Women's History
Friendship Album, Make-Do, Women
Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire: 1831-. Eight (8) pages stitched together with string binding; no covers. Includes 11 different entries from friends and family. The first entry from a male friend concludes with "when this you see Remember me". All entries written inverse and with sentiments of friendship and love, including.....
Price: $325.00
The 101 Girls,Stage and Vaudeville Acts,Celebrities in Marketing,Modern Celebrity,Late Vaudeville Era
Buffalo, New York: Gardiner Mfg. Co., 1931. A booklet promoting the "101 Girls", a late vaudeville stage duo comprised of Adele and Isabelle Szumlinski. Usually performing for businessmen or in adverts, they acted as mascots for the Gardiner Mfg. Company's fabric stain removal product "101". This booklet shows the lengths.....
Price: $300.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Women's Education in Boston,Scarlet Fever
Boston, Massachusetts: Munroe and Francis, 1831. A printed version of the report given at the annual meeting of the proprietors of the Boston Female Monitorial School, held in August, 1831. Provides invaluable information about the opportunities afforded to women at the time, as well as the challenges and tragedies they.....
Price: $325.00
Friendship Albums,Women and Poetry
Devon, England: 1839-1854. A particularly nice example of a young lady's friendship album from Devon, England, with entries dating between 1839 and 1854. Includes a title-page made with original artwork and penmanship flourishes to mimic engraved title pages of the time. Nearly every leaf is filled with poetry musing on.....
Price: $725.00
Women's Literature,Advertising to Women
New York, New York: Century Co, [1902]. A scarce 1902 advertising leaflet from the publisher Century Company, advertising new books to women, including the following titles: Confessions of a Wife, by Mary Adams; Biography of a Prairie Girl, by Eleanor Gates; Aladdin O'Brien, by Gouverneur Morris; and Napoleon Jackson by.....
Price: $150.00
Mary Pickford,Actresses and Starlets of the Silent Film Era
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Bluebird Theatre, 1916. A scarce bit of advertising ephemera from Mary Pickford's Paramount era, promoting a showing of her 1916 film "Poor Little Peppina" in Philadelphia. Other starlets listed include Hazel Dawn, Blanche Sweet, Mary Boland, and Beverly Bayne. Printed on pink card and measuring approx. 5.5" by.....
Price: $85.00
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
Family Medicine, Self-Help, Marketing, Radio
United States: 1930s. A small gathering of advertising materials seemingly collected by one woman, "Mae Fenton", in the 1930s. A valuable snapshot of what kinds of marketing appealed to the average American white woman at this time. Most include references to a 1930s radio show, "The Voice of Experience", which.....
Price: $275.00
Beauty,Hairdressing and Hair Salons,Material Culture,Vinyl,Bakelite,Laminate,20th Century Interior Decor
United States: c.1960. A collection of approx. fifteen (15) trade catalogs and price lists advertising beauty salon furniture, supplies, and equipment in 1960, with samples of material. Housed in or alongside an original branded binder from the salon equipment provider Romito-Donnelly of Ravenna, Ohio; other makers include Belvedere Products Inc......
Price: $650.00
Women's Colleges
Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College, 1965. A metal bicycle license plate for a student or faculty member at Smith College in the 1960s. Embossed with the college name, identification number "1106", and expiration date ("Exp. 65"). Measures approx. 3" in diameter with two pinholes on left and right edges for fastening.....
Price: $150.00
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
Cutwork Paper, Regency Era, Women's Work
[1815]. Four (4) different examples of intricate cutting done from a single sheet of paper. All oval in shape with an array of stylized elements from nature. All delicately designed and cut in a organized and somewhat geometric chaos. Each measures approximately 5" x 3 1/2" The paper most likely.....
Price: $900.00
Fashion,Women's Studies
Nine (9) different front and back views of coasts for adolescent girls. The look of sophisicated youth The reverse of half of the cards is blank, the other's promote the Hartford Cloak Store, G. O. Sawyer & Co., Hartford CT and their new Domans, Newmarkets, Langtry's, Walking Jackets, Havelocks, Sacques.....
Price: $150.00
WWII,Women in Wartime,Civilian Defense,Women's Colleges,Women's Defense Work
Garden City, Long Island: Adelphi College, c.1942. A WWII-era booklet promoting Adelphi College's commitment to training women in civilian defense, homefront, and wartime professions. Comprised of a detailed history of Adelphi's involvement in civilian defense education, it also features a host of in-text photographs of women engaging in or learning.....
Price: $250.00
Summer Camps, International Friendship
Risör, Norway: Camp Viking, 1920s. Advertising pamphlet for Camp Viking, a "Norwegian Camp run on American plan" created "to promote international friendship between girls". Includes two illustrations: one of Viking ship on cover, and one of the main camp building inside. Designed for girls ten years of age or older.....
Price: $150.00
Homefront,WWII,American Women's Voluntary Services,Civilian Defense,Chemical Warfare
New York, New York: American Women's Voluntary Services, 1942. An early 1940s printed guide to air raid precautions for American housewives, published by the American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS). The content of this booklet includes: simple fire precautions; protection of home against bombs; specific information about each kind of bomb.....
Price: $225.00
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
Serials,Newspaper Clippings,Albums,History of Connecticut
Vernon, Connecticut: 1880s. An album of newspaper clippings compiled by what appears to be one individual in Connecticut (most likely Vernon or Tolland) in the 1880s. Each of the clippings has been pasted onto the pages of a bound "Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture" dated 1881. The clippings range.....
Price: $750.00
School reports
New Haven: 1890-1892, 1903. A collection of 15 reports for Miss Alice Murphy, 1 excuse from examination card from 1903. Reports from Day School for Young Ladies and Girls, New Haven. Principals: Miss Orton and Miss Nichols. reports are signed A.K. Murphy. Examination excuse card is from 1903 and is.....
Price: $45.00
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
American Iconography,Token of Affection,Lace Paper,Original Artwork
England? 1844. An 1844 token of affection from an aunt to her niece, with original artwork of a bald eagle holding the American flag in its talons cut out and affixed to lace paper. The design was appears to have been carefully drawn in pencil and colored with watercolor. The.....
Price: $75.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Post-WWII,American Women's Voluntary Services,Homefront and War Effort,Women's Work
New York, New York: A.W.V.S., 1950-1965. A small assemblage of printed literature (fourteen items, including one variant) issued by the American Women's Voluntary Services, with dates ranging from 1950-1965. The A.W.V.S. was founded in 1940 by social service organizer Alice Throckmorton McLean (1886-1968), and modeled on the Royal Voluntary Service.....
Price: $700.00
Paper Doll, Social History, Popular Culture, Entertainment, Women's History
Akron, OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1943. A 12 1/2" x 10 3/4" uncut paper doll book with two (2) Ann Sothern paper dolls and six (6) pages of costumes. Each costume page has a vignette with an image from a photograph of the actress presumably in character. Pinched waist 1940s.....
Price: $75.00
Kotex,Puberty,Teen Girl,Menstrual Health,Women's Health,Advertising to Women,Hygiene
Chicago, Illinois: Kotex, c.1942. A scarce set of advertising ephemera charting a marketing campaign by Kotex targeting teen girls on the cusp of womanhood. Includes a guide to puberty and menstruation titled "As One Girl to Another", as well as ten (10) printed leaflets promoting Kotex and the booklet. Provides.....
Price: $600.00