Handmade Friendship Album of Lucy Ide (1801-1859)
Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1841. Good to very good. Minor spotting, toning, light dust soiling. Short tears.. A rather sweet pocket-sized friendship album with original poetry addressed to Lucy Ide (1801-1859) from her friends, handmade from gatherings of colored paper. In total there are nineteen (19) entries filling approx. half the album. There is an additional loose scrap of paper... Read More
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Letter from Turkey Breeder "Bird Bros" with Five (5) Feather Samples for Prize Winning Birds
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania: Bird Bros, 1915. Good to very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, offsetting from feathers onto paper.. Letter on illustrated letterhead advertising Giant Bronze Turkeys by Bird Bros, acknowledging receipt of a customer's order and enclosing samples of turkey feathers for the customer's consideration in lieu of younger turkeys which had been already sold. The five feathers... Read More
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Socialist Party of America Membership Card -- Clarissa L. Pendleton
United States, 1910. Near-fine.. An official Socialist Party of America Membership Card, recording the membership of Connecticut resident Clarissa Louisa Pendleton. On the verso are twenty (20) official Socialist Party stamps, showing that Pendleton has paid dues for each month; there is also a larger "special stamp" issued as a "Special Assessment" by the "State and Congressional Campaigns... Read More
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Griffith Observatory Astrorama
Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles City Printing Bureau, c1952. Very good. Minor toning, spotting, dust soiling.. Showing the night sky "at any hour of the year", the Griffith Observatory Astrorama is a volvelle that the user can adjust to observe visible constellations over time. Published and marketed towards amateur astronomers and constellation enthusiasts. A list of visible stars and constellations... Read More
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Two (2) Greeting Cards with Cutlery Puns Resembling Napkins with Cutlery
London: J. King, 1890. Very good. Minor dust soiling, spotting, offsetting. Adhesive from where previously affixed to scrapbook.. Two (2) amusing greeting cards designed with cutlery puns: "A Stirring Time to You" - may you always have a fresh spoon when the old one turns rusty..., "A FORK to show you're not fork-gotten...", and so on. Each is... Read More
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Robin Hood
Boston, Massachusetts: J. Fisher, 1850. Good. Toned, spotting, sunning. Later signature of Rachel A. Snyder to verso.. A charming piece of hand-colored job printing for children by the Boston printer James Fisher. Depicts Robin Hood in a dashing red jacket and hat against a rural background. James Fisher was an early American children's publisher who operated out of... Read More
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Doll Dressing: The Latest Amusement for the Youngsters - 4 Standing Figures, each with 3 Different Sets of Clothes
United States: S & C No. 346 K., 1920. Good. Box worn with short tears to corners, minor loss to upper apron. Spotting, toning. Tape repairs, repairs to inside of corners of box. Three (3) hats lacking.. A charming paper doll play set consisting of: four dolls with stands (two boys, two girls); three outfits for each doll,... Read More
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A Talk to Men of Interest to You Facts That a Young Man Ought to Know, That a Man About to Marry Ought to Know and That a Man of 45 Ought to Know
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Dr. Myers Company, 1916. Very good to near-fine. Toned.. An educational booklet relaying facts "That a Young Man Ought to Know", "That a Man About to Marry Ought to Know", and "That a Man of 45 Ought to Know"-- i.e., relevant sex education for men. warns against "sexual excess" and "self-abuse", before describing and warning against... Read More
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I Am Still Single How Are You?" - Intended to be sent to potential Beaus
United States, 1915. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling.. Original photograph of two young women, mounted onto a thick embossed Private Post Card with the message "I am still single how are you?". The humorous novelty postcard would have been produced for the two women in a professional photographer's studio as a charming momento. Embossed card (3.75" by... Read More
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Handmade 10.5" Paper Doll "Bill
United States: N.p., 1930. Very good.. Dapper, charming, and fashionable, "Bill" is a unique handmade paper doll from c.1930s with five full outfits, two overcoats, and a matching hat. Notable for the artist's attention to detail (two separate tiny bowties, including one for the tuxedo which is tucked under the white lapels) and how well/realistically the doll has... Read More
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Myra Mild
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Very good. Some minor toning, the occasional spot. Flap of envelope detached. Two of the outfits lack the other side. Doll married.. A medium-sized doll produced by McLoughlin titled "Myra Mild", described by Howard as part of an "attractive series of dolls with wardrobes in the fashion of the day" (p.... Read More
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Burnett's Floral Hand-Book: Ladies' Calendar, Vol. IV
Boston, MA: Joseph Burnett & Company, 1874. General wear.. A small booklet that includes a calendar and lexicon on the language of flowers. The booklet was published by Joseph Burnett & Company, a hair and cosmetic company, as a way of advertising their wares. Along with the 1874 calendar is a section on the phases of the moon... Read More
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Water Power
Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co, 1909. Very good. Spotting.. A promotional booklet for the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co. highlighting their new hydroelectric project using currents "from Ox Bow Bend on the Snake River" on the border or Oregon and Idaho. Features an attractively designed wrapper with aerial view of the proposed site, and lines connected... Read More
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Jonathan King Jr. Business Archive - Valentine Manufacturer and collector
1906. An important archive of business correspondence and ephemera amassed by the Valentine maker and collector Jonathan King Jr. (1836-1911), maker of some of the most whimsical and fanciful valentines in Victorian England. This archive of King material is notable for its design and draft material, proofs, and notes by King, as well as notes and clippings he collected... Read More
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Sibley's Fashion Primer - Uncut Paper Doll Book Doubling as Clothing Catalogue
[Rochester, New York]: Sibley's Department Store, 1960. Very good. Toning/sunning.. An uncut paper doll book for children that cleverly doubles as a catalog, advertising real children's clothes for sale at Sibley's department store in Rochester, New York. Includes three paper dolls to cut out from the upper cover (Sandy, Stephen, and Sally) ranging in size from approx. 5.5"... Read More
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Report on the Expediency of Abolishing Public Executions
Harrisburg, [Pennsylvania]: Printed by Henry Welsh, 1833. Good. Some toning and spotting, short tears to a couple leaves, sewing loosening.. An 1833 report calling for the abolishment of public executions in Pennsylvania, first read in the House of Representatives by Chauncey Pettibone Holcomb (1803-1855). In the report, Holcomb decries the practice, calling it a "spectacle at once revolting... Read More
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Women's Hair and Beauty Product Advertising, 1929-c.1955
United States, 1955. A small grouping of ephemera advertising beauty products to women, spanning the dates 1929 and c.1955. Includes an actual trial package of hair waving compound in the original envelope Provides interesting insight into what has, and has not, changed about beauty standards in America for women, as well as how companies market products to women. The... Read More
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The Lake Parlin House and Camps
Jackman Station, Somerset County, Maine: Lake Parlin House and Camps, 1940. Near-fine. Minor toning/dust soiling.. Photo-illustrated brochure for The Lake Parlin House, a resort on the shores of Lake Parlin, Maine. Markets itself to American families as "A Modern Hotel in the Heart of Maine's Wild Woods", with both modern amenities and rustic charm. Fishing, hunting, camping, and... Read More
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Seven (7) Folk Art Portraits
United States, 1860. Very good. Some minor dust soiling. Toning/yellowing from glaze.. A group of seven (7) particularly lovely Victorian folk art portraits on card, rendered in pencil and ink with gouache, five of which have been glazed. Ostensibly by the same artist, the portraits depict four women and three men, each in a decorative floral border. There... Read More
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Feminine Hygiene Advertising Ephemera by Dainty Maid Inc
Middlefield, Connecticut: Dainty Maid Inc, 1953. Very good. Some toning.. Two (2) items advertising feminine hygiene products by Dainty Maid Inc., makers of the "Daintette" menstrual cup and Dainty Maid brand douche and powder. Provides a window into how companied marketed these products to American women in the late 1940s and early 1950s, emphasizing "cleanliness", "freedom", "discretion", and... Read More
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Eight (8) Printed Examinations for New Teachers in Vermont, 1873-1877
Washington, Lamoille, and Orange Counties, Vermont, 1877. Very good. Some toning, short tears, unobtrusive pencil or pen trials.. A collection of eight (8) printed written examinations given to new teachers in Vermont between 1873 and 1877, testing their knowledge in core subjects such as arithmetic, geography, grammar, and American history. Interesting from a modern point of view, to... Read More
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Catalogue [for] B. Attman & Co. [of] New York
New York, New York: B. Attman & Co, 1889. Very good. Small open tear to upper right-hand corner of upper wrapper. Minor chipping, short tears, toning.. Printed catalogue advertising women's and children's clothing and accessories sold by the B. Attman & Co. of New York, profusely illustrated over its 96 pages. Includes a blank mail-in order form in... Read More
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Crusaders' Almanac for the Year 1875
New York, NY: R. H. McDonald & Co, 1874. General wear and toning due to age. Some staining. The string from the binding is too long and sticking up at the top.. An almanac which also served to promote the temperance movement and advertise for the patent medicine known as Dr. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters. The bitters were... Read More
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Here's to the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun
United States, 1908. Very good. Minor edge wear and dust soiling.. Pre-WWI patriotic postcard with an image of a young woman wearing the stars and stripes alongside the message "Here's to the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun". A charming reminder of the importance of women and the home front. Measures 3.5" by 5.5". Addressed and postmarked... Read More
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Poupées Nestlé" -- Uncut Advertising Paper Doll
Paris, France: Nestlé, 1920. Very good. Vertical fold, minor toning and dust soiling. Lacks the detachable message advertisement from Nestlé to prospective customers.. Uncut example of one of the "Poupées Nestlé", a successful paper doll marketing campaign run by Nestlé, hoping that the children who received them would ask their mothers to buy Nestlé baby formula ("Farine Lactée").... Read More
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