Advertising & Promotion
Scotland, Fabric and Textiles, Illustrated Catalogue, Price List, Tartan, Clans
Glasgow, Scotland: Paisleys Limited, c1950. Twelfth edition of the Highland Dress catalog by Paisleys Limited of Glasgow. Marketed largely to American tourists, the catalog begins with a brief description of offerings. Each page has an illustration of the different clan-specific tartans and outfits, as modeled on men, women, and children.....
Price: $150.00
Die-cut, Book-shaped
[New York, New York]: E.B. Treat, c.1884. Chromolithographed die-cut in the shape of a book, advertising the book "Home Culture: An Aid to Social Hours at Home" by Thomas Hunter, first published by 1884 by E.B. Treat. Features the exact pictorial boards in this die-cut as used for the first.....
Price: $75.00
health & welfare, first aid, Lysol, advertising, propaganda, women's work, nursing, housewife, military history, WWII, homefront, patriotism
Bloomfield, NJ: Lehn & Fink Products Corp. 1941. The Home Defense Course was broken up into three lessons: 1. How to Wage War on Germs, 2. Nursing and Sick Room Care, 3. First Aid. The whole booklet has a patriotic theme, evidence by not only the covers, which have be.....
Price: $175.00
Hotels,Tourism,Patriotism in Advertising
Washington, D.C. Hotel Powhatan, c.1920. Promotional booklet for the Hotel Powhatan, marketed to tourists visiting Washington, D.C. as "The Hotel of American Ideals". Includes photo-illustrations of the hotel's luxurious accommodations, and watercolor illustrations of colonial-era scenes to emphasize the theme. Offers guests a list of nearby attractions with hours, a......
Price: $200.00
Teenagers,Driving Education
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1964. Tips for "How to Be a Better Driver" for teenagers, published by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Celebrates the milestone of getting a driver's license and its associated freedoms, while emphasizing safety and responsibility. Single vol. (7.75" by 5.25"), pp. 12, original.....
Price: $75.00
Immigration,Assimilation,American Citizenship
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, c.1925. "Make America your country as well as your home": a printed guide from Met Life Insurance on how to complete the first steps of obtaining U.S. citizenship (i.e. naturalization), part of its "Aids to Citizenship Series". Features Lady Liberty on the.....
Price: $200.00
Immigration,Assimilation,American Citizenship
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, c.1925. "Make America your country as well as your home": a printed guide from Met Life Insurance on how to complete the final steps of obtaining U.S. citizenship (i.e. naturalization), part of its "Aids to Citizenship Series". Features Lady Liberty on the.....
Price: $200.00
Engineering and Design, Steam Engines, Elevators
New York, New York: Leonard Atwood, Builder of High & Low Pressure Steam Engines and Safety Hoisting Machinery, 1870s. Bifolium (10.25" by 8") with illustrated advertisement for Leonard Atwood, Builder of High & Low Pressure Steam Engines and Safety Hoisting Machinery on first leaf, company letterhead on second leaf with.....
Price: $225.00
Engineering and Design, Water Power
Baltimore, Maryland: Bolgiano Water Motor Co., 1894. Printed receipt (5.5" by 8.5") acknowledging the sale of a gas iron from the Bolgiano Water Motor Company of Baltimore, Maryland, to the Hendrick Manufacturing Company of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Depicts a clever water-powered sewing machine in upper left-hand corner of the receipt, powered.....
Price: $150.00
Broadside, Sales Contest, Children's Trays
Newark, NJ: The Newark Tray Co., 1882. A 12" x 9 1/2" illustrated broadside promoting a sales competition for The Newark Tray Co. Illustrations of two trays; one depicts a child feeding chickens, the other children on an archery range. The "Announcement Extraordinary" is to store owners to call the.....
Price: $95.00
Furniture, New England Industry
Lowell, Massachusetts: Washingtonian Press, 1843. Printed broadside advertising the "Furniture, Feather, and Carpet Warehouse" of Lowell, Massachusetts, sellers of a range of factory-manufactured household furnishings. Constitutes important ephemeral evidence of the rise of manufacturing in New England in the early to mid 1800's, and the rise of industry. Broadside (9.75".....
Price: $225.00
History of the Flute,Woodwind Instruments,Music
New York, New York: A.G. Badger, 1853. An illustrated history of the flute, with a description and celebration of the new Bœhm Flute developed and patented by Bavarian court musician and inventor Theobald Bœhm (1794-1881) in 1847. The Bœhm fingering system formed the foundation of the modern flute. Published by.....
Price: $375.00
Victorian Playthings, Advertising, Manufactory, Wood turning
Bound Brook, NJ: The Princess Hoop Manufacturing Co., 1882. The letterhead has two vignettes printed in red of children with hoops with handles identified as The Normandy and The Princess. It is for the Princess Hoop Manufacturing Co, office of J. L. M. DuFour and I. R. Edgar. The letter.....
Price: $125.00
Business, Advertising, Michigan, Lithography, Industry, Trades, Trade catalogs
Kalamazoo, Michigan: 1880s. Illustrated price list advertising flyer for Harrow Teeth and Springs, manufactured by L.C. Lull & Co. of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Includes a partial list of inventory with prices. Depicts an array of harrow teeth and springs and a price list by manufacturer and style, prices included. Measures 10.25".....
Price: $125.00
Liquor and Liqueurs,French,Luxury Products and Advertising
Paris, France: Maison Rocher Frères, c.1900. An attractive chromolithographed folding trade card for the French liquor and liqueur distributors Rocher Frères. Lists prices per liter and half liter, with illustrations of twenty-four of the bottles. Promotes the brands as being the most lauded in the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Note.....
Price: $125.00
Advertising and promotion, parable, grain, agriculture, Arabian nights
Amsterdam, Holland: Agricultural and Scientific Bureau, N. V. Potash Export MY. [1900]. The Three Brothers is a parable that tells the story of three brothers, Phosphorus, Potash and Nitrogen, who one by one arrive at the city of Kalif and try to end its famine. Eventually the realize they must.....
Price: $85.00
Bitters, Rheumatism, Liver and Kidney Diseases
Attleboro, Massachusetts: James M. Solomon, Jr., 1890s. Illustrated advertising card for "Old Doctor Jas. M. Solomon's Indian Wine Bitters", which claims here to be "The Greatest Blood Purifier and Liver and Kidney Cure in the World". Promoted by James M. Solomon, Jr., "The seventh son of Old Dr. James M......
Price: $150.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Infant Care,Parenting Education,Child Growth and Psychology,Public Health
United States and Canada: 1951-1965. A collection of twelve (12) items relating to infant care and parenting education, published in the United States and Canada between 1951 and c.1965. Published by both public health departments and infant food manufacturers to market their products, these guides aim to educate parents in.....
Price: $1,200.00
Remedies, Medicine, Advertising and Promotion
1884. 24 pp. Illustrated wrap with image of R. C. Flower on the front cover and "Hygeia of the 19th Cent" on reverse. A free to the public narrative introducing the company, the science in the preparation and skillful combinations. This is followed by detailed information on each of the.....
Price: $60.00
Viewbook, die-cut rose, Isle of Wight.
London England: Joseph Myers, [1860]. A die-cut souvenir viewbook in the shape of a pink rose with green leaves, folding out to display 28 steel-engraved views, most of the Isle of Wight and environs. Printed in black and white on both sides with exception of the rose on front and.....
Price: $250.00
Trade Card, Hair Emporium
[Brooklyn, New York?]: F.J. Medina's Hair Emporium, c.1865. Printed trade card (3.25" by 2", printed in red and black on coated card) promoting Ivin's Opera Hair Crimpers, sold by F.J. Medina's Hair Emporium. Includes an image of a stylish young woman with crimped hair on the recto, and an address.....
Price: $75.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, Advertising to Children, Premium,
New York, NY: J. & P. Coats, c1895. Includes 5 die-cut paper dolls, 3 with matching costumes and hats. Two additional costumes from the set of 10. Advertising on reverse of all. Original envelope presented by the merchant; marked Series No. 3. Each holds and object. Although designed as individual.....
Price: $115.00
marriage, Japan, William Rae, souvenir, advertisement
Kobe, Japan: William Rae, ?1930? This tri-fold pamphlet details the Japanese wedding ceremony, starting from the arrangement of the couple by their family, to their wedding ceremony and what life for the bride is like after the wedding. The pamphlet was created by William Rae as a way of stirring.....
Price: $125.00
Cruises and Sailing Trips
Printed in the Netherlands-East Indies: Albrecht & Co. Batavia-Centrum, 1933. The January 1933 sailing schedule for "Java-China-Japan Lijn", a Dutch sailing company that catered to English-speaking tourists in Indonesia from Australia and America, throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Includes a list of travel agents for booking, and a full listing.....
Price: $225.00