(Illustration Art) ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING FEATURING A STREET-CAR FROM THE 1880'S ABOVE A HAND-INKED MAXIM by W. S. Davis. [Red Oak, Iowa]: [Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.], [1938]. 10-1/2" x 8-1/2". This original pen and ink drawing by W. S. Davis was used on Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.'s advertising calendars and other advertising products in 1938 featuring various street scenes from the 1880's; this drawing features a horse-drawn street-car running on rails; below the drawing is the following hand-inked maxim for one to consider and hopefully take to heart: "The Wise Man Finds Better Methods Before Discarding Old Ones." A penciled notation in the upper margin indicates this drawing was used as the calendars' October illustration; signed by Davis lower right of drawing. A salesman's sample of the published drawing on a 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" ink blotter is included with this offering; blotter with a single vertical crease; items are from the Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co. archives. The condition of the original drawing is FINE. The condition of the printed salesman's sample is VERY GOOD. #000943