Dunaway Concert Company in "The Lady of Decoration" with Miss Mabel Vann, Concert Pianist and Musical Director
Boston: Fullerton Hall, 1914. Three small brown tabs on left margin cover. Letter fold.. A single-fold 11" x 8 1/4" promotional brochure for The Lady of The Decoration" with Miss Hetty J. Dunaway. Images from photographs of the performer on the cover and vignettes from the presentation within. Also includes press endorsements. Photographic image of Miss Mabel el Van, concert pianist and musical director on the back page followed by brief biographies of both women. A penciled note... Read More
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Trade Catalog for W. & J. Sloane Interior Decoration
New York, New York: W. & J. Sloane, 1902. Very good to fine. Some water staining internally, wrappers worn at extremities.. A very stylishly produced trade catalog for W. & J. Sloane New York, offering "Interior Decoration, Classic Furniture, Upholstery Fabrics, Carpetings and Fine Oriental Rugs" (title-page). Includes full-page photographic illustrations of furnishings and designs with titled tissue guards, with several pages of descriptive text in fashionable typeface. Each page of text has generous margins and large illustrated... Read More
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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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Salesman's Sample Cigar Box Labels O. L. Schwencke
New York & Chicago: O. L. Schwencke, 1907. Cover wear. A 66 pp. salesman sample of deeply embossed gilt embellished cigar labels produced by O. L. Schwencke. Elaborate and intricately designed. Elegant women, royalty, spotted trout, privileged gentlemen, road houses, cigarette in progress (silver ash), scenes from nature, Indigenous peoples , Cuba, Puerto Rica, Transportation and much more. Each with a label number and pricing information. Measures 6.5 by 9.75 inches. Gilt stamped boards. • My... 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 perfumatory and maker of cosmetic products in Toledo, OH. The first item in the collection is a small envelope housing... Read More
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Uncut Joan & John Paper Dolls Promote Talon Zippers
New York, NY: Dritz-Traum Co., Inc, 1938. A two-fold sheet that depicts 7" John and Joan with their easel back stains on one sheet clothing and accessories for the twins on the other three. The title is captioned "Tell your mother you could dress and undress yourself if she sewed in dainty flexible 'TALON' Slide Fasteners in all your clothes". The commonality amongst all of the garments is that they all have zippers, presumably Talon Slide Fasteners. Each item... Read More
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A Collection of Materials Relating to Charles G. Sargent, A Textile Machinery Manufacturing Company
Graniteville, MA: Charles G. Sargent, 1870. General wear.. A collection of materials relating to the business firm of Charles Grandsion Sargent (1819-1878), which was a successful textile machinery manufacturing company in Graniteville, MA. It was founded in 1854 by Sargent himself, and after his sons joined him, became known as the C. G. Sargent's Sons Corporation. Collection includes: Four advertising circulars for several of Sargent's machines such as the Metallic Waste Card machine, Cold-Air Wool-Drying Machine, Wool-Washing Machine... Read More
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Sleeping Dolls by Queen Holden - I Have Eyes That Will Close ... and Open
N.pl: Whitman Publishing Co, 1940. Very good. Light dust soiling. A little damage to plastic envelope where eyes kept.. A charming paper doll book with a moveable component: moveable eyes. The directions read: "Punch out Winkie's eyes. Take a pair of eyes from the envelope and fold on the dotted line and paste together. Holding the pair of eyes with the closed lids towards you, lashes down, pinch the portion back of the eyes slightly so the eyes... Read More
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Window Display Photograph - Helen Fox Kruser Delicatessen featuring of A-So-Gud Pretzels
1920s. A 9 3/4" x 7 1/2" photograph depicting a window display at Helen Fox Kruser Delicatessen. Large poster in background for "O-So-Gud" Pretzels in the background with open cases of pretzels and pretzels strewn about the base of the display. The pretzels are accompanied by what else but beer...
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![[Broadside:] The Perpetual Almanack, or Gentleman's Prayer Book With Color Queen of Diamonds inset](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/450/251/1506251450.0.l.0.jpg)
[Broadside:] The Perpetual Almanack, or Gentleman's Prayer Book With Color Queen of Diamonds inset
Spitalfields [London]: Taylor. Very good. Edges toned. Minor wrinkling to paper where playing card pasted on, minor staining to verso from paste.. A moralistic tale disguised as a humorous tale about a soldier caught playing cards in church, only to be caught by his superior; in order to evade punishment, the soldier spins a story about how each playing card teaches him a different bible story. Single leaf (11" by 8.5") printed on recto only, blue paper,... Read More
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J. O. Bentley's French Stamping and Designing Depots - Stamping Done While you Wait, Philadelphia
A 2" x 3 1/2" business card promoting a "A full line of Fine Embroidery, Silk Mohair, Linen, and Cotton Embroidery Braids Italian Embroidery Silk, French Embroidery Cotton, Linen Flags, Stamped Goods, Stamps, etc.
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Holiday Card Depicting Children Playing on Frozen Pond
England, 1880. Very good to near-fine. Light dust soiling.. A charming 16mo valentine depicting a group of Victorian children playing on a frozen pond, with the message "Compliments of the season". A red-breasted robin looks on from a tree branch. Features a decorative embossed border. Measures approx. 3.5" by 2.5
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING AMUSEMENT
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Birth Control
[Chicago, Illinois]: Lanteen Medical Laboratories, Inc, 1934. Very good. Toned with wear to extremities, lower right-hand corner chipped with minimal loss. Upper wrapper/first leaf water stained.. Advertising booklet for Lanteen brand diaphragms, contraceptive jellies, and douches for protecting "multitudes of women whose health requires this safeguard" (p. 10). Begins with a fictional story of a young married woman seeking the advice of a fatherly and distinguished doctor, who debunks common misconceptions about birth control and gives her a... Read More
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Early 1870s Illustrated Billhead for "Fancy Goods" Dealer in Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon, New Hampshire: H.W. Carter, 1873. Very good. Light dust soiling.. An early 1870s illustrated billhead promoting H.W. Carter, a Lebanon, New Hampshire importer and wholesale dealer of "British, French, German and American Fancy Goods" ranging from hosiery and gloves to brushes, ivory combs, silver ware, buttons, and imported cigars. The large wood engraved illustration at the head depicts a horse-drawn carriage passing by the business on a tree-lined road. The sale, written in ink, records the sale... Read More
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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" by 5.75"), pp. 144, with in-text photo illustrations and tear-away order form in rear. Stapled in original publisher's brown wrappers,... Read More
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Friendship Letter with eternal ring plaited hair from Emma to John Van Syckel
Mount Pleasant, NJ, 1818. Affixed to the top of the single-fold note letter sheet is a quadruple plaited eternal ring of hair with an applied ribbon demonstrating the affection of the writer known only as Ella. The letter reads. Friday June 17, 1818 Dear John, Should misfortune on you fall and the cold world pass you by and still proudly stand the test and meet each Scornful eye or should any dare to whisper... Read More
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Two (2) Scarce Metamorphics Advertising Acorn Stoves and Ranges
Chicago, Illinois: Kerting Lith. Co, 1890. Two (2) scarce metamorphic advertisement cards promoting Acorn Stoves and Ranges on the verso. We have not encountered either example before. The first depicts two young boys in military costumes. When the flap is lifted, they are transformed into two adult soldiers in caricature, one long and lanky and the other squat. The second depicts a little boy talking to a bird on his hand. When the flap is lifted, the scene changes... Read More
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Revolutionary Calendar Dedicated to the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution
Boston: Louis Prang, 1896. Chromolithograph calendar printed by L. Prang & Co. for 1896. It was issued under the auspices of the New York City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Coated stock die-cut in the shape of a shields, each presenting one calendar month accompanied by a chromolithograph depiction of the seal of one of the thirteen original states. The states represents the states in the order they ratified the Constitution, beginning with Delaware. Each... Read More
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Printed Citrus Fruit Wrappers with Printed Recipes
United States, 1930. Very good. Some toning, wrinkles/creasing, staining, short tears or nicks.. A group of five (5) printed citrus fruit wrappers from American citrus producers, each printed on tissue paper and measuring approx. 9.5" by 9.5. Citrus fruit wrappers are ephemera produced to both protect the fruit in transit and represent the brand in a colorful way. These examples are notable because they include recipes in lieu of colorful imagery to market the product. Recipes include Orange... Read More
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Barmaid Vinegar Valentine - Oh what a bob! and what a Chin!
1850. Light surface wear.. A single-fold hand colored vinegar valentine or Penny Dreadful. It depicts a women with exaggerated facial features and hair behind a bar pouring a pint. It is captioned: Oh, what a bob! and what a chin! What eyes! and what a nose! What charming smiles! what winning ways! What graceful talk that flows! Like rum-and-milk from those sweet lips, That for lovers' kisses were made! Oh, what a shame such a lovely girl Should... Read More
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Get Well Card with recipe for Easy Cherry Tarts..
1940. A 6" x 5" french-fold greeting card with applied die-cut of cherries on the front cover. Captioned "Cheery" Get Well Wishes" with printed cross-stich cherry orchard. The inside depicts additional cherry trees and a wish As bright as a bowl of Cherries for a prompt recovery. The back page, somewhat surprisingly has a recipe for eAsy Cherry Tarts. Marked 1140. No publisher. Unused.
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The Great Salt Lake Derbyshow Dope Sheet Dance Competition
Salt Lake City, Utah: KDYL Radio, 1935. Some paper loss upper right corner. A single-fold mimeograph announcement and program with some hand coloring. The Derby Show lasts over several days, it tests the endurance these dancers have to see how long they can manage to keep moving. The sheet provides updated information about the marathon dance competition, including the date and the number of competitors still on the floor. There is a list with the names of the... Read More
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The Art and Secrets of Chinese Cookery
Detroit, Michigan: La Choy Food Products, Inc, 1937. Very good. Light toning.. Advertising booklet for a Detroit-based Chinese food product company, including recipes for American homemakers ranging from Chow Mein Noodles to Water Chestnut Souffle. Advertises canned and jarred foods available from the company, and capitalizes on the craze for Asian foods, arts, and aesthetics in America in the 1930s. Of note here is the presence of a "Business Policies and Practices" statement, which outlines the company's commitment... Read More
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Cigarette Beauties: Set of Fifty Two (52) Novelty Die-cut Victorian Scraps Advertising Kinney Tobacco Company
United States: Kinney Tobacco Company, 1890. Very good. Toned with minor points of surface wear, staining on rectos from previous adhesives used to secure the scraps to the inside of the cigarette boxes.. A whimsical set of fifty two (52) die-cut Victorian scraps, each collected from a different Kinney Brothers cigarette pack as a part of a "collect them all" type marketing enterprise. Each scrap depicts a pretty young lady styled to match her background (e.g. a perky... Read More
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