Social History
Domestic Sphere,Domestic Work,Stoves and Cooktops,Labor Saving,Cost Saving
Chicago, Illinois: 1882. "A Household Necessity": illustrated catalogue for Golden Star Oil Stoves, a brand of household appliance marketed here...
Price: $100.00
college, washington dc, students, academics
Washington DC: WM. H. Moore, 1868. 32pp.Yellow wrap.This book provides an overview of the school, staff, and students going in...
Price: $95.00
Paper Manufacturers, Letter Writing, Social Conventions , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Holyoke, Massachusetts: Whiting Paper Company, 1909. A brief guide to letter writing etiquette and "the correct usage of fine stationary"...
Price: $375.00
family singing group, gospel singers, music, religion, family and education
North Manchester, IN: [1927]. A black and white images from a photograph of the Byler family, a group of gospel...
Price: $65.00
War Propaganda, World War Two, Rationing
Washington, D.C. Office of Price Administration, 1942. Illustrated informational leaflet informing the public about tire and rubber rationing during World...
Price: $175.00
music, singing, song, patriotic songs, Geo. W. Dixon
Massachusett: March 26, 1835. An invitation printed on green paper, with decorative border. It invites you, at the cost of...
Price: $50.00
nursery rhymes, grandmother goose series, poetry, children's poetry, verse, poem
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1882. 16 pp (including covers) The book contains several nursery rhymes as well as corresponding imagery...
Price: $45.00
Early Education, Holiday Greeting, Photography
Grant, MI: 1900. A 3" by 5.5" lightly coated stock Holiday Greetings card from Grant School. Images from photographs of...
Price: $75.00
sulfur springs, resort, health resort
Greenbrier County, WV: Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Company, 1890. An investment brochure for The Greenbrier, a luxury health resort owned...
Price: $175.00
Paper Doll, Social History, Entertainment, Women's History
Chicago: Merrill Pub. Co., n.d. c1940s. A 13" x 11" uncut paper doll book with three Greer Garson paper dolls...
Price: $95.00
Diets and Dieting, Nutrition, Societal Pressures
United States: 1939-c.1970. A group of eight (8) items relating to women's weight loss and dieting in the United States...
Price: $350.00
bookseller label, bookseller tag, bookshop, library, female society, printing
[1825-1920]. A collection of twenty-two (22) bookseller labels (also called Bookseller Tags) from the 18th and 19th centuries. One of...
Price: $425.00
Schools and Universities, Social Events,
[State College, Pennsylvania]: 1919-1920. "Poverty Day" was a light-hearted tradition at Penn State University that required incoming freshmen to parade...
Price: $225.00
spa, tan, tanning beds, casino, hotel
Atlantic City, NJ: Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, [1930]. A single fold flyer, done in an art deco style, advertising Haddon Hall, a....
Price: $75.00
Dance Marathon,
California: Hal J. Ross Amusement Co., 1935. The Ross Walkathons were some of the most popular events held during the...
Price: $85.00
religion, missionary, social & cultural, periodicals
New Haven, CT: Religious Intelligencer, October 4-18, 1823. A handbound grouping of three issues of the Religious Intelligencer, an Evangelistic...
Price: $175.00
Made by Hand, Manuscript, Inspirational Book, Poetry
Massachusetts: c1906. Watercolor heavy card covers with polka-dot silk ribbon binding. An endearing and thoughtful hand penned daily inspirational book...
Price: $250.00
Handmade Paper Doll,Bow Ties,Male Paper Dolls
United States: N.p., 1930s. Dapper, charming, and fashionable, "Bill" is a unique handmade paper doll from c.1930s with five full...
Price: $226.00
Original Paper Doll Art
United States: c.1900. An elegantly rendered family of seven (7) blonde Edwardian paper dolls in day wear, including a mother...
Price: $425.00
Illustrated Letterhead, Frankford Philadelphia, Label Printing Lithographer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David Heston & Sons Label Printers and Lithographers, 1887. Artistic print design letterhead for Label Printer and Lithographers...
Price: $100.00
Writers, Letter Writers, Letter-writing
Washington, D.C. Frederick J. Haskin, 1930. An expansive 1930s letter writer with examples appropriate for a myriad of situations, including...
Price: $125.00
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
Recipes, Cooking Schools
Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant, 1937. "Food Fashion Review" serves as a published compilation of recipes "demonstrated at the third...
Price: $100.00
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