Childhood Ephemera & Books
german, phone, telephone, play, pretend, conversation, conversation, conversations
Germany: Junior International, 1970. This book was intended for toddlers, and would show two children having a make believe conversation on a phone. Such as a young girl ordering food from the local baker for her guests - a group of her dolls. The illustrations are colorful and bright. On.....
Price: $18.00
Swabia, German History and Culture
Berlin: Ed. Buttner & Co. A miraculously intact, full sheet of German language embossed, die-cut hinged Victorian scrap sheet, featuring nine charming separate scenes depicting the humorous story of "The Seven Swabians". Attached to the verso is a printed sheet telling the full story, printed on both recto and verso.....
Price: $120.00
Die-cut, Christmas, charitable organizations, chromolithography, children, child welfare
Detroit, Michigan: National Child Welfare League, 1913. A festive Christmas-themed contribution envelope for the National Child Welfare League, which advocated for child welfare and was based in Detroit, Michigan. The contribution envelope, which measures 1.75" by 3", is sandwiched between two pieces of card which have been die-cut to resemble.....
Price: $50.00
zoo, zoo animals, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, drawing, art, paper playthings, litho, lithography, lithographic
New York: Empire Lithographic Co Inc, 1931. A set of twelve animals (printed two per sheet) meant to comprise a zoo. These anthropomorphic characters are: a pig, a cow, a rabbit, a cat, a fish, a parrot, a rooster, an eagle, a donkey, a dog, an elephant, and a duck.....
Price: $95.00
Paper Doll Sets , ABAA-RBMS-2023
United States: S & C No. 346 K, c.1920. A charming paper doll play set consisting of: four dolls with stands (two boys, two girls); three outfits for each doll, for a total of twelve outfits; and nine hats. Features cute nautical themed outfits and outerwear. Outfits have tabs to.....
Price: $325.00
Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, Paper Playthings
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., [1920]. A complete set with four (4) die-cut dolls with their trunk, suit case and bag. They have eight (8) interchangeable costumes and three (3) hats. The dolls are permanently affixed to a two-fold folder with a lithograph of the sand and ocean in.....
Price: $550.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, Advertising to Children, Premium,
New York, NY: J. & P. Coats, c1910. A 3 7/8" x 1 5/8" uncut paper doll sheet inserted at the base of the box for mending floss. It is captioned CUT ME OUT - I Want ot be Your Dolly. Reverse includes a poem and instructions to send 4.....
Price: $50.00
Learn to Sew, Uncut
Learn to sew while playing with dolls: a delightful illustrated book with uncut sewing patterns for young girls, teaching basic sewing skills. Includes a paper pattern for "Babbette", a doll the reader can make, along with instructions for sewing hats, pajamas, a romper, a dress with bloomers, patches, and making.....
Price: $150.00
Paper Doll, Creative Play
England: B. B. Ltd., 1950s. Large format soft cover book with a single page of patterns for Mary, Kitty, Billy and Sally with six (6) pages of paper “fabric swatches” and one page of trims (buttons and bows). The four paper dolls are on the covers. The largest is 9.....
Price: $175.00
Children's Toys and Games, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Party Games
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1901. The classic children's party game "Pin the Tail on the Donkey", here titled "The Donkey Party Game". Produced by McLoughlin Bros. in 1901, the aim is for each party guest to pin a tail on an illustration of a donkey in the correct.....
Price: $175.00
Children as Advertising Pawns, Patent Medicine, Dr. Miles, Paper Dolls
Elkhart In. Dr. Miles Medical Co., 1902. A 20 3/4" tall die-cut easel back paper doll depicting Katrina Knickerbocker holding a bottle of Dr. Miles New Heart Cure. The reverse introduces Katrina, a character in Rip Van Winkle and of course promoting the various Dr. Miles with brief narratives and.....
Price: $400.00
Children as Advertising Pawns, Patent Medicine, Dr. Miles, Paper Dolls
Elkhart In. Dr. Miles Medical Co., 1902. A 20 3/4" tall die-cut easel back paper doll depicting Dorothy (Dolly) Quincy holding a bottle of Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine. The reverse introduces Dolly,the future wife of John Hancock and of course promoting the various Dr. Miles with brief narratives and a......
Price: $450.00
valentines dressed paper doll, valentine, ephemera, Victoriana.
A single fold 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" embossed die-cut valentine with a hinged embossed die-cut scrap paper doll bodice of a young girl wearing a purple velvet hat. Purple violet scraps surround the paper doll. The inside page has a handwritten note from a mother to her child who.....
Price: $45.00
Promotional Brochure
Boston: Fullerton Hall, 1914. 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.....
Price: $125.00
Sales and Marketing, History of American Business, Art Deco
Racine, Wisconsin: S.C. Johnson & Son, 1916. Typewritten letter on S.C. Johnson & Son illustrated company letterhead urging a Michigan hardware store to follow up on a potential order of Johnson's Artistic Wood Finishes. Signed in black ink by S. Collier. Measures 11" by 8.5"; verso blank. The illustrated letterhead.....
Price: $50.00
Masquerade Ball, German American Social Club
New York City: 1882. A 6 1/2" x 4" used (stub removed) masquerade ball ticket. The ticket provided admission to a masquerade ball at Terrace Garden, , February 20 [882]. The ticket is printed in German. Whimsical costumed revelers with one fellow swinging on the drapery cords. Reverse is blank.....
Price: $425.00
Made by Hand, Original Artwork, Folk Art, Watercolor, Women
United States: c1900. An elegant and well-heeled Edwardian paper doll rendered in original ink pen and watercolor, together with nine (9) accompanying dresses and six (6) matching hats. A young girl's dream paper doll, she is dressed in her blue ribbon-lined undergarments and has her golden locks pulled back into.....
Price: $325.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Women's History
New York: McLoughlin, 1892. One sided printing. 4 3/4" cut paper doll with with five (5) d dresses and no hats. Also includes a portion of the envelope front. Top section with the name of the doll has been cut away. Note the original doll only had four costumes. The.....
Price: $125.00
Women's History, Social History, Paper Dolls, Newspaper Supplements, Fashion & Costume
Boston: Boston Herald, 1895. It began on March 24, 1895 with the publication of the 11 3/4" litho on card blonde paper doll with the following message on the reverse: The Boston Sunday Herald will issue, each Sunday, a Fashion Plate Supplement which will be in the very latest style.....
Price: $900.00
dictionary, foreign language, phrase book
Germany: Leipzig, Schmidt & Gunther, c1930. 1072 pp.cloth covers, red fore edge pages. 21 plates including frontispiece. Miniature book. A 1200 word dictionary and phrase book that translates English to Danish to Norwegian. The last 100 pages or so act as a phrase book. Giving translates for numbers, common phrases.....
Price: $135.00
German learning
New York: American Tract Society. 160 pp. Blind stamped, gilt brown cloth hard cover, illustrated, entirely in German. Begins with the alphabet, an illustration, the upper and lower case letter than a biblical verse, other items include the small and large alphabets, the vowels, simple syllables, and short stories. 6.....
Price: $18.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Paper Playthings, Childhood Ephemera
London (Printed in Germany): Raphael Tuck & Sons Co., Ltd, Pat. Feb 20, 1894. Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Paper Playthings, Childhood Ephemera A 10" x 6" double-fold box with center opening on reverse with embossed illustration of Little Red Riding Hood. A 9" die-cut paper doll with attached head. The.....
Price: $325.00
Children's Illustrations, Perrault, Adaptations, Morals and Cautionary Tales
London, England: Darton and Co., 1840s. 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;.....
Price: $100.00
Social History, Telegram, Love and Friendship
1950. The brightly colored telegrams are congratulations on the marriages of Jean Pier Stockhelm to Laura Jane Spooner of Memphis and a second wedding, that of Nicole Fraipont to Michael Stockhelm. Also includes wedding pictures, children's pictures from the 1940s and 1950s. Housed in somewhat worn leather album. Measures 10".....
Price: $225.00