it is a wooden box; cover states : "Honfluere's Colours, prepared for flower, fruit painting, &c, in the english style, with the directions for their use by: (signature) L Honflueres." It continues to read "The colours single or in sets may bee procured from most of the Fancy and Book Stores in New York, also, mixing fluidf put up in large phials. price: 25 cents" There is a symbole above this paragraph that looks like two S"s sideways with like a line going through it or it could ba an R and P sideways.
The Stock Ticker is in fair to poor condition and is missing the reel, tape, ink rollers and glass globe. The Universal stock ticker 3a serial #71,
This is one of the earliest universals known. in the Thomas Edison papers Thomas Edison stated that he personally did final adjustments on the first 1200 or so made and it seems that there were around 5000 made. This ticker was found in the basement of a long time Western Union employee after he passed away. Unfortunately it appears that this unit was well used and the damp basement shows on the metal surface(rust). It is however all original. email or call for more pictures or to discuss further.
