Baby
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1850. Very good. Some minor dust soiling. Lacks at least one outfit and original envelope.. A scarce McLoughlin "Penny Doll" depicting an infant with two hand colored outfits. Each costume is printed on front only, and has a blank back to drape over the doll like an apron. Lacks one outfit and... Read More
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Certificate for School Children's Landmark League of California
San Francisco, Ca, 27-May-03. General toning and soiling due to age.. A certificate for the School Children's Landmark League of California, which was a society started in 1903 to raise funds for the "purchase and restoration of the historic landmarks of the State of California". The League was granted permission by the San Francisco's Board of Education to... Read More
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Inventory of Items Purchased by Elizabeth Hall from the Estate of Joshua Coolidge of Boston, Massachusetts in 1812
Boston, Massachusetts, 1812. Good. Toned with spotting, dust soiling, a couple short tears.. Fair copy manuscript inventory and appraisal of items purchased by Elizabeth Hall from the estate of Mr. Joshua Coolidge of Boston. Valued at $122.60, roughly $2,909.26 today, it includes the following: "2 Loads Manure", "one bedstead", "5 Pictures", "2 hen coops", "one cow", and other... Read More
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1903 "Flip Flap" Coaster Novelty Badge
Atlantic City, New Jersey: Young's Million Dollar Pier, 1903. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A fun novelty badge produced in 1903 for lovers of the "Loop the Loop", a.k.a. the "Flip Flap Railway", in Atlantic City, New Jersey. An early example of the roller coaster, it was designed and built in 1901 by Edward A. Green and Edwin... Read More
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The Heart That's True" -- Elaborate 8vo Valentine
England, 1860. Very good. Light dust soiling, spotting, nicks. A couple scraps/pieces of paper loosening, a couple modern tape repairs.. An elaborate 8vo valentine made from lace paper adhered on top of colored decorative papers underneath, with a printed poem titled "The Heart That's True" that begins, "Ardent in its earliest tie Faithful in its latest sigh Love... Read More
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Victorian Snowball Fight 12mo Valentine
England, 1860. Very good. A couple nicks, toning, staining.. An attractive 12mo valentine made from a lace paper bifolium (4.5" by 3.5") with a die-cut and embossed Victorian scrap affixed to the front depicting a young child in winter garb with an armful of snowballs. The lace paper is very nice, but unfortunately doesn't have a maker embossed... Read More
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Bob's School Days
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Good to very good. Spine worn with short tears and chipping. Some staining/spotting, light dust soiling.. A fun picture book for early readers by McLoughlin, telling the story of a mischievous school boy named Bob and his antics in the classroom. Includes six (6) full page chromolitho plates, two of which... Read More
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1787 Exceptional English Folk Art Cutwork Valentine
England, 1787. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling. A couple small short tears, a small arm bent.. An exceptional example of an English hand-cut folk art valentine with an inscription dated 1787. Features an intricate design including sawtooth edges, heart and dove imagery, and pinpricking for texture (e.g. in the doves' wings to mimic feathers). There is one... Read More
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Preventing Diphtheria
Boston, Massachusetts: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1932. Very good. Minor toning, spotting. Some rust staining from staples.. A booklet promoting the Diphtheria vaccine to American parents: "You have the power to protect your children from diphtheria. Take no chances ... If all parents will cooperate with physicians and health workers, we can do away with this... Read More
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The Little Pet
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1850. Very good. Dust- or finger-soiling. Lacks three original costumes and one head/hat, as well as the original illustrated envelope. A scarce McLoughlin Bros. paper doll with two outfits titled "The Little Pet". Published in the 1850s, it is an exact duplicate of "The Little Pet" paper doll published in 1857 by... Read More
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Woodtone Magic in the home
Bridgeport, Connecticut: McKesson & Robbins, 1926. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A 1920's folding advert for Woodtone brand wood furniture polish, featuring images of luxurious households with gleaming carved furniture. Provides insight into how advertisers used Americans' yearning for domestic luxury and "The American Dream" to sell cleaning products. Features on the front an image of a maid... Read More
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Picnic Time" -- Advertising Women's Medicines to American Housewives
Lynn, Massachusetts: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company, 1916. Very good. Dust soiling, toning, a couple short tears.. A c.1916 promotional booklet for Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company, makers of medicines and remedies specifically for women, homemakers and their families. Lydia E. Pinkham (1819-1883) was an American businesswoman who became well-known for marketing remedies for female ailments ranging from... Read More
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Young America
Chicago, Illinois: American Colortype Co, 1920. Fair. Toning, short tears, rust staining from staples, leaves loose as a result. Modern tape repairs.. A color-illustrated booklet for children telling a meandering story of "boys being boys": playing soldier, racing homemade automobiles, and fishing. Makes a point of showing the boys as aspiring to be in the military when they... Read More
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Home Beauty by Tilo
Stratford, Connecticut: Tilo Roofing Company, 1930. Good. Water staining, a couple pinholes.. A promotional booklet for Tilo brand shingles and siding, featuring a rosy and idealized image of an American family in front of their country house. Markets the products as beautiful, durable, lasting, and cost-effective. Includes color images of the products. Note the inclusion of Asbestos siding.... Read More
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Shoes Thru The Ages
St. Louis, Missouri: International Shoe Company, 1960. Very good. Small stain to foot of text block.. A booklet telling "The Story of Footwear", published by and advertising the International Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Provides an interesting historical overview of the importance of shoes, and their role in protection, folklore, and society. Focuses on shoes from different... Read More
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The Great Fox Chase!" -- Political cartoon/optical illusion poking fun at 1865 Mayor of Philadelphia race
[Philadelphia], 1865. Very good to near-fine. Light toning.. A humorous poem and optical illusion poking fun at the 1865 mayoral election in Philadelphia, in which publisher Morton McMichael defeated his opponent, Democrat Daniel M. Fox, by several thousand votes. The poem begins, "On the morn of a fine October day, A FOX started out for a very short... Read More
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Large Birds
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1886. Very good. Short tears, light dust soiling, wrappers damaged.. An attractively illustrated book on large birds for new readers published by McLoughlin as a part of their "Bird and Animal Series" for children. Includes six (6) full-page in-text illustrations depicting different categories of birds, which are discussed in their own sections.... Read More
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Account Book of Benjamin Clark
Exeter, Massachusetts, 1830. Fair. Some leaves loose, at least two or three sometime excised, dust soiling, staining, wear to extremities.. Manuscript account book kept by Benjamin Clark of Exeter, Massachusetts (dates unknown), between 1824 and 1830. The account book has been filled with what appears to be debts owed to Clark, as well as mileage traveled. A representative... Read More
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Die-Cut Advertising Card for Corsets
Cambridge, New York: S. Fuller, 1880. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A die-cut advertising card for Dr. Warner's brand corsets, die-cut with an illustration a winged putto taking a nap in a corset on one side, and water lilies on the other side. Inside, Die-cut, chromolithographed bifolium card measuring approx. 5.75" by 3" Although there are many advertising... Read More
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12mo Valentine -- Winged Putto with Wildflowers
England, 1860. Good to very good. Light toning, one or two spots, some nicks/short tears. Later pencil scribbles from child to back. Early ink marks to back. Scraps loosening.. An attractive 12mo valentine made from a lace paper bifolium and embossed Victorian scraps. The larger hinged scrap in the center depicts a winged putto surrounded by clouds and... Read More
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Fashion Cut-Out Dolls
Racina, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1945. Very good to fine. Minor dust soiling.. A charming 1945 uncut paper doll book featuring four punch-out dolls (Sue, Ann, Nancy, and Ethel) with four pages of cut-out outfits and accessories, some with felt-like material imitating fabric. Large 4to (13" by 12.75"), pp. [8], each leaf printed on either recto on... Read More
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Camp Outfit Manufacturing Co. Advertising Brochure
New York, New York: Camp Outfit Manufacturing Co, 1908. Very good to fine. Light wear to edges.. Waterproof Tents a Specialty" at Camp Outfit Manufacturing Co., according to its illustrated advertising brochure. Includes illustrations of products offered, eye-catching typographical design, and a direct address to its customer: "Campers! You all know that to the Camper, the question of... Read More
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Broadside Promoting Lecture on Disease, Contagion, and Public Health
[Worcester, Massachusetts?], 1920. Fine; one small tear to upper left-hand corner, minor toning.. Small broadside (11" by 5.25", verso blank) promoting a lecture by a physician, Dr. Dart, "Upon the Subject of Dirt & Contagion, at the Baptist Church. He will show you what causes Diphtheria, Fevers, and all contagious diseases; that myriads of Organic Germs causing disease... Read More
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Flyer - Will he hit YOU next? - Vote the Drunk Driver Down
Waterville, Maine: F.W. Smith, 1938. Fine. Light toning, one small nick to right-hand edge.. VOTE THE DRINKING DRIVER DOWN--Vote 'NO' on liquor in September" is the message to Maine voters in this confrontational poster. The cartoon graphic shows a disheveled man hurtling down the road towards the viewer, tossing a liquor bottle behind him, with a license plate... Read More
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The Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine
Watertown, New York: The Davis Sewing Machine Co, 1880. Very good. Light toning, a couple minor short tears.. A nicely preserved folding pamphlet advertising Davis brand sewing machines, a line of vertical feed machines marketed to women as labor saving devices for making domestic tasks easy and efficient. Includes a lengthy pitch for the products, with a price... Read More
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