Leisure
Billiards,Games and Leisure
Ferndale, California: Becker's Billiard Parlors, 1920s. A 10c ticket good for trade-in use at "Becker's Billiard Parlors" in Ferndale, California in the 1920s. Measures approx. 1.5" by 2.5", verso blank.
Price: $100.00
Minnesota,Lake Redwood,Photo Booklet
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: The Redwood Gazette Print, 1902. A souvenir photo booklet celebrating the natural wonders of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, published by the town's local Gazette. Includes a photo portrait montage of "the committee in charge" (presumably the Gazette's committee?) followed by thirty-one (31) photos of Lake Redwood and its.....
Price: $150.00
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
Boys' Camps and Camping,YMCA,Boyhood,Snapshots
Southwick, Massachusetts: 1910. A one-of-a-kind photo and narrative album memorializing the summer of 1910 at Camp Congamond. The camp was first held in 1908 for Y.M.C.A. boys, and was located at Congamond Lake in Southwick, Massachusetts. A later iteration would also be established for girls. The present photo album contains.....
Price: $475.00
Hotels and Boarding Houses
[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: c1870s. Advertisements, printed on either side of a single leaf, for competing hotels in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c.1880, sometime excised from an unidentified publication. The recto promotes Monogahela House, a famous hotel that hosted a slew of celebrities and politicians ranging from Charles Dickens and P.T. Barnum to Abraham.....
Price: $150.00
Circus, Carnival, Carousel, C.W. Parker
A trade publication focusing on circuses and carnivals. This issue includes Colonel Parker Beats Eastern Embargo –“Efficiency” the Keynote of Parkers Enterprise, the Great Gebhard Astronomical Clock, tidbits and verses and the 1917 Model C. W. Parker Organ. Includes images from photographs of carousels , C. W. Parker’s Monkey Speedway.....
Price: $120.00
Social Security, Social Welfare, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
US Government Printing Office, 1939. 8 pp pamphlet with an image from a photograph of gently "puffing his chest". The content describes the monthly old-age and survivor's insurance benefits beginning January 1, 1940. It describes how to qualify - retire from work, or made at least $50 in each of.....
Price: $100.00
Musical Instrument Ephemera,Guitars and Stringed Instruments
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Weaver Organ & Piano Co, c.1910. Original c.1910 advertising envelope with guitar strings, sold by Weaver Organ & Piano Co. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pitched as the "Best in the World" and a retailer of Washburn brand guitars, zithers, and mandolins. Measures approx. 4.5" by 3"
Price: $125.00
Board Games,Bingo,Celluloid,Game Companies
Montclair, New Jersey: Cardinell Sales Co, 1920s. A 1920s printed celluloid bingo card promoting the Cardinell Sales Company of Montclair, New Jersey. The back shows a crossword puzzle and promotes their "Crosrum" brand puzzles. Measures approx. 3" by 3"
Price: $85.00
Yachting and Boating,Maritime Paints and Marine Varnishes,Copper Paint
Jersey City, New Jersey: C.A. Woolsey Paint & Color Co, Early 1900s. A colorfully printed folding advertisement for C.A. Woolsey Paint & Color Company, including illustrations of their maritime paints (e.g. deck paint, exterior work, wood preservative varnish). Illustrated bifolium printed in black, yellow, red, and light blue (6.25" by.....
Price: $150.00
Playing Cards, Poker, Card Games
Liverpool and London: Cope Bros. & Co., Richard Lloyd & Sons, c.1920s. Complete set of 25 color-printed cards illustrating different poker hands. Each recto has a different hand, its name, and a brief description of how to play poker on its verso. Each measures approx. 2.25" by 3"
Price: $175.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Roller Skating
New York, New York: O.M. Vail, 1860s. Advertising card for "Shaler's Flexible Roller Patent Floor Skates", marketed as being able to "run on a naked floor, or on any carpet or oil cloth, without injuring them in the least, and perfectly imitat[ing] ice skating!". Pitches them as good exercise for.....
Price: $400.00
Hand Fan, Kyoto Fan Makers, Golden Gate International Exposition, Etiquette and Culture
Printed in Japan: 1939. A single-fold souvenir die-cut in the shape of a full hand-fan when open. Cover illustrations depicts Japanese sights including Mt Fuji on the front and a teahouse scene with women preparing food with men looking-on on the reverse. The narrative discussing hand fans is written in.....
Price: $90.00
Roller Skating
Cohoes, New York: 1890s. An attractive folding invitation to a private roller skating session at a new roller skating rink in Cohoes, New York. Illustrated with a bucolic scene of a pond with artist's easel, and also a fishing scene on the upper flap. Promotes the "Grand Opening" of the.....
Price: $115.00
Campers and Trailers,The American Family Road Trip
Chicago, Illinois: Gilkie Camp Trailer Co., c.1930. Illustrated advertisement for the Gilkie Camp Trailer, offering American families "Comforts and Convenience" during camping trips, while also being collapsible to be easily and compactly towed behind the family car. Folding pamphlet measuring approx. 6.25" by 3" folded, with illustrations of the product.....
Price: $150.00
Steamers,Pleasure Cruises,Travel and Transportation
N.pl: Western Transportation Co. and the Union Steamboat Co, 1881. Printed advertisement from the Western Transportation Co. and the Union Steamboat Co., announcing their new pleasure excursions between Buffalo and Chicago in 1881. Includes a list of the "elegant passenger steamers" including the Idaho, Fountain City, Nyack, St. Louis, Badger.....
Price: $150.00
Dance Marathon,
California: Hal J. Ross Amusement Co., 1935. The Ross Walkathons were some of the most popular events held during the age of dance marathons and it has come to Bell, California. The advertisement features four tickets that allow for entry, along with one paid admission fee. Promising a new entertaining.....
Price: $85.00
Child's Original Artwork,Humor and Rhymes,Ice Skating
United States: c.1910. A charming original drawing of a boy with skates, drawn in pencil with water colors, with an accompanying rhyme in pencil: See jolly Joey with his skates! He's eaten two or three large plates Of Quaker Oats, and that creates The smile that won't come off." Measures.....
Price: $225.00
Cribbage, Animal Horn, Handcrafted
United States: Late 19th. cent. Hand crafted cribbage board made from an animal horn circa the late 19th century, with dozens of holes bored into the horn and lined in several places with ink for easy game play. Measures approx. 10" by 4.5" by 2.25"
Price: $325.00
Shell Oil Company,Rock Collecting,Advertising to Families
N.pl: Shell Oil Company, 1960. An illustrated booklet promoting the Shell Oil Company to American families, via a guide to rock collecting. Includes whimsical line drawings of people examining and collecting rocks, with tips for how to best start a collection. An interesting look into how the company invested in.....
Price: $125.00
Shell Oil Company,Sea Shell Collecting,Advertising to Families
N.pl: Shell Oil Company, 1956. An illustrated booklet promoting the Shell Oil Company to American families, via a guide to collecting sea shells. Includes whimsical line drawings of people examining and collecting shells, with diagrams of different types with their scientific names and tips for how to best start a......
Price: $125.00
Entertainment, Opera, New Hampshire, Menu
Groveton, NH: May 5, 1897. Four (4) pieces of ephemera from the Lowe's Opera House on May 5, 1897. They include a center opening menu with embossed cover reading "opening", fare within. A single-fold program listing the Programme and numerous advertisements. Measures 6 1/2" x 5 1/2". A full ticket.....
Price: $150.00
Leisure and Recreation,Eye wear,Advertising Design
Berlin, Germany: Neophan Verkaufsstelle, 1930s. Illustrated leaflet advertising a German brand of anti-glare glasses, developed for "Schutz vor Sonnen-, Schnee- und Scheinwerferblendung" ("Protection from sun, snow and headlight glare"). Includes illustrations of happy families skiing, hiking, relaxing on the beach, and sailing. The front and back illustrations show how the.....
Price: $125.00
ABAA-HOLIDAY-2025,1950s Americana,History of Automobiles,Photography,TIME Magazine
N.pl: N.p, 1950s. A group of nineteen (19) original photographs used in TIME Magazine, each depicting a different 1950s automobile. The cars' dates and makes are indicated on the versos of the photos in ink or pencil manuscript, and include: 1950, 1953, 1954, and 1955 Ford; 1955 Cadillac; 1949, 1950.....
Price: $550.00