"Gilbert's Guide" "Vote For Ross S. Gordon for Commissioner" [Lincoln Highway Distance Finder]

Mileage table with slide rule for calculating the distance between Philadelphia and the Ohio state line. Stiff card with paper label over metal slide, 2.75 x 3.5 inches. Light general soil, small area of text on the moving guide rubbed away. Scarce!

"Gilbert's Guide. Along the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania from the Ohio line to Philadelphia. To find the distance between two places, move the slide to the name of place at top of card. The number in the first row opposite the name on slide is the distance in miles. Daniel Gilbert, Chambersburg, Pa." Designated points: Ohio Line, Beaver Falls, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Ligonier, Jennerstown, Bedford, Everett, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Caledonia, Gettysburg, Abbotstown, York, Wrightsville, Lancaster, Coatesville, Paoli, Philadelphia.

Produced by Daniel Gilbert and sold as an advertising novelty; only 1 other example noted, which advertises an auto insurance agent. This example used for Ross S. Gordon, with his halftone photo next to the text, "Vote For Ross S. Gordon for Commissioner." Ross was Commissioner of Franklin County, PA from 1932-1936. He died in a car accident in 1951.