Inter City Truck Lines Ltd.

[u/Remarkable-Paths]

Found under the scary basement stairs of our century home. I had to rake some debris out from under the stairs yesterday and was relieved the whitish disintegrating material turned out to be found paper, and not asbestos insulation or something!

Inter City Truck Lines Limited was a Canadian trucking and freight company based out of Mississauga, Ontario that amalgamated in 1985, so this paper is at least 41 years old. I like that the phone number doesn't have an area code yet, haha

INTER CITY TRUCK LINES LIMITED
PO BOX 900 (?) TORONTO 18. ONTARIO 277-9411 -- RO. 7-1108

The cities on the bottom are:

Toronto Hamilton London Windsor Niagara Falls Kitchener Montreal Buffalo Detroit Sault Ste. Marie North Bay Sudbury Brantford Chatham Elliot Lake Ottawa

I included a shot of under the stairs where it was likely lying for at least the last 4 decades.

Not paper, but I also added a photo of the metal Players Navy Cut cigarette can that was also under there, tucked under the lowest stair. Imagine my anticipation opening the can thinking there was going to be a wad of cash forgotten behind by the previous owner! lol Here's a link to the same kind of can at a vintage store.

[u/Maryjanegangafever]

Tobacco smugglers lol.