The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-11-04
American Artists Union.

TTNHE American Artists Union would respectfully
L announce to the citizens of the United States
and the Canadas that for the purpose of culvating
taste for the fine arts throughout the country and
with view of enabling every family to become
possessed of gallery of Engravings,
By the First Artists of the Age,
They have determined, in order to create an exter-
sive sale for their Engravings, and thus not only
give employment to large number of artists and
others, but inspire among countrymen a taste
for works of art to present to the purchasers Of
their engravings, when 250,O0O copies of which are
sold,
100000 GIFTS, ofthe actual cost of s15o,ooo.
Each purchaser of One Dollar Engraving. there
fore, receives not only an Engraving richly wortf
the money, but also a ticket which entities him 70
one OF the Gifts when they are distributed.
For FIVE DOLLARS, highly finished Engraving
beautifully painted IL OIL and fire Gift Tickets will
be sent or Five Dollars worth of splendid Engra-
wings can be selected from the Catalogue and sent
Iby return mail express.
A copy of the Catalogue together with a speci-
men Of one of the Engravings, can be seen at the
Office of this paper.
For each dollar sent Engraving actuaUy
.oorth that sam, and Gift Ticket, ,oW iameAately
be t0roarded.
| Agents.
The Committee believing that the success of this
Great National Undertaking will be materially pro
NOTED by the energy and enterprise of intelligent
and perseverng Agents, have resolved to treat with
such on the most liberal terms.
Any person wishing to become an Agent by SEN.
ding (post pad0 81, oW receiUe by return of mail
a One Dollar Engraving, a GIFT TICK ET," Pros
pectuS Catalogue, and all other necessessarv in
formation.
On the final completion of the sale the Gifts Will
be placed in the hands of Committee of the pur
chasers to be distributed, due notice of which will
be given throughout the u States and the Canadas,
LIST OF GIFTS. r-.
100 Marble busts of Washington, at 500 $4,000
100 Clay, 100 10000
100 100 /" " Webster WeSster' 100 100 loooe 10 oc
so elegant Oil Paintings, in splendid
gilt frames size 3x4 ft. EACH 100 5OOO
100 elegant Oil Paintings, 2x3 ft. each SO 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, brilliantly
colored in oil, rich gilt frames
24x30 inches each 10 5000
| 10000 elegant steel plate Engravings,
coored in oil, of the Washington
| Monument, 20x26 inches each, 10000
900 steel plate engravings, from
100 different plates now in possess
sion of and owned by the Artists
Union, of the market value of
from so cents to 81 each, 1900
l first-class Dwelling in 31st ST., NY
City 10000
22 Building Lots in 100 and lOlst sts.,
N Y. City, each 25xl00 ft. deep, at l 900 900
100 Villa Sites, containing each 10000
So #. in the suburbs of New York
City, and commanding magnif-
cent view of the Hudson River
and Long Island Sound at 500 10000
20 perpetual loans of cash. without in
terest security. of $3.50 each, 5000
90 do do do 100 5000
100 do do do so :" 5000
25O do do do 20 5000
I2,OOO do do do 5 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate, f. j. Viss
cher q Co., Real Estate Brokers, New York Or
ders, (post paid) with money enclosed to be address
sed to J. w. HOLBROOKE, Sec'y
t.y sos Broadway n Y
| !Gs-The Engravings in the Catalogue are now
ready for delivery. [nov4m6l