Camp Ancona: A Summer Camp for Girls Near La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin: Camp Ancona, 1920. Near-fine. Minor toning, a couple small nicks.. Promotional brochure for Camp Ancona, a summer camp for girls located near La Crosse, Wisconsin operated by Josephine Mahoney. Promotes itself as a haven for girls in an uncertain modern world: "In this day, when all about us we see unhappy restless women, it is... Read More
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Description of Townsend's Patent Metallic [sic] Trestletree, for Vessels' Use
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1870. Minor toning, letter folds. Very good.. Printed promotion for a new patented "Metallic Trestletree" made of steel for the use in vessels, replacing old wooden versions of the same shipbuilding part. "It has a beveled orifice, fitting upon a beveled shoulder, forming a band to ships mastheads, which adds great strength, and preserves them from... Read More
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Ford's Hotel c.1880 Trade Card
Richmond, Virginia: Ford's Hotel, 1880. Very good. Light wear to edges.. Printed trade card promoting Ford's Hotel of Richmond, Virginia, with a large wood engraved image of the building on the front. Boasts a large capacity, "Electric Bells", and "The Delightful Climate of Richmond", which it claims is "Unsurpassed for Invalids". Includes prices at the foot, and a... Read More
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The Reporter Vol. I, Nos. 2 and 4
Washington, D.C.: Red Cross, 1943. Two (2) 1943 issues of "The Reporter", a Red Cross publication distributed during World War II. The serial covered wartime news at home and abroad related to the organization, and gave basic first aid instructions (e.g. heath use in shock). Includes a clever medical and safety-themed "Red Cross Word Puzzle" in No. 4, with... Read More
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Spicy Talks
Des Moines, Iowa: Tone Bros, 1924. Very good.. Printed booklet advertising Tone Bros. brand spices to American homemakers in 1924. Featuring an image of a smiling grandmother on the front with her baked goods, the booklet aims to appeal to American housewives who want to impress their friends and family with flavorful foods. Provides readers with descriptions of... Read More
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August Flower and German Syrup Almanac for the Year 1915
Woodbury, New Jersey: G.G. Green, 1915. Good to very good. Rust staining from staples, a couple other stains. Light toning, corners bumped, otherwise in very nice shape.. A beautifully designed 1915 almanac promoting mail-order medicines sold by G.G. Green. This particular Green almanac courts a more wealthy or up-market clientele. The front depicts Columbia with her shield and... Read More
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Hidden Titles
Salem, Massachusetts: Parker Brothers, Inc, 1900. Good to very good. Wear to extremities of box, light toning/dust soiling, a couple short tears to instructions sheet. Tape repair to box.. A clever boxed party game published by Parker Brothers, based on rebuses. A rebus is a puzzle using pictures or glyphs to represent words or phrases. For example, if... Read More
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Three (3) Items Promoting Pecans as Health Food in 1920s
Manheim, Pennsylvania: Keystone Pecan Company, 1926. Very good. Light toning, rust staining from staples, a couple leaves loose as a result in one item.. An early example of a company using the idea of "health food" to market their product: in this case, Keystone brand pecans. Promotes vegetarianism, a relatively new idea, as well as the idea that... Read More
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Lillabulero; Being a Periodical of Literature and the Arts, Vol. I, No. 2, Spring 1967
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Lillabulero of Whigh Court, 1967. Very good. Sunned.. 40 pp. large format, paper covers. Presenting Known and Unknown Authors viz. A story and five poems by William Faulkner. New Fiction by Ralph Dennis & Rubin Barker. Poetry by Stuart, Shepard, Skellings, Hoy, and Leimbacher. Reviews of New Fiction and Poetry, plus Portfolio/ 2: The... Read More
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SO BIG" Health Rule
[East Aurora, New York]: W.H. Greene Co, 1945. Good. Soiling, some wear and surface damage. Short tear to pinhole at head.. A charming illustrated health rule for children, encouraging healthy habits to grow big and strong. Advertises the W.H. Greene insurance company to American families. The right-hand edge serves as the height ruler, and this example has been... Read More
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Die-Cut Hot Air Balloon Buggy Advertising Columbus Buggy Co
Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Buggy Co, 1880. Very good. Toned with dust soiling.. A die-cut advertising card for the Columbus Buggy Company, die-cut with an illustration of a fanciful scene: a couple wave American flags while seated in a buggy held in the sky by a large hot air balloon. The verso pitches the product alongside the tag line... Read More
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Die-Cut Advertising Card for Typewriters
United States, 1880. Very good. Light soiling to verso. A handsome advertising card for the Smith Premier Typewriter, die-cut in the shape of the product it advertises. On the back is a printed advertisement for "Mrs. A.L. Whisler, Private Instructor of Shorthand, Typewriting, Business Correspondence" of Cleveland, Ohio. Diecut and chromolithographed, measuring approx. 3" by 4" Although there... Read More
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Facsimile of Civil War Newspaper Printed on Wallpaper
N.pl: N.p., 1920. Fair. Folds, short tears, a couple open tears with minor loss.. A facsimile of a piece of Civil War realia, printed roughly in the 1920s. The facsimile is of an 1863 issue of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen "copied from the original, printed by the Confederate Printer, Mr. Swords, at Vicksburg, Miss., on wall-paper, in 1863... Read More
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Lewis' 98% Lye" -- Advertising to Housekeepers, Homemakers, Domestic Workers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co, 1905. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. Chromolithographed advertising card for a brand of powdered and perfumed lye, marketing the product to housekeepers, homemakers, and other domestic workers (i.e. women). Includes a color illustration of the product in the tin, with a lengthy pitch for the product's efficacy and time- and labor-saving... Read More
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Uncle Sam Says Save and Use the Things You Have" -- Advertising Cold Fur Storage
Louisville, Kentucky: Du Rand's, 1944. Good to very good. Light dust soiling, short tears.. A printed leaflet advertising cold storage for furs, keeping them safe for women during the summer months from "heat, moths, mildew, theft and fire". What makes this leaflet notable is its use of the war effort to market itself; it asks women on the... Read More
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As One Girl to Another" -- Hygiene Tips for Teen Girls from Kotex with Advertising Leaflets
Chicago, Illinois: Kotex, 1942. Very good. Toning, light dust soiling, a couple short tears/nicks.. A scarce set of advertising ephemera charting a marketing campaign by Kotex targeting teen girls on the cusp of womanhood. Includes a guide to puberty and menstruation titled "As One Girl to Another", as well as ten (10) printed leaflets promoting Kotex and the... Read More
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The Paper World Vol. XV, No. 4 -- Article on Milton Bradley
Springfield, Massachusetts: Campbell Printing Press and Mfg. Co, 1887. Very good to near-fine.. Vol. XV, No. 4 of "The Paper World", a Victorian periodical devoted to the publishing industry. Of note is an article on new games published by Milton Bradley emphasizing the importance of play to education: "The system of teaching through play, which the Kindergarten represents,... Read More
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Salesman's Dummies Promoting mid-1930s Early Learning Curriculum Books for Educators
Chicago, Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1936. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple nicks or short tears.. A set of three (3) salesman's dummies used to sell books to educators published by Scott, Foresman and Company. This set is comprised of one dummy of "David's Friends at School" and two (2) copies of the dummy for "Peter's... Read More
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Ten ways to improve your figure ... make your clothes look better
Chicago, Illinois: The Formfit Company, 1960. Near-fine.. Tips and tricks for improving your posture and figure, presented by The Formfit Company, a company that sold "foundation garments" such as bras, girdles, and corsets. Explains how good posture allows for clothes to keep from wrinkling and keeping their streamlined look, illustrated with photos of Audrey Heburn-esque models with glowing... Read More
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Mourning Ephemera Belonging to Mary Coraline Voorhees Risley (1840-1887) and Family
Indiana and New York, 1891. Good to very good. Minor flaws including toning, soiling, wear to envelopes, short tears.. A unique grouping of mourning ephemera belonging to Mary Coraline Voorhees Risley (1840-1887), wife of prominent New York lawyer and real estate mogul John Ewing Risley (1840-1912). Contains the following items: a memorial card for her mother; an 1860s... Read More
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16mo Holiday Card with Lace Paper, Embossed Victorian Scrap
England, 1870. Very good to near-fine. Light dust soiling.. A charming 16mo holiday card made from fine lace paper with gold, and a large embossed Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a pastoral winter scene with snow and holly. Two robins frolic around an icy branch that reads, "Compliments of the Season to all". Measures approx. 4" by 2.5... Read More
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Chromolithographed Greeting Card with Border Inspired by Illuminated Manuscripts
Belfast, United Kingdom: Marcus Ward & Co, 1880. Very good. Light dust soiling, remnants of scrapbook adhesive to verso.. An attractive chromolithographed greeting card produced by Marcus Ward & Co. of Belfast, using a border and proportions inspired by illuminated manuscripts. In the middle, a chromolithographed image has been affixed, and depicts a boy in a pink and... Read More
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I Wish You A Happy Christmas" -- 16mo Christmas Card with Victorian Scrap
England, 1870. Very good. Light toning, spotting, dust soiling.. An attractive Christmas card made from coated and embossed paper, and a large Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a small child in a red dress watering roses framed by tendrils of greenery and topped with a blue ribbon. The message below is printed and reads, "I Wish You A... Read More
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J.&P. Coats' Spool Cotton Advertising Card - So easy a child can do it..
United States: J.&P. Coats, 1884. Very good.. Illustrated advertising card for J. & P. Coats' Spool Cotton, featuring a "before and after" illustration. In the first panels, a young lady looks at her broken sewing machine thread and asks a winged fairy, "What Shall I Do?" to which it replies "Try Coats". In the next panel she shows... Read More
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Two (2) Booklets Advertising Diamond Brand Dyes to Housewives and Domestic Workers, c.1890 and 1910
United States: Wells & Richardson, 1910. Good to very good. Toning, dust soiling, surface wear and nicks/short tears.. Two (2) printed booklets advertising Diamond brand dyes to housewives and domestic workers in 1910. provides fascinating insight into women's work in the domestic sphere at this time, as well as the ways in which companies advertised their products to... Read More
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