Ephemera
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
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
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
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
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
Advertising, W.J. Austen & Co.
Oswego, New York: W.J. Austen & Co., c. 1878. This non-embossed card is advertising the Forest Flower cologne made by W.J. Austen and Co. The die-cut features a girl and a boy, each holding a based of flowers, standing around a large rendition of the perfume bottle. Meant to convey.....
Price: $65.00
ephemera, whimsey
c1900. Diecut in the shape of a man in a derby, this is a felt hat cleaner, a loop on the back through which one slips fingers, for gripping the cleaner and; Instructions can’t be read, though the words “Philadelphia Store, 605 Market” can be read.; In very good condition.;.....
Price: $75.00
law, patent law, circular
New York: Brown, Coombs & Co., 1866. A 4 fold, 10 page pamphlet regarding the Patent Laws of the 'more important' foreign countries. The publisher, Brown, Coombs, & Co, was a law firm that specialized in patent law and had offices in New York and Washington, DC, as well as.....
Price: $50.00
Menu, Historical Memorabilia, Berlin Conference, African Division
Hotel Brunswick: February 10,1884. A 4" x 5" heavy card menu. The front depict a watercolor caricature of a woman holding a "separation" banner on an applied die-cut card surrounded by pink silk fringe. The reverse is the menu printed in gold ink. The starter is "Sorbet a l'Africaine." The.....
Price: $125.00
tissue paper, paper products, crafts
New Haven, CT: Northrop, The Art Dealer, 1886. 16 pp. staple booklet. Yellow wraps.. Instructs the reader on how to make various tissue paper flowers or other items such as tissue paper lamp shades. Instructions on making Tulip, White, Jasmine and Fuchsia. The last few pages of the booklet have.....
Price: $75.00
Disappearing Chinamen,Sam Lloyd,Paper Engineering and Design, Mechanical Advertising Card
United States: 1930s. A clever 1930s advertisement for bicycles utilizing the "Disappearing Chinamen" visual puzzle created by paper engineer Sam Lloyd in the late 1890s. Here, the viewer spins a volvelle to reveal that, between points A and B, a bicyclist has somehow disappeared. The challenge is to identify which.....
Price: $300.00
Disney,Communications,Public Facing,Correspondence,Guest Relations,Buzzwords,Management,Employee Training,Disneyland,PBX,Telegrams
[Anaheim, California]: Disneyland, 1981. The official operating procedure book for Disneyland's telephone system in 1981, including staffing and historical information: "We have a computerized three-panel switchboard that handles 3,000,000 calls a year ... [the staff] includes three full-time, four part-time attendants, and one seasonal attendant and one Chief Operator" (Section.....
Price: $275.00
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
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
Medicine and Advertising, Marketing to Domestic Workers, Home Medicines
Atlanta, Georgia: Dr. H.H. Green's Sons, c1912. Booklet advertising Dr. Green's Sons' remedy for dropsy, including a summary of the company, description of the affliction, several testimonials, and a mail-in order form with health questionnaire. Also includes several blank pages of lined paper for notes, and tips for domestic workers.....
Price: $95.00
duck, hunting, duck netting, master of the hunt, occupation of Japan, WWII
Japan: 1947. A tri-fold informational pamphlet on how to participate in the the noncompetitive hunting sport of duck netting. Exclusive to Japan, duck netting is a sport consisting of ten 'players', including a 'Master of the Hunt'. The players work to both startle a duck and swing a large net.....
Price: $110.00
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
Currency,U.S. Currency,Economics,Private Currency,Cryptocurrency
United States: Marine Bank and Allis Brown's Bank, Early 19th-century. Four (4) examples of bills issued by private banks as currency, including two five-dollar bills ("Allis Brown's Bank") and two two-dollar bills ("Marine Bank"). Before the Civil War, it was not unusual for banks to issue their own currency for.....
Price: $125.00