Paper with a Secret
Not everything is what it appears to be at first glance...
Made by Hand, Transformation, Paper Dolls, Overlay, Ethnicity, Metamorphosis
[1860s]. A 3 1/8" somewhat naive watercolor paper doll drawn and cut from pith paper and applied to a plain...
Price: $750.00
Made by Hand, Love and Friendship, Paper with a Secret
[1880]. A 2.25" x 2.25" hand made "cobweb" or "beehive", an applied scrap of a cherub holding a bird anchoring...
Price: $225.00
Paper Plaything, Pretend Play, Paper with a Secret, Social History...
New York: Henry Heininger Co., 1919. A set of four die-cut wraparound paper dolls with movable arms and eyes. They...
Price: $300.00
magazine, illustrations, short stories,
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1887. 844pp. Green cloth board, stamped in red and black with gilt accents. Volume...
Price: $135.00
Farming, Chromolithography, Volvelle
Galva, Illinois: c.1900. Chromolithographed volvelle advertising farming equipment manufactured by Hayes Pump & Planter Co. Comprised of two cards, the...
Price: $125.00
Puzzle Purse, Parlor Game, Amusement
[1860]. A 3" x 3 1/2" folded paper "puzzle purse" of sorts. in that the pages must be folded correctly...
Price: $750.00
Scroll Puzzle, McLoughlin, Childhood Ephemera, Chromolithography
New York, NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1897. No. 540. A 10" x 8" chromolithograph on heavy cardboard depicting an crying toddler...
Price: $325.00
Humor, Vinegar Valentines
United States: c.1885. A most charming and humorous mechanical: when the tab is pulled, the young lady applies copious amounts...
Price: $250.00
Jacob's Ladder, Movable Toy, Napoleon
c1850s. A four-part hand colored litho on board with white laces and a wooden handle. When twisted the scene changes...
Price: $900.00
The Jolly Jig-Saw Book, jig-saw puzzles, story rhymes, No Dogs...
The Jolly Jig-Saw Book, Packed with Jig-saw Puzzles and Story-rhymes. John Leng & Co., London. 1939. A hardback book that...
Price: $425.00
Advertising to Children, Anthropomorphism, Metamorphosis
Battle Creek, Mich. Kellogg Company, 1932. The book features six (6) pages of sliced animals in 6 pieces to provide...
Price: $45.00
Volvelle, Wheel, Celluloid, Mathematics, Music
Allentown PA: Lightning Arranger, 1931. An oblong 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" celluloid device with two (2) side by side...
Price: $145.00
Multiplication, Paper Slide, Early Learning
Chicago: The Simplicity Co., 1908. A 3 1/4" x 6" card folder with an image of a schoolmaster pointing at...
Price: $175.00
Pop-up Book, Jumbo,
New York: McLoughlin Bros. A single-fold pop-up book with applied litho depicting a family of giraffes grazing in nature. When...
Price: $450.00
Transformation, US Presidents, Childhood Ephemera
8.13: c1900. Housed in a 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" illustrated envelope with an image of George Washington at left...
Price: $85.00
eclectibles, valentines
A 5" x 2 3/4" mechanical, die cut valentine card. This is officer #14 looking mean. He has ona full...
Price: $25.00
lotto, mechanical puzzle, paper toy
Each card from a French lotto set has four (4) mechanical parts, that move to reveal the lotto numbers; Great...
Price: $375.00
Chromolithography, Movables, Christmas Cards, Lace Paper
United States: 1870s. A particularly charming movable greeting card on lace paper wishing the recipient "A merry Christmas and a....
Price: $75.00
Marionette, Articulated Paper Doll, Movable Toy, Paper Playthings, Childhood Ephemera
London, Printed in Bavaria: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. A 12" x 8" embossed die-cut marionette of articulated paper doll...
Price: $200.00
pig, movable, world's fair, chicago world's fair,
Chicago: Wig-L-Rol, 1934. A fun piece of souvenir created for the 1934 Chicago World's Fair by the company Wig-L-Rol. This...
Price: $125.00
Chromolithography, Undergarments
France: c.1890. A cheeky April Fools Day card die-cut to resemble a skirt that, when opened, reveals a fold-out pop-up...
Price: $125.00
Playing cards, Whist, Movable Paper, De La Rue
London: De La Rue, c1850. An interesting take on the whist counter. Consists of four (4) die-cut pieces. Two back...
Price: $325.00
Paper with a Secret, Novelty Valentine, Women, Love and Friendship...
124 Cheapside, London: F. Passmore, [1890]. A single fold lace paper valentine titled "The requisite Contents of a Ladys' Dressing...
Price: $650.00
Love and Friendship, Lace Paper, Octavo, Windsor
1840s-1850s. A 6 7/8" x 4 3/4" intricately cut lace paper of elaborate garden scene with a man and woman...
Price: $100.00