Advertising to Children
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
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
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
anthropomorphism, advertising to children, root beer, fairy tale, animal
Philadelphia, PA: Charles E. Hires Company, c1915. This advertising booklet was produced by the Charles E. Hires Company to advertise Hires Root Beer. It is meant to be a continuation of a previous advertisement booklet called, "The Kings Nectar, A Legend", that told the story of Alice who won golden.....
Price: $100.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement,
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. An 8" x 9 1/2" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for July 26, 1896 depicts eleven (11) cut-outs to be inserted in the slots on and about the coach. Commentary on reverse.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. A 9 1/2" x 8" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for June 14, 1896 depicts children and animals to occupy a series of play houses designed from wooden crates. Multipart characters and.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement,
Williamsport, PA: Boston Sunday Globe, 1896. The Forbes Co. Boston, MA. Supplement for March 15, 1896. It is the two-fold theatre to be used with the series of five historical tableaux. Patriotic decoration with scene of Capital building at side. Uncle Sam is in the audience. Also includes a few.....
Price: $65.00
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
Cadbury Chocolate, Advertising to Children, Games
Cadbury Bros. Ltd., C. 1934. This board game was a promotional gimmick by Cadbury to help sell their drinking chocolate just as Britain was coming out of an economic depression. The game pieces were called Cococubs, which were hollowcast hand-painted lead figures of various anthropomorphic creatures including Whiskers Rabbit, Peter.....
Price: $85.00
Advertising to Children, Root Beer, Hires
Philadelphia: Charles E. Hires Company, 1934. The Charles E. Hires Company produced Hires Root Beer, which was first introduced in 1876 and is considered the second longest continuously made soft drink in the United State (now owned by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group). Charles Hire believed firmly in the power of.....
Price: $45.00
activity book, women poets, Christmas, Santa Claus, advertising
Philadelphia: ca 1952. A vibrantly colored unpaginated children's Christmas activity book compliments of N. Snellenburg & Co. and Santa Claus...Printed on pulp or short fiber paper. Six (6) color pages, remainder black and white line drawings. Begins with verse A Visit to Toyland by Maud Wood Henry, followed by story.....
Price: $45.00
activity book, women poets, christmas, santa claus, advertising
ca 1952. Philadelphia, ca 1952 Cardboard Covers Text block separated from cover Half separation at top fold on cover A vibrantly colored unpaginated chidren's Christmas activity book complients of N Snellenburg & Co and Santa ClausPrinted on pulp or short fiber paper Six (6) color pages, remainder black and white.....
Price: $45.00
Patent Medicines, Circus, Spectacle, Word Puzzles
Lowell, Massachusetts: C.I. Hood & Co., c.1900. An exceedingly scarce illustrated advertising booklet for Hood's Sarsparilla, including a charming short story that captures all the excitement and spectacle of going to the circus. "A Clown's Romance" is printed on the versos, and descriptions of Hood's medicines and ailments treated are.....
Price: $95.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, Advertising to Children, Premium,
New York, NY: J. & P. Coats, c1910. A 3 7/8" x 1 5/8" uncut paper doll sheet inserted at the base of the box for mending floss. It is captioned CUT ME OUT - I Want ot be Your Dolly. Reverse includes a poem and instructions to send 4.....
Price: $50.00
Children as Advertising Pawns, Patent Medicine, Dr. Miles, Paper Dolls
Elkhart In. Dr. Miles Medical Co., 1902. A 20 3/4" tall die-cut easel back paper doll depicting Katrina Knickerbocker holding a bottle of Dr. Miles New Heart Cure. The reverse introduces Katrina, a character in Rip Van Winkle and of course promoting the various Dr. Miles with brief narratives and.....
Price: $400.00
Children as Advertising Pawns, Patent Medicine, Dr. Miles, Paper Dolls
Elkhart In. Dr. Miles Medical Co., 1902. A 20 3/4" tall die-cut easel back paper doll depicting Dorothy (Dolly) Quincy holding a bottle of Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine. The reverse introduces Dolly,the future wife of John Hancock and of course promoting the various Dr. Miles with brief narratives and a......
Price: $450.00
Sales and Marketing, History of American Business, Art Deco
Racine, Wisconsin: S.C. Johnson & Son, 1916. Typewritten letter on S.C. Johnson & Son illustrated company letterhead urging a Michigan hardware store to follow up on a potential order of Johnson's Artistic Wood Finishes. Signed in black ink by S. Collier. Measures 11" by 8.5"; verso blank. The illustrated letterhead.....
Price: $50.00
Women's History, Social History, Paper Dolls, Newspaper Supplements, Fashion & Costume
Boston: Boston Herald, 1895. It began on March 24, 1895 with the publication of the 11 3/4" litho on card blonde paper doll with the following message on the reverse: The Boston Sunday Herald will issue, each Sunday, a Fashion Plate Supplement which will be in the very latest style.....
Price: $900.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, Advertising to Children, Premium,
New York, NY: J. & P. Coats, c1895. Includes 5 die-cut paper dolls, 3 with matching costumes and hats. Two additional costumes from the set of 10. Advertising on reverse of all. Original envelope presented by the merchant; marked Series No. 3. Each holds and object. Although designed as individual.....
Price: $115.00
Advertising to Children, Anthropomorphism, Metamorphosis
Battle Creek, Mich. Kellogg Company, 1932. The book features six (6) pages of sliced animals in 6 pieces to provide numerous, hilarious combinations of heads, bodies and feet when flipped about. There are also little verses that pair with the illustrations that give some context, which also happen to mention.....
Price: $45.00
state, state history, alaska, hawaii, bread, baking, volvelle, tip top bread, advertising
Enriched Tip Top Bread, [1959]. A vibrant colorful volvelle created by Enriched Tip Top Bread, both to advertise their bread and also teach the user interesting facts about the individual states. This double sided volvelle, has five openings on each side that reveals a fact about each state as you.....
Price: $60.00
Advertising & Promotion, Advertising to Children, Patent Medicine, J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass: J. C Ayer & Co., 1880s. Four (4) different miniature stand-up die-cuts of various Ayre's products. The image of the box on front and product advertising--essentially miniature trade cards that could have been displayed on a toy store or dollhouse shelf. Scarce items. The largest is 2 1/2".....
Price: $125.00
medicine, paper doll, advertising directed a children
Chicago: J. B. Carroll Co, c1900. Two pieces of advertising materials for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. The first item is a 16 pp (including covers) booklet advertising Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, as well as other products sold by the manufacturer, including Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf (a.....
Price: $110.00
pig, movable, world's fair, chicago world's fair,
Chicago: Wig-L-Rol, 1934. A fun piece of souvenir created for the 1934 Chicago World's Fair by the company Wig-L-Rol. This item depicts a smiling pig, wiggly on top of a barrel. The item is made of cardboard with a window cut out in the center. If one holds it up.....
Price: $125.00