Lot c1900 Patent Office Illust., Men's Union Suits, Undergarments
This lot consists of United States Patent Office documents (they are not the Patents themselves), all pertaining to men's undergarments, notably union suits. They are dated from about 1885-1910 and essentially contain the specific description of the invention, by the inventor (all names, home towns, given), along with diagrams of the item patented. A typical document would note that... Read More
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Miky Miky" -- Dark Blue Fabric Dye Using Early Version of Mickey Mouse in Marketing
[Spain], 1930. Very good. Toned.. A Spanish-language printed packet using an early version of Mickey Mouse to market its contents, a concentrated dark blue fabric dye powder. Includes directions on the front to use the powder to dye wool, silk, cotton, and other fabrics, and tips on the back for best results. Presumably, this was not a product... Read More
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Program and Bill of Fare - Yale Class of 1877 Supper - Savin Rock
[West Haven, Connecticut]: Yale Class of 1877, 1875. Fine. Traces of previous adhesive to verso.. Original printed program and bill of fare for the Yale Class of 1877 Supper held in 1875 at the Sea View House in West Haven, Connecticut. Includes the evening's Bill of Fare as well as a program with a list of toasts and... Read More
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Pencil & Watercolor Sketches Promoting F. S. Streeter Marble Works, Reading PA
Four (4) different naive pencil and/or watercolor drawings promoting the marble works. Three of the four are mounted on what appears to be a page from an album with embossed frames. Also includes a watercolor cameo at center when lifted exposing a watch paper with his name and location in pen. Miniature writing of Mutat Terra Vices at base.... Read More
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4 Bizarre appearing Infant Toddler Embossed Die-cut Victorian Scraps
1870. Four (4) different 6" embossed die-cut Victorian scraps of infants or young toddlers. Each with a different flowing gown. Three of the four hold objects. One is in a high chair with the tails of the gown tucked under the legs of the chair. What makes these items particularly unusual is the maturity of their faces and the... Read More
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Sketch of Little Boy and House of Cards -- Single Plate from "Lose Blätter von Albert Hendschel", a Book of Photographic Reproductions of Artwork by Albert Louis Ulrich Hendschel Published in 1882
Frankfurt, Germany: F.A.C. Prestel, 1882. Very good. Toned with chipping and short tears to edges.. A single plate taken from the 1882 book of photographic reproductions of drawings by Albert Louis Ulrich Hendschel (1834-1883), titled "Lose Blätter von Albert Hendschel". This plate depicts his sketch of a little boy placing the final layer on his house of cards.... Read More
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1910s Theater and Costume Masks -- Advertising Handbill
New York, New York: Gustav Klippert, 1910. Near-fine; toned with letter folds.. Printed handbill advertising the sale of paper mache, gauze, wax, and satin masks for events ranging from costume balls to Christmas parties. Offerings include a large paper mache radish head "about one yard high", devil masks, imported French Domino satin masks for masquerades, and the following... Read More
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Your Guide to Good Health
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1964. Fine.. A guide to cultivating good general health, published by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Offers advice on choosing a physician, eating healthfully, exercising, finding community health resources (hospitals, nursing homes, health departments, etc.), and maintaining healthy weight. Includes friendly illustrations throughout, and a glossary of health terms and... Read More
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Grand Union Hotel Broadside - Grand Union Hotel w Addendum and Trade Card c1880
Leve & Alden. An 8 1/2" x 11" broadside with a large fine line illustration of the exterior of the Grand Union Hotel and the near by Grand Central Depot and surrounding street scene. The narrative explains the hotel and its amenities. A larger font at the base reads "Our Motto is to Please". G.... Read More
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Printed Advertisement for Druggist and Dealer of Paints and Dyes - recipes for coloring and Use of Aniline Colors
Newport, New Hampshire: Carlton Hurd, 1870. Very good. Some wear to extremities,. Printed bifolium advertising goods sold by Carlton Hurd, druggist and "dealer in Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, and Druggists' Fancy Goods". Also advertises "Wine and Liquors, a choice stock for medicinal purposes only". Of particular interest are the "Recipes for Coloring", which... Read More
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Grandmother Goose's Series: Nursery Jingles
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1882. 16 pp (including covers) The book contains several nursery rhymes as well as corresponding imagery. Some of the rhymes included are Little Tom Tucker, Hot Cross Buns, and Peter White. Six full-page and one double color illustrations. Many of the illustrations are novelties (having several subjects in one picture). Dated through advertisements on back... Read More
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Abzieh-Bilder Transfer Pictures
Germany: Abzieh-Bilder, 1880. Very good. Light toning. Wear/minor short tears to envelopes.. Two (2) brown paper envelopes, each measuring 6" by 5", with chromolithographed onlays advertising Abzieh-Bilder Transfer Pictures, i.e., Victorian scrapbook transfer patterns made in Germany for use in the United States. Each envelope depicts a beautiful young woman holding a bouquet of roses. "Decalmanie" and "Calcomania"... Read More
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Rhoda - uncut Paper Doll
Cincinnati, Ohio: Peter G. Thomson, 1850. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling.. A scarce, uncut example of "Rhoda", a chromolithographed paper doll published by Peter G. Thomson of Cincinnati. Part of a series including "Sallie" and "Mary Bell", each doll with three outfits and matching hats. Publishing date unknown (Howard p. 45). Doll measures 2.25", five-fold panels of... Read More
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Caricature Metamorphic Game
United States, 1930. Very good. Rubbed, modern tape repairs, some nicks/minor wear.. A metamorphic game based on six (6) different amusing caricatures. Each caricature is die-cut and printed onto a stiff piece of card, and is divided into three sections: face, chin, and body. The child playing with the toy can mix and match the different features to... Read More
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Socialist Labor Party Presidential Candidates [and] Platform of the Socialist Labor Party
United States: Socialist Labor Party of America, 1932. Fair to good. Toned with chipping, letter folds. Large closed tears. Leaves detached. Tender.. A leaflet urging voters to "Vote the Socialist Labor Party Ticket" in 1932: Verne L. Reynolds of New York for President, and John W. Aiken of Massachusetts for Vice President. Includes photo portraits of the candidates,... Read More
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An Afternoon Tea
[United States]: Tetley's Teas, 1890. Very good. Minor rubbing, toning.. A rather charming illustrated book of nursery rhymes advertising Tetley's Teas, choc-full of anthropomorphics. Measures 5.25" by 5.25", pp. [8] with in-text illustrations, stapled in original chromolithographed illustrated wrappers. Black ink stamp of Bakie Brothers of Kingston, New Hampshire to upper cover. Partially erased pencil annotation to upper... Read More
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A pencil drawn kimono pattern with ornate decoration including serpents, coy, a stormy sea, heron overhead and more
c1920s. What appears to be a complete handmade paper pattern for a kimono complete with hand penciled design for embroidery or appliqué that includes scenes of a violent sea, sea serpents, herons flying above a sailing vessel and more. Proposed colors have been penciled on the pattern. The back piece measures 48" x 32". Reverse is blank. Appears to... Read More
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ABC Book
New York: Saalfield Publishing, 1916. 8 pp. Die-cut alphabet or ABC book illustrated by "Albert". The front cover depicts children on roller skates. Each of the alphabet letters depicts an anthropomorphic dog in different situations. A reads a book on title page. Antics of this same dog throughout with relevant rhyming verse and imagery. S is for Scare-crow. Printed... Read More
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Bright Pink Oblong 8vo Valentine with Pictorial Lace Paper, Victorian Scrap
London, 1850. Very good. The occasional spot, some minor damage on lower leaf verso from previous adhesive. A particularly bright and vibrant 8vo valentine, made from pictorial lace paper and small embossed pieces of Victorian scrap depicting flora in each corner. The lace paper depicts an elaborate natural scene in which three couples are courting: on the left,... Read More
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A Set of 35 Early Finely Details Victorian Embossed Diecut Scraps depicting English Royalty Throughout the ages beginning with William I, Surnamed The Conqueror. C1870
A set of 35 early Victorian embossed diecut scraps depicting English royalty throughout the ages. Thirty-four of the 35 scraps measure approx 6" x 2 ½", depicting a full body image of the ruler plus the name, information on life span, reign and significant events during the reign. The 35 scrap depicts three (3) sovereigns - William and Mary... Read More
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Cut Paste Stick Mother Goose Poster Book
Kenosha, Wisconsin: Sameul Lowe Company, no date. unpaginated. Color printed paper cover, unused coloring pages with 4 sticky color sheets,cover art by R. Maillet, number 955-10. A coloring/activity book. Readers can cut out the color images on the sticky paper and paste them down on the coloring page where the outline of the picture matches. The pages are unused,... Read More
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Handy Letter Writer
Washington, D.C.: Frederick J. Haskin, 1930. Very good; some dust soiling, one short tear to right-hand margin of upper wrapper, touching text.. An expansive 1930s letter writer with examples appropriate for a myriad of situations, including: "To Collect a Debt"; "To Write a Letter to a Servant"; "Invitation to a Christening"; "Asking a Lover to Wait"; and even... Read More
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Lace Paper w Theorem Garland and Cupid with Love and Fidelity Banner
Small letter sheet with lace paper border. A theorem rosebud garland at top with applied embossed scrap in lavender of Cupid holding a banner reading "Love and Fidelity". THe center is a printed verse ending with "...And what a blessed estate is mutual love " Beneath the verse is a die-cut scrap with a pair of lovebirds flying above... Read More
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Picasso: The Bathers
1959. Advertising pamphlet for "The only American showings" of Picasso's "The Bathers" in 1959 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Fine Arts Associates in New York. Includes a brief introduction by the French art critic Georges Salles (1889-1966). Folding pamphlet with photo illustrations of the sculptures measuring approx. 8.5" by 5.5" folded.
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Washington's Birthday Party Invitation with Red, White, and Blue "Cherry Tree" Myth Hatchet
United States, 1920. Very good. Toned.. Miniature collection envelope invitation that reads, "Wanted! To exchange a dime for A jolly time. Washington's Birthday Friday Feb. 22nd 8 p.m. in the Chapel". On the right is a red white and blue paper hatchet, referencing the famous "Cherry Tree" myth. Measures approx. 2.25" by 3.5". Initials "CE" in ink at... Read More
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