Fashion & Costume
Shawl Pins, Sail Needles, Victorian Fashion and Clothing, Made in America
New York, New York: American & Howe Pin Cos. 1882. A collection of one hundred nineteen (119) Victorian shawl pins, housed in their original box. Each set of twelve pins is displayed on a sheet of printed paper with brand information at the head, measuring approx. 8.5" by 3". Enclosed.....
Price: $150.00
Silk,Velvet,Fashion,Luxury Clothing and Goods,History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Robb Winebrener & Co, 1840. A handwritten receipt for payment on engraved billhead for Robb Winebrener & Co., recording the sale of the British silk, a velvet collar, pantaloons, a vest, and box. The total comes out to $55.50 (approx. $2,000 in modern currency). The purchaser is recorded.....
Price: $225.00
Masks,Material Culture,Theater Costumes, Racism, Discrimination
New York, New York: Gustav Klippert, 1910s. Printed handbill advertising the sale of paper mache, gauze, wax, and satin masks for events ranging from costume balls to Christmas parties. Offerings include a large paper mache radish head "about one yard high", devil masks, imported French Domino satin masks for masquerades.....
Price: $275.00
Circuses and Carnival Entertainment,Hotels,Vaudeville,Minstrel and Depictions of Race
United States: 1910s-1930s. A whimsical collection of 1910s-1930s ephemera related to circuses and carnival acts, including illustrated letterheads, postcards, handbills, and hotel stationary. Collected by one individual who was, presumably, a traveling performer, it is a unique collection in that it contains stationary from the fancy hotels he (she?) was.....
Price: $3,200.00
Historical Paper Dolls,1860s Fashion
United States: 1920s. A 1920s era paper doll handmade and designed to depict a young lady from the 1860s with five (5) gowns and one (1) matching coat. The paper doll measures approx. 6.25" in height, and depicts a young smiling lady with black ringlets. It has been hand cut.....
Price: $200.00
woman's work, design, sample book,
Bocholt, Belgium: 1961. Large format with pen and ink cover decoration. Includes ten (10) pages with seventeen (17) different samples. Each sample is captioned identifying the work and is accompanied by a magazine cut-out showing an example of the work on a garment. 11” x 14 ½”. Meticulous work. Minimal.....
Price: $350.00
Catalogue,Fashion,Novelty
New York: E. Wells Sachett & Ranson, c1880s. A pair of souvenir catalogues especially designed to illustrate some of their numerous styles of trimmed and untrimmed bonnets and hats. The first is an 8 1/2" x 3" die-cut book in the shape of child with an illustration of a girl.....
Price: $250.00
Fabric Swatch,
New York: Bedford Mills, 1920s. 3 single-fold cards with fabric swatches or sampled of various types of fine weave cotton. The larger two are from Bedford Mills and include 35-36 Inch Turin printed Dimity (2009) and 34-40 Inch Orduna Viole Printed (3019), each with a 12" x 7 1/2" sample.....
Price: $175.00
ABAA-HOLIDAY-2024,Promotional Materials, Novelty Items
A collection of 38 paper hats, cut in various shapes; one in the shape of a sunflower; others as headdresses and more. Product types include soap, boots, liquors, newspapers, mattresses, mineral water, gasoline, bear, light bulbs, tea, shoes and more. Interesting advertising genre... Most measure 6 1/4" x 13"...
Price: $825.00
Handmade Paper Doll,Victorian Fashion, Works by Children
United States: c.1870. A charming handmade 5" paper doll, made by hand by a girl around the age of 12. The doll has long brunette hair tied back with black ribbons, and she comes with ten (10) outfits handmade from decorated paper, skillfully cut and completed with tiny pleats, ruffles.....
Price: $250.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Childhood Ephemera, Advertising to Children
Boston: Brown Taggard & Chase. A 6" x 4 1/2" single-sided advertisement captioned "hurrah for the Little Folks!" Chandler's Paper Dolls, of the Latest Paris Fashions. The is followed by the list of seven paper dolls produced in 1857. Published by Brown, Taggard & Chase, Nos. 25 & 29 Cornhill.....
Price: $150.00
Hair Loss and Hair Supplements
United States: 1930s and 1940s. A group of four (4) booklets advertising remedies or treatments for baldness and thinning hair in the 1930s and 1940s. Provides and interesting window into how companies advertised products to Americans, and how highly thick hair was (is) valued in Western society. The items include.....
Price: $175.00
Advertising to Children, Paper Dolls, S&C
Germany. Printed in Austria: S & C, [1930]. A four-page folded booklet with die-cut heart on the cover exposition one of the paper dolls. It promotes Sorosis Shoes Hunters, most likely a shoe emporium. When opened it reveals three (3) die-cut 4 3/4" paper dolls, each with 3 costumes and.....
Price: $175.00
Dress Form,Women's Fashion,Advertising
New York, New York: Gerstein Bros. Mfg. Corp. 1930s? "Eye Appeal Means Buy Appeal": printed for use by boutiques and clothing shops, this cardboard dress form was manufactured for the purpose of giving dresses a more flattering look on the hanger, prompting better sales. Published by Gerstein Bros. Mfg. Corp......
Price: $75.00
Corsets and Undergarments,History of Women's Fashion
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Warner Brothers Company, 1948. A handsome promotional booklet for Warner Brothers brand corsets, celebrating 75 years of the company. The content of the booklet includes a detailed history of the company from its formation 1874 until the date of the booklet's publication in 1948. It is divided into.....
Price: $250.00
Gouache. Decorative designs. Green, orange, white and black. Created on card stamped - Francis Clivio & C. with logo. Design size 4 7/8" x 6 1/4" and Card size 6" x 8 3/4"
Price: $280.00
Gouache. Decorative designs. Blue, green and white. Created on card stamped - Francis Clivio & C. with logo. Hand penned design No. 11. Design size 5 1/8" x 6 1/8" and Card size 6" x 8 3/4".han.
Price: $280.00
Gouache. Decorative device designs. Black, red and white. Created on blue paper. Design size 3 3/4" x 4"
Price: $480.00
Gouache. Olympian designs - Running, Wrestling, Javelin and Discus. Created on card stamped - Tessile Serica Italiana Francis Clivio & C. Como with logo. Design size 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" and Card size 4 3/4" x 6 1/2"
Price: $480.00
Gouache. Geometric objects in circular image. Black, white and red. Created on card stamped - Tessile Serica Italiana Francis Clivio & C. Como with logo. Design size 2 3/4" in diameter and Card size 5" x 6 1/2"
Price: $80.00
Gouache. Geometric designs in square image. Blue, black and white. Illustrators pencil markings. Created on card stamped - Tessile Serica Italiana Francis Clivio & C. Como. Design size 3" x 3" and Card size 6" x 9"
Price: $80.00
Gouache. Geometric designs on paper. Black, white and red. Stamped on reverse- Tessile Serica Italiana Francis Clivio & C. Design size 4 3/4" x 6 1/4"
Price: $360.00
Gouache. Exotic fish design. Red, yellow and black. Stamped on reverse - Schizzi Novita E Disegni Como. Design size 4 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Price: $240.00
Gouache. Starburst design. Red, blue, yellow, and white. Created on paper. Illustrators pencil grid. Design size 4 3/4" x 7"
Price: $200.00