners. <a href="https://www.abebooks.com/Purchased-Business-A.F-KERN-COMPANY-submit/30408188435/bd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/Purchased-Business-A.F-KERN-COMPANY-submit/30408188435/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/Purchased-Business-A.F-KERN-COMPANY-submit/30408188435/bd</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4091931, member: 33"]I would say that the most interested potential buyers would be either people interested in Stockton, California history or people interested in old advertising pieces. There is a tear in the mat near the picture and also some holes and spots of discoloration on the front of the mat... so I'd think condition could be described as "good" -- The image is cute, and that might attract buyers also. The H.F. Kern company apparently printed and sold lots of framed pictures, postcards, etc. A printer and framer, perhaps? They sold out to the Porter-Motter Manufacturing Company about 1910, according to this catalogue item for sale by the new owners. [URL]https://www.abebooks.com/Purchased-Business-A.F-KERN-COMPANY-submit/30408188435/bd[/URL][/QUOTE]
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