Report of Attendance, Scholarship and Deportment of Ellen E. Fisher
New London, CT: New London Literature and Science Institution, 1878. Letter folds.. A printed 8" x 5 1/4" form completed by M. J. Emerson for Ellen E. Fisher. The narrative discusses scholarship, attendance and cooperation with teachers. The student's information is recorded on Absences from Chapel exercises, Meeting on the Sabbath and Recitation and rated on Scholarship and... Read More
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Workers in Tortoise Shell - Selling Combs of the Latest Fashion (and repair)
Boston, Massachusetts. Very good. Surface wear with a small cancel slip to front.. Illustrated advertising card for fancy comb makers E.K. Josselyn of Boston. Promotes their repair service, and fine work in tortoise shell. Combs "of the latest fashion". Measures approx. 2" by 2.75", verso blank.
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Rita's Cottage
Pittsburgh PA: William G. Johnston Company, 1920. A die-cut litho on heavy card stock home with a cottagestyle. Complete in a glassine sleeve with directions for building affixed to the sleeve. Besides the pieces for the house includes two (2) 2 1/2" figure; Rita and Bobby to be cut-out and stood next to the house. Unused. Sleeve measures 14"... Read More
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Advertising Premium - 3 S&C Die-cut Paper Dolls with Die-cut Clothes - Unused - Promoting Sorosis Shoes Hunters
Germany. Printed in Austria: S & C., 1930. Corner chip upper right front cover; otherwise fine.. A four-page folded booklet with die-cut heart on the cover exposition one of the paper dolls. It promotes Sorosis Shoes Hunters, most likely a shoe emporium. When opened it reveals three (3) die-cut 4 3/4" paper dolls, each with 3 costumes and... Read More
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Mansell - Intricate Pattern Lace Cover with Verse, “My Hope” on Vibrant Paper with Geometric Design
A single fold valentine with intricate embossed lace paper cover. A horn of flowers at center surrounded by symmetrical decorative devices. Tucked in the card is a die cut page in vibrant geometric pattern and a verse, “My Hope”. Overall excellent. Scrapbook residue on reverse.
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Let's Cook Dinner
Children's Press Inc, 1946. light surface wear. Chicago: Children's Press Inc, 1946 light surface wear 12 pp linen book with illustrated covers Full color picture book with basic instructions for children on cooking a meal including ingredients, preparation information on setting a table Measures 9 1/2" x 13
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True Stories by the Chain Gang - Told in 7 Parts-- Hijinx at Summer Camp
1930. The retelling of camp pranks on typewritten cut-outs artfully arranged in seven (7) pages. The pages are titled A Hot Pie Party - Pizza , beer and dancing The Bottle Brigade - bottles and wet sheets for 2 campers Professor and the Springs - springs removed from a tipsy professors bed The Rocks and the Two Frogs-... Read More
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Marzials, Theophilus, and Walter Crane. Pan-Pipes: A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged & with Accompaniments. London: F. Warne, 1890
A hard cover book with pictorial covers with 51 pages of song including printed music and musical score. Arranged and with accompaniments by Theo. Marzials ; set to pictures by Walter Crane; engraved and; printed in colours by Edmund Evans. Profusely illustrated in the fanciful Victorian style of Walter Crane, both full page and in-text illustrations. Contents include The ... Read More
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J & P Coats - 10 Dolls with Hats - 5 Dolls & Costumes + 3 Hats and Envelope
New York, NY: J. & P. Coats, 1895. Light neck bends -3 dolls; 1 reinforced. Edge wear on envelope.. Includes 5 die-cut paper dolls, 3 with matching costumes and hats. Two additional costumes from the set of 10. Advertising on reverse of all. Original envelope presented by the merchant; marked Series No. 3. Each holds and object. Although... Read More
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Privileged Girl Plays Cello With Dancing Dog on Velvet Cushion
A single fold valentine depicts a young women in a garden setting playing the cello. She has on a pink dress with a blue pinafore. Her right foot holds her music in place. The dog is adorned in a pink rose head piece and is up on his hind legs enjoying the music. Beneath the dog is marked T.... Read More
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Antonio Ratti Gouache Silk Textile Design No. 4
Gouache. Geometric designs in square image. Blue, black and white. Illustrators pencil markings. Created on card stamped - Tessile Serica Italiana Francis Clivio & C. Como. Design size 3" x 3" and Card size 6" x 9
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Letter and Photographs of the Indianapolis Switch & Frog Co. Promoting Portable Electric Welder
The Indianapolis Switch & Frog Co, 25-Nov-19. General wear. Small cut on left edge of photograph.. A letter from the Indianapolis Switch & Frog Co. to the Maintenance Official of Manchester St. RY (Rail yard) in Manchester, NH, promoting their new high speed mounting device for their Portable Electric Welder. This 'mounting device' was essentially a new trailer... Read More
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Au Bon Marche 3D Movable Die-cut Toddler Paper Doll in High Chair with Toy Wheeled Lamb
A 3" x 4 1/2" advertising trade card for Au Bon Marche department store in Paris. A first glance it has the appearance of a die-cut card of a child in a high chair. By pushing the base upwards and side flaps inward it creates a 3D chair with a child in a high chair with a standing wheeled... Read More
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Hawaii's Childrens Morning Star Mission Certificate
Boston: Woman's Board of Missions, 1895. In the mid-1850s the Hawaiian Missionary Society, a branch of Hawaiian Evangelical Association, began in effort to reach out to the Micronesian islands, a set of over a thousand tiny islands in western Pacific Ocean. At first they relied on other shipping vessels, such as whaling ships to transport the missionaries around. As... Read More
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Dance Card for the Sixth Annual Reception of the Tasker Social
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], 1887. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling and edge wear. Vertical crease through both leaves.. Printed dance card for the annual Tasker Social held in 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Musical Fund Hall. Includes list of dances with spaces to write one's dance partners, as well as a list of conductors, officers, and the organizing... Read More
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Stay Healthy! Learn About Uterine Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland: American Cancer Society, 1975. Fine.. Stay Healthy!" and "Know Cancer's Warning Signals!", urges this photo-illustrated folding pamphlet (7.25" by 3.25" folded) in four panels produced by the American Cancer Society. Includes detailed information on what uterine cancer is, who is susceptible to it, and how Pap tests work. Includes black ink stamp of the American... Read More
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Advertising Song Card for H. E. Wells & Co., Family Druggist
Bridgeport, OH: H. E. Wells & Co, 1885. General wear and soiling due to age.. An advertising card for H. E. Wells & Co., a family druggist from Bridgeport, OH. Based on the brief description on the card, it appears as though Wells sold remedies for both humans and farm animals, like horses and cattle. On the back... Read More
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My Mama wants to tell you something" - Booklet Advertising Patent Medicine for Women
Buffalo, New York: Dr. J.H. Dye Medical Institute, 1899. Fine; some light toning.. A booklet advertising Dr. J.H. Dye's Mitchella Compound, a patent medicine that claims to cure diseases specific to women and promote painless childbirth. Marketed towards women, it begins with the ten-page "Story of Mrs. Dare", which is soaked in sentiment and reads like a poorly... Read More
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Promotional Flyer for the American College of Mechano-Therapy
[Chicago]: American College of Mechano-Therapy, 1910. Fine. Lightly toned.. Photographically illustrated promotional flyer (8" by 5.5") for the American College of Mechano-Therapy, which offered its courses to physicians via correspondence. The recto depicts "prominent graduate" Rev. Robert E. Campbell, and the verso features a grateful letter from another graduate, expounding on the benefits of the program for his... Read More
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Noble & Brooks Hides, Leather & Splitting Machines
Boston, Massachusetts: Noble & Brooks, 1870. Near fine. Letter folds, one or two spots.. Illustrated advertising bifolium for Noble & Brooks, "sole agents for the sale of A. Richardson's Patent Union Leather Splitting Machines, also Dealers in Leather, Tanners' & Curriers' Tools". Includes lithographed illustrations of the various tools and their names. Bifolium (10.5" by 8.25"), lithographed... Read More
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Advertisement for Mail Order "Portable Houses" by Mershon & Morley
Saginaw, Michigan: Mershon & Morley, 1900. Fine. Letter folds.. Printed bifolium advertisement (8.5" by 5.5") for "Portable Houses" produced by Mershon & Morley of Saginaw, Michigan. First leaf features a printed testimonial letter from a happy customer, promoting the ease of the structure's assembly; the second leaf features an illustration of the fully erected home with three gentlemen... Read More
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Chippewa Trail Banquet Menu
Elk Lake, Michigan: Chippewa Trails Camp for Girls, 1936. Fine.. Typewritten/mimeographed menu and toast program for the 1936 Chippewa Trail Banquet, held by the Chippewa Trails Camp for Girls in 1936. The wrappers have been hand-lettered and decorated with colored pencil, with the attendee's name in the lower right-hand corner: B[arbara] Henderson (presumably of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan). Includes... Read More
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First Joint Report of the Associated Delaware & Raritan Canal Co., Camden & Amboy R.R. & Transportation Co., and New Jersey R.R. & Transportation Co., to the Stockholders
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: H.G. Leisenring's Steam Printing House, 1867. Very good to fine. Minor dust soiling to wrappers.. First joint report to stockholders from three New Jersey and Delaware based transportation companies, illuminating early efforts to better connect the cities of New York and Philadelphia via innovative railway and canal lines. Includes a list of directors and officers of... Read More
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What is Spooned Ice Cream
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania: Wm. A. Stump General Merchandise. Printed advertising card for Abbotts DE LUXE Ice Cream, "now served" at a Shartlesville, Pennsylvania general store. In an attempt to separate itself from its competitors, the brand has coined the term "spooned ice cream", which "is served just as it comes from the freezer without compressing the ice cream ... you... Read More
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Safe Burglary
Buffalo, New York: Superintendent of Police, 1882. Very good. Minor damp staining, chipping and tears to extremities. Small tape repair to verso.. Printed handbill (8.5" by 5.5", verso blank) distributed to the public by the Buffalo Superintendent of Police reporting a safe burglary at the general store of Bates & White in Erie County. Includes a full listing... Read More
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