Ephemera
Social Welfare, Women's Work
1930s. Leaflet promoting the Laden Plan of Distribution, and reprinting recent positive reactions in the press. Goldie Laden was an advocate for the poor, and developed her Plan in order to right what she perceived as an inherent wrong in modern society: "The most heinous crime in America is our.....
Price: $150.00
Water Cures, Patent Medicine, Hidden Message, Paper with a Secret
[Boston, Massachusetts]: Commonwealth Mineral Spring Water, c.1900. Advertising card for Commonwealth Mineral Spring Water, with a humorous image of two men on the recto alongside bold claims for the water's efficacy as a cure-all: "It is a sure cure for Dyspepsia, Liver and Kidney Complaints, and other Chronic Diseases". On.....
Price: $115.00
program, ball, the pilgrimage
Natchez, Mississippi: Natchez Garden Club, 1936. Single-fold program for the Confederate Ball, a pageant put on by the Natchez Garden Club in Natchez, Mississippi. Since 1932 the garden club has done a fall and spring pilgrimage, where owners of historic homes in the area open their homes for guided tours.....
Price: $95.00
Animal Welfare and Rights, Humane Societies, Prevention of Cruelty, Child Protection
Hartford, Connecticut: 1920. An early photographically illustrated leaflet for the Connecticut Humane Society, incorporated in 1881 "To Promote Humanity and Kindness" (first leaf recto). Includes a heart-wrenching story about a neglected horse, as well as a heart-warming story about a pony who found a forever family. Contrary to the Society's.....
Price: $175.00
legal, household & furnishing, industrial, building & trade
Haverhill, MA: April 1, 1845. A legal agreement between three men, Edward J. Smith, James Woodman and Edwin Morse for the construction of a two family house on Main Street in Haverhill. While no state is ever mentioned in the contract, it can be supposed that it is Haverhill, MA.....
Price: $150.00
auction, inn, hotel, advertise, advertising, advertisement, contract
Southampton, UK: W. T. Hickman and Son, 1883. In 1883, the Ship Inn, a roadside public house, was put on auction by the lawyers W. T. Hickman and Son. This collection features the large broadside for the auction, and three unused contracts for bidders. The auction was advertised to all.....
Price: $350.00
Toys, Children, Advertising, Doll Houses
Philadelphia: Ketterlinus, 1895. Uncut sheet (7" by 7"), chromolithograph with foldable furniture for a doll house dining room. Produced by Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co., it was part of a promotion wherein the customer would send in proof of purchase in exchange for one such dollhouse sets. Each piece promotes a......
Price: $225.00
Counter Cards, Display Cards, Shop Display Ephemera
London, England: c.1900. A well-preserved counter card advertising "Samuel Brothers' Silk Hat Renovator", a liquid product for restoring top hats. Features a humorous illustration of an older gentleman struggling with his old-fashioned hat brush while his younger counterpart outpaces him with the new product. The dialogue reads, "I can't get.....
Price: $375.00
eclectibles, valentines, Cupid
A 6 1/4" x 3" die cut, fold down, multi-tier valentine. The first tier has scrap white and red roses. Behind the flowers is Cupid holding a big red heart wrapped in green bow. He is piercing the heart with a broken arrow. The verse on the heart 'Valentine Greetings.....
Price: $26.00
mechanical valentine, die-cut valentine, victorian valentine
A die cut, fold out, 4" x 5 3/4" Cupid is riding his bike with an attached cart full of red hearts. The back bike wheel folds out to stand alone. The sentiment on the cart is 'I'm loaded down with love for you my valentine, so kind and true.'.....
Price: $22.00
Die-cut Valentine, Novelty
An 5" x 5 1/2" die cut, easel backed valentine depicting an embossed cupid skipping with pink floral garland. The heart is applied parchment with edge design of hearts and flowers. Art Nouveau Influenced design. Some edge wear; overall good condition. Reverse has pencil inscription also marked with E.
Price: $24.00
Valentine Writer, Love and Friendship, Courtship, Poetry, Advertising
[1840]. An 8" x 10 3/4" advertisement for "Cupid's Bower". Official title - Cupid' s bower, or The poetical garden of love: a collection of original valentines calculated to convey the sentiments of the heart in language neat, chaste, and expressive. It features a courting couple at center seated on.....
Price: $500.00
Dance Card, Leather & Metal Workers,
Vienna: Adolph Müller & Söhne, 1894. An 1894 dance card sumptuously produced by Adolph Müller & Söhne, leather and metal workers based in Vienna. The dance card is made up of three separate components: first, an engraved metal shield with enamel four-leaf clover and gilded brass ribbon bearing the date.....
Price: $375.00
program, New Hampshire National Guard, NHNG, bald eagle, american flag
Concord, NH: E.A. Wright, Phila (engraver), February 24, 1892. A dance card for Company E, 3d Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard's (NHNG) exhibition and prize drill which took place at the White's Opera House in Concord, NH in 1892. The Order of Dance lists the fourteen (14) dances.....
Price: $165.00
Dance Card
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]: 1887. 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 committee. Bifolium (5" by 3.25"), printed.....
Price: $110.00
Benevolence, Letter Carriers, Dance Card
Springfield [MA]: J. E. Shipman, 1894. 8 pp dance card die-cut in the shape of a mail box. Litho on orange stock covers. Ribbon binding. The order of dance includes sixteen dances. Seven dances were spoken for (written in pencil). Music by the Springfield Orchestral Club. Hosted by Branch No.....
Price: $85.00
eclectibles, valentines, honeycomb, open-out valentine, paper dolls, vintage paper dolls, paper americana, ephemera, paper toy, menus, children's books, early 20th century valentine, valentines with children
A 5 1/2" x 3 3/4" die cut, fold down valentine. This valentine is tastefully done. When folded down the small red honeycomb is by the couple’s feet. He is dressed in blue and she has a pretty yellow dress on. He is handing her a cornucopia that has flowers.....
Price: $28.00
valentines, raphael tuck valentine, frances brundage, honeycomb, open-out valentine,
An embossed, die cut, 6 1/4" x 2 3/4" Christmas Greetings Card. This card has a Dandy on the front with decorative devises at top in silver tone. The sentiment on the card is simple 'Greetings,' inside the card is another verse 'A bright and Happy Christmas to You.' Open.....
Price: $22.00
Penny Dreadful, Vinegar Valentine, Social History
A 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" penny dreadful depicting a true dandy, complete with top hat, watch fob and walking crop. It is captioned "You are indeed a vulgar creature, With Bull-dog stamped on every feature"
Price: $75.00
fire, fire safety, french canadian, kitchen fire, cooking, public works, government, death, mortality
Quebec, Canada: Ministry of Public Works, 1940s. A fire-safety postcard distributed by the Ministry of Public Works in Quebec. The blotter is specifically warning against cooking fires. On the right side of the postcard is a black and white illustration of a woman cooking on the stove as she appears.....
Price: $55.00
Frederic W. Goudy] [type design
Philadelphia, PA. Lanton Monotype Machine Company, c1930. 15 pp. Paper printed two color cover, includes examples of points and series. The booklet consists of descriptions and examples of the Deepene type created by Goudy. 12 1/4" x 9" edges worn, tears on edges, tape repair pages 14 and 15 and.....
Price: $85.00
Mining, Mining equipment, Concentrating Table
Fort Wayne, IND: The Deister Concentrator Company, 1915. 72 pp. Comprehensive descriptions provided for their concentrating tables. B&W illustrations of the table, and its individual parts are included. Prices not listed. Covers show some wear, with a few intact tears along the edge. The first few interior pages have foxing.....
Price: $75.00
sewing, women's work, embroidery, rug, rug patterns, catalogue, advertising, women's work
Boston, MA: E. S. Frost & Co.'s Turkish Rug Patterns, 1881. An advertising booklet for E. S. Frost & Co.'s Turkish Rug Patterns which starts out by promoting the employment options involved to all persons, men, women and children, in the field of rug making. Men can become official agents.....
Price: $110.00
Aesthetic Movement, Lithography.
Witsch & Schmitt, [1890]. A thought provoking Aesthetic Movement influenced art for art sake piece of art designed as a cigar label for Witsch & Schmitt. A play on the oft seen long haired Oscar Wilde with his sunflower accessory as seen in one of the women's hair. Striking imagery.....
Price: $500.00