The Heinn Specialty Co…
…is the maker of a wonderful photo album I came across in an antique mall that was going out of business. I can’t seem to figure out when it was made based on the font used on the cover or the design of it. And the pictures inside it (very few in fact) don’t really scream out any one decade either. I absolutely love the stains and filth that have accumulated over the years. That appearance almost always shows an object’s history and makes me wonder whose hands have held it, or who it is in the pictures. All I really know is that some pictures are from Illinois and some are from Ontario, CA and who made the album itself. It’s got some great photos of old houses, kids, and random structures, and then a little handful of some, what now look like, very minimalist nature shots. I’ll be able to use these in something for sure. Anyway, great find. I’ll be filling the rest of the album with photos of my own.
May 14, 2010 at 5:38 pm
I too found an album with a most interesting group of
photos from around the turn of 1900. It includes mixed group of black and white children.
A label in the back has the words Phototogs No 1321 manufactured by the Heinn Speciality Co. Milwaukee Wis. To duplicate this book order by Number.
I would be very interested to learn more about the company and get a firm fix on dates.