Swimming and Life Saving
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1920. Very good. Some toning, dust soiling, stain to upper cover.. A booklet on swimming and life saving by the Met Life Insurance Company, as means of promoting exercise and physical education to the general public. Describes different swimming strokes, how to breathe, tread water, and dive; also outlines basic... Read More
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Illustrated Advertising Circular, Displays for Pendelton Shirts, 1946
Four page advertising circular, featuring illustrations of the types of window, counter and ledge advertising displays available to merchants selling shirts made by Pendleton; They include commercial murals and various units for other areas of stores; With insert for two other sets, as shown; Condition: mailing folds; few minor creases, minor age toning; Otherwise VG; 8 ½” X 11.... Read More
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German Embroidery Pattern Book
Germany, 1878. Good to very good. Short tears to wrappers, folding leaf. Toned, minor dust soiling and general wear.. A German pattern book with ten (10) cross stitch patterns, including alphabets and decorative borders for samplers or household items such as handkerchiefs or napkins. Housed in the original illustrated wrapper, which includes the German title ("Neuestes Stick-Album") and... Read More
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Vinegar Valentine Poking Fun at Adolescent Boys
England, 1840. Very good. Light toning.. An 8vo-sized vinegar valentine poking fun at adolescent boys looking silly and immature while smoking. The image depicts a teen boy with a pipe in his mouth, a bright outfit with outrageously large collar, and puffed cheeks. The caption reads "A. Park, London". The rhyme reads: Pug-nosed smoking boy, look here, ... Read More
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Trade Catalogue - Washfountain, an Industrial Wash Basin for Multiple Users
Milwaukee, WI: Bradley Washfountain Co, 1924. Heavy cover wear. Text block intact and in good condition. Embossed illustrated card stock wraps depicts image of a group of women washing their hands under a washfountain. Spidered tissue free end papers. Tipped in page atop cover page with images of certificates of approval and department of labor acknowledgments. Color exterior... Read More
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Victorian Cookie - with Cupid & Cornucopias of Flowers in a Garden Scene plus Marzipan Flaming Heart
New York, 1890. An elaborate cookie created in the shape of a heart with applied cornucopias and a Cupid with a floral garland. Applied gold leaf to bead-shaped border decoration. The cookie was applied to a New York City street map for cooling/stability. The map on the reverse is helpful in dating the cookie, in 1912 the land was... Read More
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Der Bierbrauer, beer brewing magazine
Germany, 1904. Collection of 237 beer brewing magazines plus 7 individual separate supplements. 29 are issued monthly and 208 are weekly. Promotion brochures inserted into some magazines with narrative description, imagery and testimonials. Covers depict brewing machinery. Extensive advertisements included descriptions and imagery of products. Content predominantly technical journal articles. Der Bierbrauer Monthly Reports (Berichte) January-July 1899 no.... Read More
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Shocked Gentleman Moveable
United States, 1890. Very good. Some chromolithograph lifted from left-hand pull tab.. A moveable depicting a gentleman in a top hat, who jumps back in alarm when a tab is pulled and an arm pokes out from the bushes holding a glass of what appears to be iced tea or lemonade. A humorous and well-designed moveable. Chromolithography on... Read More
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Presentation of Colours" -- Octavo Valentine with Hand-colored Silk, Lace Paper, Fine Silk Mesh, Feathers
England, 1860. Very good. Minor toning, a couple minor short tears.. An attractive handmade Valentine featuring fine examples of silk mesh, hand-colored silk, floral lace paper, and real applied feathers. The hand-colored silk depicts two intertwined flags, one reading "Love and Constancy" and the other a Union Jack. Octavo-sized, measuring approx. 7.5" by 5
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Water for Thirteen Cities in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Los Angeles, California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 1935. Near-fine. Minor dust soiling or staining.. An illustrated booklet promoting the Colorado River Aqueduct project by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, described here as "America's Largest Construction Job in Progress Today". The ambitious endeavor aimed to provide water to thirteen cities with the project. The booklet... Read More
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Album of Newspaper Clippings -- Showing Life, Interests, and Passions of a Young Woman in Rural Connecticut in the 1880s
Vernon, Connecticut, 1880. Poor to fair. Binding worn with cracked hinges, toning inside with staining, the occasional short tear or loose clipping.. An album of newspaper clippings compiled by what appears to be one individual in Connecticut (most likely Vernon or Tolland) in the 1880s. Each of the clippings has been pasted onto the pages of a bound... Read More
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16mo Holiday Card with Lace Paper, Embossed Victorian Scrap
England, 1870. Very good to near-fine. Light dust soiling.. A charming 16mo holiday card made from fine lace paper with gold, and a large embossed Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a pastoral winter scene with snow and holly. Two robins frolic around an icy branch that reads, "Compliments of the Season to all". Measures approx. 4" by 2.5... Read More
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Horse Drawn Parade Float - Harvest Festival - Flora, Ceres, Pomona
Raymond, NH, 1914. Good. Black and white photograph on brown mount. Depicts women standing on a parade float, being pulled by two horses: float consists of a large cart, draped in white fabric, with 16 women and their driver on board. All of the women are wearing white dresses, and there is a sign attached to the back... Read More
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Diet Helps for Doctors
Battle Creek, Michigan: Battle Creek Food Company, 1928. Very good.. An interesting view into nutritional care in the late 1920s: a guide to building a better diet for family doctors and general practitioners, published by the makers of the laxative "Psylla" and the probiotic "Lacto-Dextrin". Includes information on a range of subjects, from ideal infant nutrition to foods... Read More
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A Little Pickle No. 1395 Nister, c1905, Miniature Book, Little & Good Library Series
A 12 pp miniature book with pictorial covered broads. It is A Little Pickle. No. 1395. c1905. One of the books from The Little Good Library Series. The cover depicts a boy and girl in a rowing oat on a sea. Story by Geraldine R. Glasgow. Illustrated by H.M. Bennett, L.Lawson, Illustrations in sepia line drawings and four (4)... Read More
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Razor Cut Rose & Calla Lilies by Gwen Aveyll
1900. A 3" by 5.5" finely executed razor cut work depicting calla lilies and a rose. Signed by Gwen Aveyll in razor cut. The razor cuts create a raised almost embossed impression. The reverse of the card is an advertisement for J.W. Dwyer, Sun Burnishing Ink Cream, Lynn MA.
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The Old Anvil as it appeared at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: E. Andrews, Saw Manufacturer, 1876. Very good. Toning, discoloration from previous adhesive to verso. Most likely trimmed from advertising bifolium and thus missing final leaf.. Illustrated advertisement for E. Andrews, Saw Manufacturer, with an illustration of "The Old Anvil as it appeared at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876". The "Old Anvil" was "the first... Read More
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Treatise on Art Needle Work with Twenty Color Plates, Series # 8
New York: M Heminway Sons Silk Co, 1900. 107 pp. A comprehensive guide to various patterns for needle point utilizing the manufacturer's products to make them. This catalog is the 8th in the series. It starts with a beginners guide to needlepoint, along with B&W photographs of the various stitches used in needle work. The treatise includes B&W illustrations... Read More
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Ginn Basic Readers Cut Outs/Paper Dolls - Teaching Aid
Boston: Ginn Basic Readers, 1950. Overall condition is good.. The five dolls consist of three children, Tom, Betty, and Susan, along with two animals Flip, the dog, and Pony, the horse. The included instruction sheet gives suggestions as to how the paper dolls might be used in a classroom to ready children for and begin reading. Along with... Read More
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Antonio Ratti Gouache Silk Textile Design No. 7 - Set of 3
Gouache. Starburst design. Red, blue, yellow, and white. Created on paper. Illustrators pencil grid. Design size 4 3/4" x 7
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The Sem-pray Way to Beauty
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Sem-pray Jo-ve-nay Company, 1920. Very good to near-fine. Minor toning, a couple spots.. A Beautiful face, delicately aglow with healthful color, is a joy to every woman". Illustrated advertising pamphlet for "Sem-pray" brand beauty cleanser, marketed to women in its proprietary "Pink Complexion Cake" form. Used as a makeup cleaner, moisturizer, and wrinkle preventer. Also... Read More
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Peter Pan Punchout Book
Racine: Whitman Publishing, 1952. Fair. This is an authorized edition by Walt Disney Productions. It is No. 211225. The book has 8 pages (including covers) of mostly uncut punch out characters and sets that together tell the classic story of Peter Pan. Each page is full of characters from the movie including Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael, John, Captain... Read More
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Work Ledger of Charles Gable, Farm Laborer
Lehigh PA: Brower, Hayes & Co. (Philadelphia), 1851-1852. A 10 leaf copy book written front and back. Inscribed inside cover "Charles GAble in Lehigh Township Northampton County state of Pennsylvania in Nrth America in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, April 21, 1850." What follows is an accounting of his work ledger... Read More
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Letter with Designs for Two Women's Waists
[Hendersonville, North Carolina], 1908. Good to very good. Toned, minor short tears, water stains. Letter folds.. A letter written to "Dearest" from "Your devoted friend", giving the heartbreaking news of the death of an acquaintance, Mrs. Gurley of Hendersonville (tragically, her husband Professor E.W. Gurley would die later that year in November, leaving their daughter Fayetta Gurley orphaned).... Read More
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