Catalogs from the Mifflinburg Body Company

Catalog
Number
Make
Year
Title and Description
Source
un-numbered
Ford
undated
The Mifflinburg Buggy Company, Mifflinburg , Pennsylvania
"Merit is the foundation of their fame."
Manufacturers of High Grade, Hand Made
Vehicles, Sleighs and Commercial Automobile Bodies and Trailers

4" x 8-1/2", 16 pages. Estimated 1916 or 1917.
This is an interesting and early catalog as the company name is still shown as the Mifflinburg Buggy Company.
Page 3 states:  "The various styles illustrated in this booklet are designed especially for the Model "T" Ford Chassis..."
Private
DHM
20
Ford
undated
Commercial Automobile Bodies
for Ford and Other Chassis
"Merit is the Foundation of their Fame"
Catalogue No. 20
10-1/4" x 7-1/4", 44 pages
Private
DHM
22
Ford
undated
COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE BODIES
for the
FORD ONE TON and
ONE-HALF TON CHASSIS
"Merit is the Foundation of their Fame"
Catalog No. 22
4-3/4" x 6", 32 pages
Private
DHM
23
Ford

(copy not yet obtained)
AACA
Library
24
Ford
1923
MIFFLINBURG COMMERCIAL BODIES
for the
FORD ONE TON and
MODEL "T" CHASSIS
CATALOG No. 24
7-1/2" x 4-3/4", 83 pages
Private
DHM
26
Ford
1925
Mifflinburg Commercial
Bodies
FOR FORD MODEL "T"
AND
TON TRUCK CHASSIS
Catalog No. 26
4-1/4" x 7-1/8 ", 72 pages
Private
RTP
30
Ford
1928
THE SUPERIOR LINE OF CUSTOM-BUILT
COMMERCIAL BODIES
for
MODEL A FORD and
AA TRUCK CHASSIS
CATALOG No. 30
7-1/2" x 4-3/4", 66 pages
Herr
Library
31
Ford
1930
The Superior Line of
CUSTOM-BUILT
COMMERCIAL BODIES
for THE NEW MODEL A FORD and AA ONE
and ONE-HALF TON TRUCK CHASSIS
Catalog No. 31
8-1/4" x 5-1/2", 64 pages
Private
DHM
1
Chevrolet 1922
COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE BODIES for the
CHEVROLET "FOUR-NINTY" and MODEL "G" Commercial Chassis
"Merit is the Foundation of Their Fame"
CATALOG No. 1
3-1/2" x 6-1/4", 55 pages
Herr
Library

4
Chevrolet
1927
MIFFLINBURG CUSTOM-BUILT COMMERCIAL BODIES
for
CHEVROLET COMMERCIAL
and EXPRESS TRUCK CHASSIS
CATALOG No. 4
7" x 4-5/8", 79 pages
Herr
Library
1
Star
1927
MIFFLINBURG CUSTOM-BUILT
COMMERCIAL BODIES
for
STAR FOUR COMMERCIAL and STAR
SIX COMPOUND FLEETRUCK CHASSIS
CATALOG No. 1
7-1/2" x 4-3/4", 20 pages
Private
DHM
253
Generic
undated
MIFFLINBURG
Custom Built
COMMERCIAL BODIES
also
SCHOOL BUS and MOTOR COACH BODIES
CATALOG No. 253
8-1/2" x 11", at least 24 pages
Note:  The editor bid on this catalog on eBay but lost it.  The title page was shown on eBay. Final owner is unknown.
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254
Generic

The editor does not have a copy of this catalog but does have a price sheet for it dated January 2, 1935. 
The price sheet shows an address of The Mifflinburg Body Company, 1776 Broadway, New York, NY with a "Mounting Station" located at 2562 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.  See a different address for Catalog #255.
Private
DHM
255
Generic
undated
MIFFLINBURG
Custom Built
COMMERCIAL BODIES
ALSO SCHOOL BUS AND
MOTOR COACH BODIES
CATALOG No. 255
8-1/2" x 11", 15 pages
Page 15 states:
 "For Over Thirty-Six Years We Have Been Successful Manufacturers of Bodies Used in the Transportation Field"
A published price sheet for Catalog No. 255 from The Mifflinburg Body Company, 549-551 West 39th Street, New York, NY is dated April 15, 1936. 
1936 - 36 = 1900 which predates the formation of the Body Company (see Timeline)
Private
DHM
256
Generic
undated
MIFFLINBURG
COMMERCIAL BODIES
ALSO SCHOOL BUS AND
MOTOR COACH BODIES
CATALOG No. 256
8-1/2" x 11", 16 pages
Page 15 states:
 "For Over Thirty-Seven Years We Have Been Successful Manufacturers of Bodies Used in the Transportation Field"
Based on the arithmetic shown for Catalog #255, this one must date to 1937.
Private
DHM
257
Generic
undated
MIFFLINBURG
Custom Built
COMMERCIAL BODIES
CATALOG No. 257
8-1/2" x 11", 19 pages
A published price sheet effective October 1, 1938 from the Watkins Body Corp. in Buffalo, NY, distributors for Mifflinburg Bodies references Mifflinburg Bodies Catalog #257
Private
DHM
11(?)
Dump
undated
The New
MIFFLINBURG
MODEL 6X HYDRAULIC HOIST
DUMPING UNIT
For All Short Wheel-base 1-1/2 Ton Trucks
8-1/2" x 11", 4 pages
The back of this brochure shows "Form Miff. 13P-7-35" 
A Distributors' Confidential Export Price List dated June 15, 1935 references Catalog #11 but it provides prices for the bodies described in the 4 page brochure.  The price list shows an address for The Mifflinburg Body Company, Export Department as 549-551 West 39th Street, New York, NY
Private
DHM
updated 2-12-05
Notes:
1.  The text shown under the Title and Description column is taken from the Title Pages in the catalogs.  The later catalogs do not have a title page as they are more similar to a sales brochure.
2.  The number of pages refer to pages on which text or photos are printed.
3.  The Source is a reference to the location of the listed catalogs:
Herr Library is the local public library in Mifflinburg, PA.
AACA Library is the library of the Antique Automobile Club of America  in Hershey, PA
Private means the document is in the private collection of individuals.

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