Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING LITTLE
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING MEASURES
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING PLEASURE
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING AIM
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING PHYSIC
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING PLEDGES
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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5 Fine Snow Angel Scraps - White Winter Wear Toys & Holly
Five (5) different 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" embossed die-cut Victorian scraps. All are snow angels in white fur trimmed coats and hats, with white leggings or boots, standing in the snow. Each with a different object or group of objects. Two with toys and presents, one with a French horn, one with a basket of holly and the final holding a book of carols with a single lit candle. Condition: overall excellent. The last described angel, is missing... Read More
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Collection of Books Related to Fiji from Library of Clellan S. Ford, American Anthropologist, Co-founder of the cross-cultural Survey, 1930s
Twenty (20) different titles from the estate of Clellan S. Ford, an American anthropologist, best known as Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. Ford spent a year in the Fiji Islands conducting ethnographic field research. He then joined the Institute of Human Relations at Yale, where he co-founded the cross-cultural Survey. The titles include Flight of the Chiefs, Epic Poetry of Fiji, 1942; A History of Fiji, Volume One, 1957; A Vagabond in Fiji, 1927; Fijian Grammar, 1946; Ai... Read More
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Mechanical Fly Boy Valentine Holding Hearts in Sky above Waiving Kids
A two part 4" x 2 3/4" die cut, mechanical valentine with kids on the ground waving to the fly boy in the air. He is sitting on a wing holding a heart. He has on a scarf and cap. The verse reads, 'To My Valentine.' The boy and plane are attached with a fastener that allows the plane to dip and lift, as though flying. The condition is good. Reverse has pencil inscriptions.
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c.1900 Circular Advertising Microscope for Pathology, Microbiology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: James W. Queen & Company, 1900. Very good. Toned with a couple of minor short tears. Letter folds.. Printed circular advertising a microscope ("Queen Continental Outfit No. 3170") sold by Queen & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia, suppliers of equipment for laboratories specializing in microbiology and pathology (among other products). Includes an illustration of the microscope on the front with testimonial. On the back, the circular includes a detailed description of the Queen Continental Stand No. II,... Read More
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What's Mom Worth?" -- Gender Roles Cost Analysis Paper Doll
New York, New York: The Post-Standard, 1976. Very good. Toned.. A gender roles cost analysis paper doll, used to illustrate an article about women's unsung work at home, in the May 6, 2004 issue of the Post-Standard. Shows a paper doll of a middle-aged blonde woman with tabbed outfits styling her as nurse, chauffeur, cook, and drill sergeant, with a bonus apron and baby sling accessory. Below the doll the staff write has listed the actual cost of... Read More
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Window Provision Box Co
Brooklyn, New York: Window Provision Box Co, 1930. Very good. Corners bumped, short tear to top edge.. A refrigeration solution for the urban housewife: printed advertisement for a medium sized refrigerating window box for city apartments in New York, "fastened easily to the outer sill of any window" and a handy way to "keep food cool without ice". Hauling ice up the stairs to an upper-level apartment would have been unappealing, so this product provided the labor-saving solution... Read More
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Smartest Woman of the Year!" -- Recruiting Women in the Air Force c.1952
Washington, D.C.: United States Air Force, 1952. Very good to near-fine.. Horizons Unlimited" and opportunities abound for women seeking a career in the Air Force, according to this c.1952 pamphlet. Includes images of smiling, sharply dressed women in uniform alongside information about the possible career opportunities available to them, including: Stenographer; Draftsman; Supply Clerk; Photo Laboratory Technician; Cryptographer; and Weather Equipment Technician. Note the jobs NOT listed; there wouldn't be a female fighter pilot until the 1990s. Illustrated... 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 uncut doll measure 4.5" by 2.5" folded. Chromolithographed. Uncut. Howard No. 30.
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Two Colorful Daffodil Nut Cups
Two 4" x 4" die cut, unfolded nut cups. One nut cup has yellow daffodils with ribbon and the other has pink anemones with ribbon. The flowers are located on the upper edge of each section and fold up, interlocking to create the nut cup. The condition is excellent.
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Man-Kind" Brand Dog and Cat Food Advertising Die-Cut Card
Portland, Oregon: Schlesser Bros, 1940. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. A 1940's printed advertising die-card for "Man-Kind" brand dog and cat food, a high quality pet food "So Good You Can Eat It Yourself!". Shaped like and depicting a German Shepherd, with the advertising text on the verso. Notice how much the breed standard has changed from the 1940s. Measures approx. 4" by 5.5
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Blacksmith" -- Vinegar Valentine
England: N.p., 1860. Very good. Toned with spotting, offsetting, and letter folds.. A "Blacksmith"-themed Vinegar Valentine, showing a rough-around-the edges blacksmith mid-swing as he pounds what looks like a horseshoe on an anvil. The text below reads: "Mr. Hammer and Tongs, pray go it, sonorous, To that sweet useful tune of the famed 'Anvil Chorus;' Like Vulcan of old, who the thunderbolts made, Your face and complexion denote your dark trade. Although a great blower, and striking's... Read More
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119 Victorian Shawl Pins in Original Box
New York, New York: American & Howe Pin Cos, 1882. Good to very good. Pins in excellent condition, one pin lacking. Box worn with some damage and dust soiling, lacking one apron and part of another, one bottom apron lacking, modern repair to corners inside box.. A collection of one hundred nineteen (119) Victorian shawl pins, housed in their original box. Each set of twelve pins is displayed on a sheet of printed paper with brand information at... Read More
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Name The Happy Day" -- Bright White Rose-themed 16mo Valentine with Silver Scrap
England, 1850. Near-fine. Minor dust soiling, spot to back.. A bright white 16mo valentine, adorned with an orange paper appliqué and silver embossed scrap reading "Name the Happy Day". Inside is a printed slip that reads, "Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be." Die-cut coated paper bifolium embossed with roses, measuring 3.25" by 2.25
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Eight (8) 1860s Handmade Capes and Shawls for Paper Dolls
1860. Good to very good. Minor short tears or chips, light dust soiling or rubbing.. A set of eight (8) handmade paper mantels and shawls for paper dolls. Materials used include chromolithographed paper, embossed paper, paper hand-painted with watercolor or ink, and metallic gold paper for details. Each is tri-fold to wrap around the doll. One of the mantles has been folded in half and cut by hand to create a symmetrical pattern. The smallest measures approx 2.5"... Read More
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Accept a Trifle" -- 16mo Pictorial Lace Paper Valentine Depicting Couple Being Wed
England, 1860. Very good. Some staining from adhesive used to mount lace paper to bottom leaf.. An attractive 16mo pictorial lace paper valentine measuring approx. 3.75" by 2.75". The lace paper itself depicts a winged cupid reclining on a cloud at the top. Below, a window in the lace paper reveals a hand-colored lithograph depicting a couple kneeling in prayer, being wed. Finished with a small die-cut printed blue appliqué reading "Accept a Trifle
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Circular Advertising New Tobacco Manufacturing Equipment
Petersburg, Virginia: G.F. Marks, 1868. Very good. Some offsetting, letter folds.. Printed circular addressed "to manufacturers of tobacco", advertising new patented machinery used for pressing tobacco. G.F. Marks (fl.1850s) was a carpenter from Petersburg, Virginia, who developed his new "Ironback Mills for Tobacco" with local mill makers in order to capitalize on the booming tobacco and plantation industry in the upper South (i.e. Virginia). He filed his patent in 1868, just after the Civil War, when labor-saving and... Read More
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What Women Have Done
Lynn, Massachusetts: Lydia E. Pinkham Company, 1910. Good to very good. Toned with dust soiling and short tears, including one larger short tear to head of spine. Wrappers chipped and worn.. A look into the contributions of women in history, advertising remedies by Lydia E. Pinkham (1819-1883), an American businesswoman who became well-known for marketing remedies for female ailments. Subject headings include Woman "in Medicine", "as Nurse", "as Educator", "in Business", "as Novelist", "in Law", "as Artist", "on... Read More
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American Flag Iconography and Late 19th and Early 20th cent. Popular Music
United States, 1940. Very good. Flaws include toning, chipping, with the occasional instance of leaf lacking, or short tears.. A collection of one hundred seven (107) items exploring the relationship between American flag iconography and the late 19th and early 20th century popular music. The items, which are comprised mainly of sheet music and lyric booklets, range in date from 1858 to the 1940s, and spanning several wars They have been divided into ten (10) discrete themed categories,... Read More
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A Perpetual Almanac" -- c.1820 Perpetual Calendar
United States, 1820. Very good. Dust soiled, with short tear to paper keeping mechanism flush on back . Corners nicked.. An attractive perpetual calendar from c.1820, engraved with hand coloring, and featuring an allegorical image of Time in classical dress and wings, holding an hourglass in one hand and a sickle in the other. Below, there is a grid of numbers for each day; on the left is a column for the days of the week, and on... Read More
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