Death is Waiting for You", A Fire Safety Blotter shows death near by
Quebec, Canada: Ministry of Public Works, 1940. Very Good.. A fire-safety postcard distributed by the Ministry of Public Works in Quebec. The blotter is specifically warning against cooking fires. On the right side of the postcard is a black and white illustration of a woman cooking on the stove as she appears to be pouring something into the... Read More
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13" Paper Dollhouse Room Scenes w Moveable Dolls & Accessories c1890s
A 13 1/2" x 10 1 /2" page from a paper doll house book. c1890s. The book was long ago disbound, but we're offering this page with an individual room with a paper doll to occupy it, on each side. The first side is a dining room with two tables that have removable fringed paper tablecloths that store in... Read More
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Bye! Baby Bunting. The Nursery Rhymes of Old England
London: Dean & Co, 1840. Hand colored lithograph on board/heavy stock sheet music with words and music in a central decorative element surrounded by relevant illustrations. Depicts and child at home with vignettes of father on a rabbit hunt. Base shows the successful return of the father. Price marked at base - 2 pence plain, 3 pence colored. Age... Read More
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1843 Hutchinson Family Farewell Concert Program and Ticket
New York, New York: Tribune Print, 1843. Good to very good. Light toning/staining, letter folds, the occasional nick.. A concert program and admit one ticket from an 1843 farewell concert given in New York by the famed Hutchinson Family Singers. The event was held on May 25, 1843 at the Society Library Room, 348 Broadway. The group was... Read More
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Chromolithograph Proofs with color and saturation options
United States: J.L. Hopkins & Co, 1915. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling.. A set of four (4) chromolithographed printer's proofs offering different color and saturation options. Produced for the J.L. Hopkins & Co., a pharmaceutical firm that imported "all kinds of roots, barks, herbs, gums, leaves & seeds which are used for medicinal purposes". Each proof features... Read More
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Your Baby" -- Advertising Ephemera Targeting New Parents, 1946-1947
United States, 1947. Very good. Light toning.. A set of five (5) items advertising products to new parents between 1946 and 1947, at the beginning of the postwar "Baby Boom" in the United States. Provides excellent insight into parenting advice at the time, and how companies advertised their products to new parents (i.e. new mothers). Companies represented include:... Read More
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Affection" -- Hand-colored 12mo Pastoral Theme Valentine
United States, 1850. Very good. Toned with one or two spots.. A charming 12mo Valentine, with hand-colored wood engraved image of a young shepherd with two lambs and a young girl in a bright red dress. The message reads, "Ah! could you look into my heart, And watch your image there, You'd own the sunny loveliness Affection makes... Read More
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The Night's Deceiving Eyes
United States: Allstate Insurance Company, 1950. Near-fine. Light toning.. A 1950s-era public safety pamphlet on night driving, offering tips and tricks for protecting yourself on the road in low visibility. Includes statistics ("2/3 of the traffic deaths occur at night"), urges drivers not to give in to emotions or road rage, and general tips for safety (lower speed... Read More
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Two (2) Large Vinegar Valentines by G. Ingram
London: G. Ingram, 1860. Good to very good. Toned with some dust soiling, edge wear. Three large open tears to "Hot Water", with approx. 2-3 square inches of loss, but not affecting overall image conveyance.. Two (2) large Vinegar Valentines produced by G. Ingram of London. These particular Vinegar Valentines are quite large compared to others produced at... Read More
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Divided Proverbs, A new, Amusing, and Instructive Game for Everybody, But Especially Intended for Teachers and Students of the English, German, French and Spanish Languages. Published and for sale by The Phonographic Institute, Cincinnati, O. Copyright
Alice Werner-Steinbrecher published educational games and song books in multiple languages, but predominantly French, with the purpose of "making acquisition of additional languages an easy and natural process for little children.
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Sample Book - Superior Quality Tin Foil Samples
1930. Separations on the first 2 (thinnest) foil sheets. All present.. A scarce 7.5" x 5" bottom opening sample book for various grades of tin foil. Card wraps. The only indication of maker is a logo of a plumbed cap. Introductory page introduces the various uses for tin foil including tobacco, soap, candy, mouth of bottle, tea boxes... Read More
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Green's Diary Almanac, 1882 and 1883
Woodbury, New Jersey: G.G. Green, 1882. Good. Toned with short tears, light spotting, staples defective/gathering loose.. The 1882 to 1883 issue of Green's Diary Almanac, advertising cure-all patent medicines sold by G.G. Green. George Gill Green (1842-1925) served as a surgeon in the Union army during the Civil War, and went on to start his wholesale drug business... Read More
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Patty Lou clothes and playthings to cut out: A Cut-Out Doll
1940. Patty Lou has red hair and blue eyes and comes with clothes and accessories that include play clothes and toys, a fur coat, and seasonal outfits. There is a punch-out suitcase with her name attached.Measures 10 1/2" x 9 1/2": Whitman Publishing Co. Illustrated: Florence Winship1941. 1 Doll, 4 costume pages. slight wear on cover.
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Picture Books for Little Children: Picture Lessons in Prose, no. 16
London: The Religious Tract Society. 16 pp. Illustrated printed paper cover, each story has illustration at start, book number 16, mid to late 1800's. Titles include: Remember. -- What a child ought to be. -- What a child ought not to be. -- What a good little boy is. -- What a good little girl is. -- Things... Read More
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Vin Mariani, Cocaine & Wine, Patent Medicine - A collection of 150 post cards "L'Album Mariani" designed by famous artists
1910. A collection of post cards introduced in five series of thirty created by renown artists of the day. Of the 150 cards this offering includes 119 original unused post cards and 31 photocopies of the original cards (place holders). The images were created by the artist, usually designed after one of their original works but making the Vin Mariani... Read More
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Marvel Whirling Spray Syringe for Women
New York, New York: Marvel Company, 1905. Very good. Minor spotting.. A rubber syringe douching product for women, marketed as a solution for a variety of feminine woes including leukorrhea, vaginitis, and painful menstruation, as well as unmentionable "new needs" that arise as a result of "the transition into the marital state", pregnancy, and menopause. Includes directions for... Read More
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Basic Training Notes [for] Bakery School -- Baking at Camp Lee in 1943
Camp Lee, Virginia: Supply Training Section, 1943. Good. Toned with chipping, loss to edges due to brittle paper. Dust soiled with some staining.. Typewritten and mimeographed booklet of "Basic Training Notes" for Bakery School produced by the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center at Fort Lee in Virginia, complete with charming cartoon of two young recruits scratching their heads in... Read More
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Fiesta Paper Dolls
USA: Saalfield, ArtCraft, No. 1723, 1960. A 12 1/2" x 10 1/2" book with six (6) paper dolls to cut out from the the covers. Each is dressed in Hispanic influenced attire. Includes four (4) pages of festive traditional costumes to cut for the dolls. Each garment is labeled with the country of origin. The countries include Uruguay, Guatemala,... Read More
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Elaborate Salesman Sample of Henry Milward & Son's Needles presented by George A. Clark & Brothers, Sole Agents in the USA
1975. An eleven (11) fold leather salesman sample folio of Henry Milward & Son's. Gold stamp cover with image of sailing vessel. The folio contains a wide varieties of H. Milward Helix needles and Watson's Sharps. Individual sizes arrayed and stitched to the heavy stock display cards. They include a wide variety of sizes of sharps, betweens, gd. downs,... Read More
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The Pets' Panorama: A Novel Picture Book for Children
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co. Fine; extremities rubbed, central pop-up detached from spine.. A charming illustrated children's book of poetry and prose with four (4) two-page pop-up spreads depicting: a farmer and son plowing a field with horses; a sleeping child among a gentle flock of sheep and lambs; four children playing... Read More
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Be a Li'l Miss Designer Dressmaking Kit No. 898
Brooklyn: Neptune Plastics, Inc, 1960. An unused large format book titled Be a Li'l Miss Designer - With this revolutionary new Colorful Self-Sticking Plastic Dressmaking Kit - No Glue No Sewing No Mess! Manufactured by Neptune Plastics, Inc. Brooklyn 16, NY.No. 898. Includes 4 different colors, 6 different styles (patterns), one 13" Model Doll that stands by itself, 4... Read More
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Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy, Inc. -- Mailing Circular and Calendar for February, 1936
Los Angeles, California: Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy, Inc, 1936. Very good. Minor staining.. A mailing circular promoting the Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy, Inc., and its February 1936 calendar, featuring a series of talks by its founder, Ernest Holmes, speaking on the following subjects: "Religious Science is Life in Action"; "Mind is the Creative Law... Read More
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The Posie-Poetry Book: A Posie of Old Rhymes and Verses
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1920. unpaginated. Cloth cover with printed title and applied illustration,frontispiece, illustrations through out signed Anne Anderson. A collection of popular verses and poetry with illustrations and color plates. Some titles include, Little Jack Horner, Buttercups and Daisies, Lady Moon, and How Doth the Little Busy Bee. 9 1/4" x 7" wear and staining on... Read More
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Onken Younits" -- Window Display Furniture Trade Catalogue
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Oscar Onken Co, 1912. Good to very good. Toned with some wear/chipping to covers.. Trade catalogue advertising interchangeable wood window fixture units, for display of anything from hats and clothing to shoes, corsets, linens and toiletries. The trade catalogue, published for and marketing to dry goods and general stores, includes three (3) 1.5" by 2"... Read More
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Photo Album - Colonial Afternoon in Honor of George Washington Bicentennial
Franklin, MA, 1832. A 16 page photo album. Wrappers. Second Grade, Thayer School. With seven (7) original mounted photographs of children and teachers dressed in "colonial" attire; some with powdered wigs. One photo is a class shot with a young man presumably Washington with a tricon hat at center. another depicts the children dancing a minuet. Another with Colonial... Read More
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