Catalogue of Fall and Winter Underwear, Hosiery and Gloves
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Young, Smyth, Field Company, 1912. Fine; some rust staining from staples, upper right-hand corner of upper wrapper chipped.. Fall and Winter offerings from Young, Smyth, Field Company. The expansive listing includes men and women's underwear, hosiery, and gloves; each item is named and labeled with inventory number, sizing, fabrics and materials. Many are photo-illustrated. 8vo (8.75"... Read More
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You Can't Drown! You Can't Chill!": Advertisement and Price List for the Ever-Warm Safety Diving Suit
New York, New York: International Life Suit Corporation, 1910. Vertical crease, short tear to foot, else fine.. Advertising handbill for the Ever-Warm Safety-Suit, a diving suit akin to a life preserver that claims to "keep you afloat for hours or days, dry and warm, absolutely protected from exposure". A photograph of a group of adults and children wearing... Read More
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Milton Bradley & Co. Receipt and Lithographed Advertisement
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley & Co, 1867. Fine; small ink stain to left-hand margin of receipt. Creased where previously folded.. Ephemera from Milton Bradley & Co., including one receipt on company stationary (5.5" by 8.25") and one lithographed advertisement (8.5" by 5.5") for the company's services. The receipt has been made out to one W.J. Barber Esq. of... Read More
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Lorenz' Lady Claire Face Powder Sample and Corresponding Advertising Materials
Toledo, OH: Lorenz & Co, 1890. Minor water damage, with two of the items having pink stains due to the pink ink used on the Face powder envelope. Crease folds on single fold advertisement page, along with small section missing on one side.. A small collection of four (4) pieces of materials relating to Lorenz & Co. a... Read More
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This is big Ben Green" - Original Artwork by a Child
United States, 1900. Very good to fine.. Naive children's painting on laid paper (5" by 6.75") labeled in pencil: "This is big Ben Green". "Ben Green" appears to be a man in black face or a Minstrel-type character smoking a cigar while riding a donkey. Typical African stereotyping.
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Illustrated Price List for Harrow Teeth and Springs - L.C. Lull & Co., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1880. Very good; some toning, creased where previously folded. 2-3 short tears, touching text but not obscuring meaning. Ink stamp to recto "Save This, You Will Need it some Day.. Illustrated price list advertising flyer for Harrow Teeth and Springs, manufactured by L.C. Lull & Co. of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Includes a partial list of inventory with... Read More
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Advertising Letter from Holihan & Co. Seal Engravers
New York, New York: Holihan & Co, 1870. Fine. Some light toning, letter folds.. Engraved letter (8.5" by 5.5") on illustrated company letterhead from Holihan & Co., makers of seals, stamps, and presses for notaries and other official use. The form letter addresses a newly appointed notary, and offers prices for customized seals. The illustration at the head... Read More
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Miniature Biographies Published by Duke Brand Cigarettes
Park Place, New York: Knapp & Company, 1890. Fine. Some lightly rubbed.. A complete set of 48 absolutely charming miniature chromolithographed biographies, published as part of an advertising campaign for Duke Brand Cigarettes. Each was issued in a box of cigarettes in a "collect-them-all"-type marketing ploy. The complete set here includes 7 women and 41 men. Each measures... Read More
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Fairy Tales: In Verse
London, England: Darton and Co, 1840. Very good. Title-page loose, original wrappers lacking.. A scarce edition of fairy tales in verse for children with hand-stenciled illustrations, published by Darton and Co. It features adaptations of the following tales: Little Red Riding Hood; Blue Beard; Cinderella; Little Thumb and the Ogre; Puss in Boots; Whittington and His Cat; and... Read More
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Marinello Messenger [May 1918]
[Chicago, Illinois]: [Marinello Summer School], 1918. Good to very good. Toned, minor edge wear. Large tear to one leaf (pp. 29-30) with approx. 1/4 leaf loss.. May 1918 issue of the Marinello Messenger. The Marinello Summer School was created to educate working women in such subjects as advertising, salesmanship, and skills essential to all cosmetic professions; here, examples... Read More
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Agriculture Through the Medium of Lithography - A Collection of Eighty (80) Items
United States: Various, 1850s-1890s. Very good to near-fine. Minor flaws in the collection include toning, short tears, chipping, dust soiling, or edge wear.. An extensive collection of chromolithographed material collected by a single collector over 30 plus years related to agriculture in the United States, dating from approx. the 1850s to the 1890s. There are a total of... Read More
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Collection of Edwardian Pen Nib Labels and Advertising Ephemera
England and United States, 1910. Very good to near-fine. Minor toning, the odd spot or short tear throughout. Glassine paper design has edgewear/chipping with minor loss. Evidence of previous adhesive to some items. One pen label has remains of black paper to lower left-hand corner.. A fine collection of one hundred sixty one (161) items relating to the... Read More
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Two (2) Items Relating to the Girl Reserves of the Y.W.C.A.
New York, 1927. Very good to near-fine. Light toning, minor water stains.. Two (2) items relating to the Girl Reserves, a nation-wide program initiated in 1918 by the Y.W.C.A. to help girls to grow and develop essential social and life skills in the face of the first World War. The program provided a safe space for young girls... Read More
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Instructional Sewing Manual with Samples
United States, 1930. Good to very good. Water staining, cords delicate/loosening. Wrappers chipped with one small stain to upper right-hand corner of upper wrapper.. An instructional sewing manual, starting with the basics ("Thread is made from cotton, flax, wool or silk") and ending with an intermediate sewing pattern ("Kimona", i.e. a Kimono with French seams). Includes nine (9)... Read More
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Alphabete für die Stickerin ("Alphabets for the embroiderer")
Munich, Germany: Bibliothek D.M.C., Verlag von Th. de Dillmont, Dornach, 1905. Good to very good. Hinges and joints cracked, extremities worn with spine very worn. Some minor water staining, dust soiling, toning. The odd short tear. Lacking at least two leaves of transfer patterns. Lacking at least two leaves with plates no. 43-46.. An alphabet book for embroiderers,... Read More
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Rare Opportunities in Vacant Land" - Urban Development in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island
Brooklyn, New York: Queensdale Brokerage Corp, 1962. Very good. Wrappers somewhat dust soiled, the occasional minor water stain or nick. Extremities a little worn.. A listing "of choice parcels of vacant land, located in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island" for sale by the Queensdale Brokerage Corp. Includes maps of the areas, with some parcels marked as "sold", as... Read More
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7 Gild Enhanced Embossed Victorian Scraps of - Women of Means & Taste
A grouping of seven (7) different embossed die-cut Victorian scraps of woman of refinement. Each measures 3" x 2" and is tastefully attired. Most are looking away.The gilt enhancing highlights hair, jewelry and neckline and provides an additional element of elegance. Condition: excellent.
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Mr. Sweeny - Roast Beef Club Philadelphia
Manufacturer's Club, 1890. Some discoloration on cover otherwise fine.. A 4pp menu with a paper cover with the attendees name penned on the cover. Red Silk ribbon tie. Engraving of the steer on the titled page with heavily embossed gilt 'Dinner - Roast Beef Club Philadelphia". Each of the menu courses that parenthetically do not include roast beef... Read More
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A grouping of 4 menus all associated with appearances of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1940s
This grouping features menus where Franklin Roosevelt was an honored attendee. The first being the 21st White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Stadler Hotel, Washington DC in 1944. The second a menu for the Trip of The President of the United States from Washington, DC to Hyde Park, NY on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The third a Trip of... Read More
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CDV - The Dreaming Iolanthe, A Study in Butter
Caroline S. Brooks, 1876. Image depicts the Dreaming Iolanthe, King, Rene's Daughter, by Henrich Herz. A study in butter by Caroline S. Brooks, daughert of Abel Shawk. The tools used were a common butter paddle, cedar sticks, broom straws, and camel's hair pencil. May have been created for the Centennial as 1776 and 1876 at noted at the top... Read More
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Seeley's Hard Rubber Specialties
Manufacturer: I. B. Seeley & Co. Location: Philadelphia, PA Date: 1884 Pages: 78 Subject Matter: Medical Appliances Comprehensive descriptions, some prices, and B&W illustrations of medical devices made from rubber used to relieve various ailments, such as abdominal pain, rheumatic affections, and the 'falling of the bowels.' Covers show heavy wear, along with general soiling and toning... Read More
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Circular Announcing Girls Summer Home in Paris, France for Baldwin School for Girls, Bryn Mawr PA
1909. A single-fold circular announcing the opening of accommodations in Paris for students wishing to spend the summer in Europe and avoid the fatigue of constant travel allowing the girls an opportunity to continue the study in subjects of interest as well as foreign life. Miss Elizabeth N. Hill, former assistant of the Head of Baldwin School for Girls... Read More
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The Girl's Graduate Journal belonging to Dorothy Bradford, Class of 1935
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1925. The scrap book album belongs to Dorothy Bradford who attended North Central High School, in Spokane, WA. A portion of the album also covers her time at Havermale Junior High School. The first third of the album is full of newspaper clippings dealing with either her or her friends at North Central. The rest... Read More
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Paper Doll - 12"Raphael Tuck Sweet Alice w 4 Costumes 2 Hats
A 12" easel back paper doll with four costumes and two hats. It is Sweet Alice from Dolls for all Seasons, Artistic Series#503. Feb 20, 1894. Raphael Tuck & Sons, London. etc. Dress colors are a yellow dress with matching hat, outside wear red cape with black muff and red boots with matching red hat. A blue dress with... Read More
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Color Lithograph Valentine with Watercolor Finishing - Lovely Lady in Rose Garden
A single-fold printed color lithograph illustration of lovely woman seated in rose garden. Enhanced with watercolor on roses and ivy border decoration. The verse begins “Would I might kiss that crimson lip... Inside blank. c1850s. Envelope folds, otherwise fine.
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