Rebus
History of Roller Coasters and Amusements,Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey: Young's Million Dollar Pier, 1903. A fun novelty badge produced in 1903 for lovers of the "Loop the Loop", a.k.a. the "Flip Flap Railway", in Atlantic City, New Jersey. An early example of the roller coaster, it was designed and built in 1901 by Edward A......
Price: $150.00
Parker Bros.,Rebus Games
Salem, Massachusetts: Parker Brothers, Inc., c.1900. A clever boxed party game published by Parker Brothers, based on rebuses. A rebus is a puzzle using pictures or glyphs to represent words or phrases. For example, if there is a picture of a cube next to the letter "A", the answer would.....
Price: $100.00
Rebus, Pictogram, Advertising, Puzzle, Education
A collection of 29 different rebus puzzles found in ephemera of everyday life. Rebus puzzles are used to catch the eye, draw attention to the subject at hand, to educate and help develop language skills or strictly for entertainment. The collection includes Lottery ticket - 1817 - A 7 3/4".....
Price: $1,750.00
Rebuses,Family, Manuscript, Picture Story
Boston, Massachusetts: 1917. A playful birthday message in the form of a rebus letter, send in February 1917 from "Aunt Alison" to her three-year-old nephew, Elwood Williams III. It begins, "Ellwood [sic] Dear: 2-Day is your Birthday- and U R 3 years old. That means that 3 years ago you.....
Price: $100.00
Rebus, Picture Story, Watercolor, Love Token
A single-fold 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" sheet with a grapevine on the cover titled A Fruitful Theme When opened a hand penned note :Although I've hear you called a "cherry" That notion i Deery. I rather choose to eat you The "apple" of my "eye" But if you only.....
Price: $125.00
ABAA-RBMS-2024,Puzzles,Rebuses,Merry's Museum,Ancillary Publications
New York, New York: 1857. A very "merry" book of puzzles for Victorian children, originally appearing in the children's periodical Merry's Museum. Includes 382 puzzles with an answer key in the rear, and illustrations throughout. Most are riddles or word puzzles, but there are also many delightful rebuses. Cover illustration.....
Price: $225.00