Movable & Novelty
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Made by Hand
[c1870s]. A 17" jointed movable paper doll of what appears to be a Tyrolian gentleman. Penned on his cumberbund is "Andenken (Souvenir)". Jointed at shoulders and knees. String tie mechanisms lifts arms and legs.
Price: $550.00
Pretend play, paper dolls, articulation
London: Misch & Co., [1910]. Two (2) 12" card stock articulated or jointed paper dolls that move at the neck, shoulder, hip and knee. The limbs and head are attached to the body form with unique circular inserts. The costume bodices slip beneath the arm joints and the sleeves slip.....
Price: $275.00
Fortune Fish
Rochester, New York: J.G. Davis Co., c.1904. A nicely preserved example of a fortune fish, this one being used to advertise a granite flour company. Fortune fish, usually made from red cellophane, purport to tell your fortune by reacting to the body heat in your hand (e.g. curling up means.....
Price: $100.00
Handmade Puppet,Articulated,Knight in Armor
A 9" hand made rod puppet depicting a knight in full armor with a sword and a shield. His head armor is topped with a red feather plume, he wears a red satin cape with embroidered trim. Hand painted face is completed with a mustache, of course. His head turns.....
Price: $800.00
au bon marche, mechanical trade card, movable trade card,
A 3” x 4 1/2” advertising trade card for Au Bon Marche department store in Paris. A first glance it has the appearance of a die-cut card of a child in a high chair. By pushing the base upwards and side flaps inward it creates a 3D chair with a......
Price: $125.00
Au Bon Marché,Transformation,Chromolithography,Military
Paris, France: Au Bon Marché, c.1900. A charming c.1900 illustrated advertising card for the famed Parisian department store "Au Bon Marché". Designed as a transformation, the card depicts a young blonde child in military dress. When a tab is pulled at the head, the military dress transforms into an admiral's.....
Price: $100.00
Transformation,Parisian Department Stores
Paris: 1890s. A charming children's transformation advertising Au Bon Marché/Maison A. Boucicaut, a Parisian department store. Front depicts a little girl in a yellow dress selling costume masks, back has a view of the Rue du Bac in Paris. There are two dolls (a boy on the verso of the.....
Price: $125.00
trade card, changing picture, movable, french, advertising
Paris: c1900. A chromolithography trade card from the famous French department and Curiosity Store, named Au Bon Marche. The front has a gold and floral frame with shutters that when moved, alter the image of a servant girl into that of a Queen. The back of the card features an.....
Price: $110.00
Die-cut, Children, Raphael Tuck, Chromolithography, Illustrated
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1890s?]. A delightful die-cut illustrated children's book, chromolithographed with designs by E.A.C. and published by Raphael Tuck. Includes six unattributed poems including: "A Christmas Hamper"; "Sunday Scholars"; "The Windy Day"; "Songs"; "Don't Be Afraid"; and "Night and Morning". Includes six (6) full page illustrations including.....
Price: $200.00
Punch out, farm life, animals
New York: Merril Publishing Company, 1930. Chicago: Merril Publishing Company, 1930. Very Good. 6 color punch out heavy card stock pages (including covers)nis captioned below explaining the punch-out. Each punch out The top right 1/4" missing surface litho. 15" x 10 1/2". Fine imagery...
Price: $60.00
pop up books] [religious stories
Amsterdam: Folding book Ltd. Applied board cover, peep show book-can fold out into full circle that has pop ups, color illustrations by R.T. Cowern. The story tells the tale of Jesus in a visual way by creating a 3D image. Detailed with pop up and cut out images. 7" x......
Price: $75.00
Pop-Up Books, Koalas
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. First edition of an adorable children's book starring a mischievous koala named Blinky Bill, with three two-page spread pop-ups: one in the middle, and one on each paste down opening. The final pop-up shows a shopkeeper catching Blinky Bill sitting in a large jar.....
Price: $125.00
Humor,Paper with a Secret
France: Early 19th cent. A clever greeting card with hidden mechanism on the verso. The front reads, "Bonheur et Prosperité" ("Happiness and Prosperity"). When a small tab is pushed on the verso, the gentleman holding a large bouquet of flowers on the front bows, revealing a horrified and caricatured woman.....
Price: $300.00
pop-up, punch and judy
Magic-Action Book. 25 pp. litho on board book with three (3) die-cut pops. First text page titled "The Story of Bunty. Pop-ups include "Here I am Bunty", Punch and Judy and Bunty with a policeman. In-text black and white illustrations. Measures 7 1/2" 7 3/4"...
Price: $100.00
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ABAA-HOLIDAY-2024,Volvelle,Dutch,Commerce,Pocket Calculating Devices
The Netherlands: 1820s. A skillfully designed pocket volvelle calculating device for commerce, allowing buyers and sellers to determine the exact amount of cents are in a given amount of the old Dutch currency Stuyvers (also "stuivers") and Duyten (also "duits"). Decimalization was introduced to the Netherlands in 1818, rendering devices.....
Price: $825.00
Dancing Dolls,Women in Magic,Magicians and Magic,Paper with a Secret
Woodside, Long Island: N.p., 1930s. "Never one dull moment" with the Dell O'Dell Dancing Doll, a fun moveable doll that comes alive with just the addition of two fingers: "Thrust fingers thru holes in card. Put on the booties. The rest is up to you! Anyhow, you'll be kept out.....
Price: $300.00
Novelty Valentine
United States: 1920s. An attractive novelty valentine depicting a monkey swinging on a swing with the caption "Don't Monkey with my Heart. The die-cut monkey is attached to the card with two yellow strings, allowing the monkey to swing within the paper cage. Flowers surround the card. Measures approx. 6.25".....
Price: $85.00
Paper Doll Book,Paper Engineering,Moveable Paper Dolls,Ventriloquism
[Racine, Wisconsin]: Whitman Publishing Co., c.1938. A complete, uncut copy of a paper doll book for children of a ventriloquist doll, "Edgar Bergen's Charlie McCarthy". What sets this paper doll book apart is that it has a movable mouth that can be attached to the doll. There is a second.....
Price: $250.00
Horology, Science and Technology, Movable & Mechanical
New York: J. W. Delamere & Do. 1865. A 3 3/4" x 2 5/8" card with a ring on a string that is to be repositioned across a line of months. The card is to be positions so the A flap faces the sun to create a shadow line. If.....
Price: $400.00
Novelty Postcard,Butterflies,Japanese and Japonesque
N.pl: c.1900. A delicate novelty Japanese-inspired butterfly postcard produced for Americans c.1900, housed in the original printed envelope. The front of the envelope reads, "Best Regards in Flying Haste". Also includes an instructions sheet with small diagram: "Hold the body part of the Butterfly between two fingers of the left.....
Price: $150.00
Articulated paper toy, articulated paper doll, jointed paper doll, whimsy, hand made paper doll, Scottish kilt, Scottish traditional attire
1890s. A 12" Scotsman dressed in a traditional kilt with with shoulder sash and belt. Embellished with feathers on his hat and belt. Finely detailed facial and hand features. Not the detail on his stockings. A simple string mechanism allows him to dance.
Price: $1,200.00
Googly Eyes,Tactile Books
New York, New York: Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company, c.1930. Two (2) children's books for early readers featuring a fun novelty component: a die-cut window revealing googly eyes that move when the child shakes the book. The books are die-cut into the shape of a little boy and a little.....
Price: $225.00
Paper Plaything, Pretend Play, Paper with a Secret, Social History, Gender Roles
New York: Henry Heininger Co., 1919. A set of four die-cut wraparound paper dolls with movable arms and eyes. They are the Happy Family - Mr. Al Ways Happy, Mrs. Eve R. Happy, Miss Vera Happy and Little O. So Happy. Each with a rhyming verse beneath their name encouraging.....
Price: $300.00
Moveables and Accordion-Style Pop-Ups
Germany: 1880s. A most charming German greeting card with a clever mechanism: when the embossed die-cut scrap is pulled down, the red tissue paper flower unfolds and reveals itself along with a hidden message wishing the reader happiness. The scrap depicts a rosy floral arrangement sitting atop a birch wood.....
Price: $100.00