Memory Album - Phililp Bethel Boude - His Book - Wawonaissa (NH) Photographs of a Camp with Wilderness Theme Watercolor Border Decorations
1911. Suede cover with pyrography decorated cover reading "Wawonaissa" with wildflower decoration. The hand penned title page reads "Philip Bethel Boude - His Book - 1911 with drawings of candles at the base. The next page is a penned verse by Agnes L. Tierney that begins "When the rapture of summer has set the pulse athrill...Most pages have a... Read More
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A Hand Constructed Promotion with Calendar and Card for a Baker and Caterer, Sanford ME with Real Cake Icing Adorning the Cover. c1902.
Surface wear. Fold reinforced with archival tape. . A 5 1/4" x 4 1/4" single fold heavy card stock promotion with real cake icing adorning the front cover. The inside has an applied calendar pad for 1902 at left and a promotional card featuring an image from a photograph captioned "Tebbett's and his "Six Little Bakers' (depicting his... Read More
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Swatch Sample Book - Working Samples of Aloxite Brand Cloth (Metal Weight)
Niagara Falls, NY: Carborundum Company, 1942. Unused.. The 3" x 5" sample booklet includes 14 different weights/grades of the abrasive cloths - from the very finest - Crocus Cloth and Brown Back Flex No. from No 24 to No.320.. Printed wraps. An usual usable sample book. The back cover reads: The Carborundum Company is the sole manufacturer of... Read More
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A collection of five (5) immediate post WWII typewritten letters embellished with watercolor illustrations superimposed on the letter sheets and/or applied at the top of the page
California, 1945. The content is politically oriented and tongue-in-cheek. The letters were addressed to Miss Eleanor Langlois of Guernewood Park, CA from J. E. Langlois and Oscar Smith, both of San Francisco. J.E. is Eleanor's father. The letters are dated August 13-20, 1945. August 14, is labeled V-J Day when Japan surrendered after WWII. The letters mention riots... Read More
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A Grouping of Six (6) Advertising Trade Cards Made of and/or Relating to Wall Paper or Window Shades
1932. Two of the trade cards are actually made of wall paper, while a second two display wall paper designs. A fifth is constructed of and advertises window shade material. The final is a card with a tinted lens for viewing a solar eclipse (Aug. 31, 1932) advertising wall paper as good for your eyes after the eclipse. largest... Read More
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Mode & Roman, Weekly French Art Deco Fashion Magazine - Patterns, Novellette, Features July 1934
A 19 pp. weekly publications with paper wraps. Art Deco influenced fashion magazine with fashion pattern with imagery and narrative description. A previously unpublished novellette follows the fashion section. Weekly features last section of the magazine. Color covers. Printed in French. Measures 11" x 7 1/4" wear on cover, toning.
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A Collection of Seventy-One (71) Photographs From A Grand World Tour
The World: Gloeckner & Newby Company, 1935. General wear. Some photographs are faded or clouded, it is unclear if they were exposed wrong initially or have become so over time. Envelope has minor tears, and edge wear.. A collection of seventy-one (71) black and white photographs of a Grand World Tour that went from America to Asia, the... Read More
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Two (2) c1910s Adv. Blotters, Hotels Driscoll and Cole's, Washington, D.C.
light surface soiling. Two advertising blotters, one from Cole's Rooming House, located at Indiana Avenue and C Streets, the other from the Hotel Driscoll, located at First and B Streets. Both blotters have illustrations, from photos, of the two houses.Cole's measures 3 ¼" X 6 ¼"; Driscoll measures 3 3/8" X 6 ¼".
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Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Autograph and Drawing Album, c1915-1918 (W.A.A.C.)
A astonishing friendship album filled with quotes, verses, and drawings belonging to Amelia Isabel Mackenzie, a member of the W.A.A.C. The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (1917-1918), which later became known as Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (1918-1920) was the women's unit of the British Army during and immediately after the First World War. It was formally instituted on 7... Read More
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The Magic Drawing Pictures - Wonder of the Age; Presidents of the United States- Series 5
8.13, 1900. Includes two images of Franklin Pierce only.. Housed in a 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" illustrated envelope with an image of George Washington at left. It is Series 5. Millard Filmore, Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. Directions indicate using a light pencil to rub over the page and the picture of a present and his biography... Read More
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My Real Doll House, with Cut-Out and Stand-Up Illustrations and Colored Lithograph
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1910. My Real Dollhouse is an activity book where each page when cut out and properly folded makes one room of the doll house. Along with the directions the following rooms are included the Kitchen, the Garden, the Play-Room Circus, the Living-Room, the Nursery, the Dining Room. The rooms are wonderfully charming colored lithographs... Read More
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Little Boy''s Doll Paper Doll with 8 Costumes & Hats
Germany, 1850. 1 hat and box lacking. Else fine.. A 7 1/4" litho on heavy stock paper doll with his original stand and eight (8) costumes and seven (7) hats. The costumes and dolls are colored lithograph with eggwash enhancements. His costumes reflect the affluent lifestyle and times of the young boy of the day. They include costumes... Read More
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A Grand Musical Soiree Invitation, featuring Geogre W. Dixon, March 26, 1835
Massachusett, 1835. An invitation printed on green paper, with decorative border. It invites you, at the cost of 25 cents with "proceeds to be given to some Charitable Institution" to come to a grand musically soiree. There George W. Dixon, the 'American Melodist' will perform his 'Classical Illustration and Patriotic Songs. At the bottom of the invite is a... Read More
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Tested Cooking Recipes and Household Hints by Cleveland News Housewives
1910. A 32 pp what appears to be a newspaper supplement printed on newsprint. The front cover depicts a woman in a kitchen preparing a recipe. Illustration marked D. C. Rudolph. The forward is titled Recipes by Famouse Clevland Cooks, Published by The Cleveland News for Distribution Among Its Readers. The Foreword by the Women's Editor of the Cleveland... Read More
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Life Journal through Monograms and Crests - Over 600 People Places, Organizations, Businesses.
United Kingdom. Heavy cover wear.. 25 gilt edge light board leaves with over 600 monograms and crests encountered and preserved by one individual in his day to day life. Includes individuals, presumably acquaintances, municipalities, associations, institutions, etc. A surname has been penned adjacent several of the images. With the exception of the first page all monograms and crests... Read More
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Amended 1867 The (old) Farmer's Almanack to include Ledger Pages and Records of Payment to Household Staff, A. D. Webber, Esq. Wellesley, MA
Boston: Brewer & Tileston, 1867. A 7 1/2" x 4 3/4" almanack that has been amended with the addition of marbled paper cover and the insertion of a blank lined papers before each month. Given the entries, this book was being used to record payments to household staff. Completed monthly including the name of the individual and the amount.... Read More
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The little Campus - Sea Food Restaurant
Huntington Station, LI, NY, 1930. A comprehensive menu featuring 17 categories of fare. The specials are Scallops and Soft Shell Crabs in Season. The most expensive menu item is a Porterhouse for 2 at $3.00. Oysters and Clams were served 14 ways. Promotes first class service and no dogs allowed. Measures 10 1/2" x 6 1/4". A popular attraction... Read More
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English-Danish-Norwegian, 1200 Words Liliput Dictionary
Germany: Leipzig, Schmidt & Gunther, 1930. 1072 pp.cloth covers, red fore edge pages. 21 plates including frontispiece. Miniature book. A 1200 word dictionary and phrase book that translates English to Danish to Norwegian. The last 100 pages or so act as a phrase book. Giving translates for numbers, common phrases (ex. How do you do? Or, my brother is... Read More
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Common Childhood Diseases
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1947. Very good.. A comprehensive guide to childhood diseases published for American families by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, offering information on how the diseases spread, what they are, and how they are treated. The diseases include: Chickenpox; Diphtheria; Dysentery; German Measles; Infantile Paralysis (Polio); Measles; Mumps; Smallpox; Strep and... Read More
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Early IBM Ephemera -- Technological Innovation, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity in the 1950s and 1960s
United States: IBM, 1960. Very good. Light dust soiling, rubbing, nicks/tears to envelope.. A group of promotional ephemera for IBM collected by an employee, Vincent Palmer (1911-2009), in the 1950s and 1960s. In total there are seven (7) items, including three (3) issues of The IBM Magazine issued between Oct 10 and Nov 25, 1969; two (2) issues... Read More
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Talking It Over..." -- Advertising New York Telephone Company to Busy Housewives
New York, New York: New York Telephone Company, 1950. Very good to near-fine.. Another phone call by a busy homemaker. She could be asking a neighbor to send Johnny home for supper or calling the butcher for a roast or a plumber to fix the leaky faucet. For the telephone has become an indispensable aid in the important... Read More
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Tip-Top Star Puzzle
United States: N.p., 1940. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. A 1940s stars-and-stripes themed paper puzzle advertising "Tip-Top" brand bread, presumably issued in a magazine or newspaper to promote the brand to American families. Comprised of the five puzzle pieces, the paper the pieces were punched from, and the original 3.5" by 6.25" illus. envelope with puzzle solution... Read More
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Set of Illustrated Plates Showing History and Importance of Railroad Industry, c.1940
United States, 1940. Very good.. A c.1940 set of illustrated plates presumably produced for classroom use, for teachers to educate students about the importance of the railroad industry. Each plate has a large black and white illustration or photo with a number and caption. The set begins with an image of one of the first rail cars "The... Read More
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Ding Dong School" Pipe Cleaner Art Booklet
Chicago, Illinois: Barry Products Company, 1953. Very good. Minor toning/soiling.. A pocket guide to pipe cleaner art promoting the beloved children's television program "Ding Song School" with Miss Francis, as well as "Chenille Kraft" brand pipe cleaners. Includes instructions for crafts with diagrams for making cartoons, animals, monograms, holiday decorations, and party favors, as well as common household... Read More
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Advertising Hair Growth Products, 1930s and 1940s
United States, 1940. Very good. Light toning or soiling.. A group of four (4) booklets advertising remedies or treatments for baldness and thinning hair in the 1930s and 1940s. Provides and interesting window into how companies advertised products to Americans, and how highly thick hair was (is) valued in Western society. The items include: "How to Retain... Read More
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