Del Beemer

I just picked this up from an antique dealer in my area ( Southern Ontario, Canada). He had no background on it and frankly didn't even know what it was. I was able to get it for $50 and from the little bit of information that I was able to find on the net it is an early design of the M. Ehrgott Co. around 1879 in New York. They won an award for the design in or around that year. If anyone has any more information on it I would greatly appreciate it