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Eclectibles
Miscellany: Wedding Frolic, 1930s IBM Sales Kit, Negro Woman Worker, Goering Paper Doll & Of Course, the Children It’s all about the Children…
Eclectibles
Sheryl Jaeger & Ralph Gallo
860.872.7587
www.eclectibles.com
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Albums & Journals
1. [Album][ Original Art][ Drawings][ Verse][ Poetry][ Limericks][ Love and Friendship] A book filled
with folly in foolish sketch and rhyme as a wedding present for a family member. The Pryke Family . .
c1930. Creative - Charming - Skillful - Whimsical
In what appears to be the grips of the Great Slump (depression), a family elects to give one of the
daughters the gift of verse and original art as a wedding present. The introduction reads:
This book so filled with folly
In foolish sketch and rhyme,
Comes to wish our Collie
Joy till the end of time.
A pen and ink drawing of a bride and groom standing between two trees adorns the cover. It includes 44
pen and ink drawings (some with watercolor) and relevant original limericks or often rhyming verse.
Each is Initialed by a family member. With one exception the writer of the verse was also the illustrator of
the relevant drawing. The book begins with "A dialogue on an Important Subject, between members of
the Pryke family". It discusses the lack of funds in the family to purchase an appropriate wedding present
for one of the daughters, "Collie".
Titles of the verses include The Lobster Tragedy, Household Hints for the Newly-Married. -Saturday's
Lunch, Bunnies, Little Black Sambo, Grown-ups, Horrors, The Sweet Old Lady, The Frustration of a
Crime (3 pages of text and 3 illustrations), Lucy, Adventures of My Relatives (in 3 parts), Riddle-Mee-
Ree, Bounce, Mars, An Escape From Dartmoor, I Wonder, Aunt Fanny, The Sea- Serpent, the Explanation
and A Moral Tale. The last is a rhyme of a young girl who disobeyed her mother and fell from a tree. It
concludes with
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MORAL
Now all you little children here
Take heed of what I say
Always obey your parents dear
Or you'll be layed in clay.
The limericks include a person from Spain, an old lady from China, a policeman whose feet, a boy from
Madrid, an old lady of Slough, a bold lady from Bristol, a young lady of Zenda, an old fellow of Louth, an
old dame in Peru, a young man of Forquay, a professor at Oxon, an old person of Frith, a person of
London, an old lady of Bucks,, an old man of the Hook and
There once was a lady whose face
Had slipped by mistake out of place
She didn't know where,
Though she sought it with care,
So she filled up the gap with French lace
A family of equal opportunity insulters leading to some remarkably creative illustrations. A majority of
the pages in the book are used. Appears complete as written. Measures 9" x 7 ¼”.
(#20204526) $2200.
Edge wear on cover; Faint coffee splash on blank front end paper. Small ink smudge margin
dedication page.
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2. [scrap album][ camp][ YMCA][ Made by Hand][ journal][ photographs][ newspaper clippings]
Counselor Camp Diary and Scrap Album From Kepler Lodge, Summer of 1935. Mae M. Maxwell.
Lancaster County, PA. 1935-1936. This camp diary is from Mae M. Maxwell, a counselor at Kepler Lodge
during the summer of 1935. The scrap album itself started as a blank composition notebook with brown
covers. Mae decorated the front of the album with a silhouette of an Indian in a stereotypical feathered
headdress using yellow paint. The year, 1935, and 'Kepler Lodge' is written in yellow paint on the front as
well. After a title page with her name, her camp Indian name, Chief Ipisoaki, (which supposedly meant
Morningstar Woman) and the session dates, July 5 to August 2, there are daily diary entries for each day
at camp. There is a short break in entries between July 17-23, and again from July 27 till the end of the
session. The album also contains a variety of photographs, autographs, poems, songs, and newspaper
clippings, as well as a list of all the counselors, fifteen (15) in total, and their camp Indian names,
translations, and pronunciations. There are eleven (11) black and white photographs, some of campers,
but mainly of Mae's fellow counselors. Most of her fellow counselors wrote a short note in album, which
often feature poetry. There are six (6) printed photographs from newspaper clippings of the counselors,
as well as five newspaper clippings articles that feature them. These articles, generally speaking, are
engagement or wedding announcements and date between 1935-1936. There is one article that is about a
play that one of the girls was in. There are several pages of Mae's favorite songs from camp that have
been pasted in to the album from printed cards. Lastly, there are two postcards, one of Kepler Lodge itself
and the other of Longfellow Monument in Portland, ME, which was mailed to Mae by a fellow counselor
after camp was over. Lastly, loose in the album, is a single fold program for the 1935 summer session at
Kepler Lodge, with information on the camp, its rates, program, and packing list. The front cover has a
black and white silhouette illustration of two girls under a tree with their small dog. Measures 8 ¼” x 5
½” (folded), 11" x 8 ½” (unfolded). Below are some excerpts from the album:
"The girls did not lose much time getting acquainted with camp and their fellow campers. After a fine supper was
eaten an enjoyed by all a fire was made. The counselors were introduced by Miss Heaton and each counselor gave a
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brief outline of the work planned for camp. Several songs were sung and 'get acquainted' games were played. The
Juniors were sent to bed and the Seniors took a moonlight dip. There are 54 girls in camp." - Diary Entry, July 5,
1935
"About this time of the week one could see knitted pocket books everywhere. Every little girl was very interested in
making knitted pocket books. This evening had a grand masquerade party. Some very clever costume were worn...
everybody went to bed wishing the rain would disappear." - Diary Entry, July 8, 1935
"This was a busy day - as all circus days usually are. We had our supper outdoors. The girls were divided into three
groups - each going to different places. Fires were made and doggies were roasted. One group took off shoes and
socks and made dams in the stream. When everybody had arrived in camp the circus was presented. It was simply
grand! There were trained monkeys, lions, and bears, a strong man, Mme. Yvonne, the acrobat, clowns, a fat lady,
and a snake charmer. After the circus, Miss Livingood, the directress, was heard to say that she was a strong
believer in evolution after that performance by the monkeys." - Diary Entry, July 17, 1935
"Kepler Lodge,
Trees and Flowers,
Nature study at all hours.
The flag salute,
Chocolate milk at four,
With a wistful plea for one glass more.
Crafts and music,
Stunts and swims,
Jolly songs mixed in with hymns.
Sunday school and vespers,
A moonlight dip,
Stars and moments of silent worship.
Friendships - tried and true,
For these we love you,
Kepler Lodge."
- From Autograph Entry by Helen S. MacDonald
Mostly filled. Inserts are either pasted in or use photo corners. Measures 8 ¼” x 6 ¾”.
(#20204811) $450.
To view images: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gRSA5CsGin4sypxP9
Kepler Lodge was a summer camp run by the Y.M.C.A. for girls between the ages of eight to twenty in
sessions of one, two, three or four weeks. The girls were divided into three groups based on their age,
juniors were eight to ten, intermediates eleven to thirteen, and seniors fourteen and over. The camp's
program featured a variety of activities such as swimming, diving, life saving, nature study, scout craft,
drama, arts and crafts, rhythm orchestra and glee club.
Mae Martha Maxwell was born on January 13, 1916 in Lancaster, PA to George Freeland Maxwell (1886-
1964) and Mae Martha Crawford Maxwell (1886-1939).
General wear. Some of the yellow paint on the front cover in the silhouette of the Indian has chipped off.
One insert appears to be missing as there are photo corners on the page with no insert.
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3. [commonplace books][ blank books][ marriage][ courtship][ family relationships][ poetry][ literature][
quotes][ mortality][ morality] Commonplace Book of Quotes and Poems Belonging to Sarah Leah
Rinosokton. Sarah Leah Rinosokton E. Livermore. Worcester, MA. August 1851. A commonplace book
belonging to Sarah Leah Rinosokton that is filled with a variety of quotes and poetry. There are several
overarching themes to the quotes; mortality, morality, marriage and love, and friendship. Some of the
poems written down were meant for friendship albums, and have written by them "for a Lady's Album."
Not all of the excerpts are properly attributed within the commonplace book, but a random sampling of
the quotes suggests many are well known. The book itself was manufactured and sold by E. Livermore
from Worcester, MA, a bookseller which published and sold blank books and stationary. The front cover
has a black and white engraving of a group of children having a picnic and playing in the woods. The
back cover has "First Lessons in Drawings", which features 17 different line drawings, staring first with
parallel lines, then moving to different angles (acute, right, and obtuse), and then 2D objects such as a
triangle and pentagon, before lastly having a series of 3D objects such as a tetrahedron (spelled
incorrectly as tetraedron) and a cylinder. 38 pgs, which have been self numbered by the owner. Majority
has been filled in. Cream illustrated covers. Measures 8" x 6 ½”. Below are some extracts from the book:
"How fatal would it prove to almost every hope in life, were we allowed even a momentary glimpse of futurity! For
often half the enjoyments of life consist in anticipation of pleasures, which may never be ours." - Lucretia Maria
Davidson, from her 'Poetical Remains'
"If you wish to learn the true value of marriage, if you wish to see what this union may be for two human hearts,
and for life, then observe, not the wedded ones in their honeymoon nor by the cradle of their first child; not at a time
when novelty and hope yet throw a morning glory over the young and newborn world of home; but survey them,
rather, in the more remote years of manhood, when they have prove the world and each other, when they have
conquered many an error, and many a temptation, in order to become only the more united to each other." - Excerpt
from 'The Golden Marriage' by Fredirka Bremer
"[The birthday] is one of the fixed way-marks on our path of life, at which, when the anticipation of youth has lost
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its first keenness, the least reflective mind is prone to cast its first its glances backwards to 'to hold communion with
past hours.' " - Excerpt from 'Ellen Parry: Or, Trials of the Heart' by Emily Edson Briggs
"Speak gently! - It is better far
To rule by love, than fear -
Speak gently - let not harsh words mar
The good we might do here!"
- First Stanza of 'Speak Gently' a poem by David Bates
"Many people regard the Bible as an old ruin. They think there might be some chambers in it which might be made
habitable, if it were worth the while; but they take it as a young heir takes his estate, who says, 'I shall build me a
modern house to live in, but I'll keep the old castle as ruin.' " - Excerpt from 'The Bible as an Old Ruin, by
Henry Ward Beecher (brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe)
"A married woman is, unless under very unfortunate circumstances more favorably situated for the development of
her character than if unmarried." - Excerpt from 'Ellen Parry: Or, Trials of the Heart' by Emily Edson Briggs
"Our bugles sang truce; for the night cloud had lowered,
And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky;
And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered,
The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die."
- First Stanza of 'The Soldier's Dream' by Thomas Campbell (#20200503) $175.
Front cover engraving has been printed off center and at an angle. General wear. Minor water stains.
4. [mortality][ religion][ correspondence][ bible][ end of all days] A Letter to A Brother to a Sister Upon
Her Husband's Death. A. W. Frankport. March 23, 1855. A wonderfully pessimistic letter from a brother
to his sister upon learning about the death of her husband. What starts as a somewhat supportive letter
soon descends into a discussion about the apocalypse written in the Book of Revelation, which he feels is
coming soon. This does come slightly out of left field, since before he goes on this tangent his points out
how he hasn't made a public declaration on religion in over forty-four years. After this rather depressing
section, he continues to update his sister on his friends and church community. The letter ends with the
salutation, "Your unworthy Brother, A. W." Measures 8 ¼” x 6 ¾”. Below is an excerpt from the letter:
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"I set down to write a few lines to let you know that we have not forgotton [sic] you. My wife & Frances have had a
kind of influenza cold been quite sick now, better. I received a line from Lyman the day of you Husbands funeral, if I
had received it in season I might possibly been their but I hope you have a stronger fortress than to lean upon an arm
of flesh. He who has promised to be the widows god, may he sustain you. The Bible is the Book of Books by searching
the Schriptures [sic] we may find something suited to all conditions of life. Last January if I am not mistaken, it's 44
years since I made a public profession of religion & when I think of it, how little of the fruits of the spirit have been
manifest, how much need to redeem the time, the days are evil. How many errors and delusions are abroad in the
world, it appears that the world is ripeening [sic] fast for the great Battle we read of in Rev. when gog & magog (in
the book of revelation states that when Satan rises he will rally the nations from the four corners of the earth, gog
and magog) will be gathered together the earth will disclose its blood & no more cover its slain, it appears great
events are soon to happen." - A. W. to his sister, March 23, 1855 (#20000318) $65.
General wear.
Archive – Business
5. [business history][ corporate archive][ profession archive][ correspondence][ industrial][ building &
trade][ paper mill] Corporate Archive for Southworth Management Company. Southworth
Management Company. West Springfield, MA. 1849-1851. A collection of thirty-nine (39) pieces of the
business correspondence of the Southworth Management Company that produced high quality, 100%
cotton fiber, business paper. It consists of business
correspondence from 1849-1851 with the bulk of
materials dating to 1849. The majority of the
correspondence is from retailers either ordering more
reams of paper, or attempting to settle their accounts by
check, or discussing payment plans. These order
requests can be a simple order for a few more reams of
paper, to a detail list of the different types of paper
needed, to a request for a discount on the order itself.
When the correspondence is in regards to the money
owed or long standing debt, it is normally through a
third party, a lawyer, who is representing the debtors. Of
note however, is one letter directly from a a business
owner who is going out of business and invites the
Southworths, or one of their agents, to attend the auction of what is left of his stock and property in an
attempt to cover his debt. There are several letters that also are complaints made against the quality of the
paper sent to the retailers, namely that it was poorly cut, the water stamp can't be seen, or the quality of
the paper appears lesser than years prior. A subset of the correspondence is from suppliers the
Southworth's used, either offering to sell them paper rags or asking them to make their best offer for
them. There is also a request for reference for an past employee at the paper mill. Of note are two letters
between the members of the Southworth family. The first is from J. H. Southworth, a cousin, who was
acting as an agent for the company and he is reporting on his duties to Edward Southworth. The second
is a letter from Wells Southworth to his brother Edward Southworth that is a mix of business and
personal matters, and shows insight into how the Southworths conducted their business, particularly
when it came to dealing with those who wouldn't pay. Lastly, there is an outlier of a letter, addressed to
Wells Southworth, discussing an order of butter and cheese, presumably for the Southworth Household.
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The letters are all folded, stampless post, with the majority of them being addressed to the Southworth
Mang. Co. in West Springfield, MA, though there are a few addressed to Edward Southworth or Wells
Southworth themselves. One of the pieces is an empty folded letter with no text, presumably, there were
paper samples at one point within the envelope. Almost, if not all, of the letters have writing on the back,
detailing the date the letter was received and who the letter is from. The majority of the letters are from
paper retailers in New England, such as Boston, MA, Providence, RI, Lawrence, MA, Hartford, CT, and
Syracuse, NY, though there are a few from as far south as Richmond, VA and Charleston, SC. A few of
the letters have minor penciling, mostly mathematical calculations as the orders were totaled up. Letters
have been arranged chronologically. Measures 5 ¼” x 3 ¼” (folded), 15 ½” x 9 ¾” (unfolded) (sample size
for one letter, all are similar).
Below are some excerpts from the letters in the collection:
“We can send you the strips anytime you want by giving us three days notice. Should like to have you take them
previous to July 1. Please let me know what the bag was marked that contained the previous strips (the weight) also
if you wish to take them at the price mentioned in my last and oblige.” - June 7, 1848 Benjamin Farbles, Newton
Falls
“We had an offer for our strips pending while we waited for your answer considerably better than the offer you
made. Consequently we at once closed the trade. Which I presume you will consider perfectly fair as we held them
until we got your best terms. We thank you for your offer and feel pleased to learn of you that when we may have
another a lot you may make us a better proposal. When we have another lot, which will be in 2 or 3 months, I shall
ask you for another offer.” - July 20, 1849, John Roberts
“I find myself nearly out of water paper again, I am selling more of your paper then was ever sold of any kind here.
You must give me 10% off the former prices as a little inducement to sell even more if you can do so and give the
same quality you may send me some immediately.” - August 28, 1849, W. P. Greene, Nashua
“I find it does not compare favorably with the lot last year. You will remember that I made a request that it might be
made if possible better than the last... I am quite disappointed for I wanted to have a good paper for retail. It is not
too heavy a paper, neither is it so smooth, and its general appearance is inferior. The stamp in the corner is badly
discernible even in the first two sheets, and all together invisible below.... this is a sheet of the paper on which I
write... Other sheets were imperfect in the same lot. I would prefer another lot and sell this one at reduce price! This
is also a very little too blue, that is not a serious objection.” - December 8, 1849, E. F. Durer, Bangor, ME
“We regret that you have sent us double the quantity of super blue bath post at two dollars that we ordered. By
reference to our order you will find that it calls for only 30 reams, which we think is as much as we can possibly sell.
The style is not a sellable one with us and we shall be under the necessity of returning the surplus. You might save
freight by allowing us to ship it to some other of your southern agents we will hold it subject to your further orders
and make such disposition of it as you may direct.” - September 18th 1850, Morris and Brother, Richmond
“I would thank you to pay Mary Noony this week, as the Irish you know are easily worried, the amount about $93
dols [sic] she has the minutes in my hand, writing on some of her papers. There is some cabbage in the garden that
you had better take, the best ones are at the father [sic] end, send them to the mill if you do not want them. The
potatoes in the cellar are not good for eating but will be good for the horse after the carriages are stored away... now I
think it our duty to collect our debt at once, make him secure by a good endorser or mortgage on stock or stock
placed in your hands which is better, have Mr. Perry go if you do not wish to renew him up and say to him that I
ordered it paid or secured and have it done without a days delay, it is better to secure the debt then to sue, for there
we might be obliged to come in for a slight dividend... my wife thinks she lost two rings in the house when we left in
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the morning, she visited the house from garret to seller, recollects having them in hall near front door, one large and
one small.” - November 26, 1850, Wells Southworth to his brother Edward, New York
(#20000777) $375.
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The Southworth Management Company was established in 1839 by the brothers Wells Southworth (1779-
1882) and Edward Southworth (1804-1869) with offices in West Springfield, MA, and a paper mill in
Agawam, MA. The offices of the company would eventually move to New Haven, CT in 1854, run by the
company’s President, Wells Southworth, while Edward Southworth ran the paper mills. The company
would become one of the leading producers of cotton-fiber business paper and sold to the to the government
and businesses and retailers all over New England, and the south, particular South Carolina, where
Edward had numerous contacts. The company remained family owned throughout the 1900s and into the
2000s, when it started to run into financial trouble. As a way to bring in new revenue and business, it
attempted to branch out with new paper products, producing presentation kits, awards, wedding
invitations, greeting cards, and an array of die-cut, textured and colored stationary. In 2012 the company
sold its brand of business papers to Neenah Paper of Wisconsin, and this paper line continues under the
name Southworth by Neenah today. Unfortunately for the rest of the company, it went bankrupt in 2018
and liquidated all remaining property and assets, including its original paper mill in Agawam, MA.
General wear. Letter folds.
Advertising & Promotion
6. [Advertising and Promotion][Trade card][Jeweler's tag][Jewelry] Ephemera Relating to H. A. & G.M.
Church - Manufacturers of gold Chains, Bars, Hooks, Swivels, Split Rings &c. H. A. & G.M. Church.
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New York. 1878. A group of ephemera including a manuscript letter with corresponding advertising
cover to a colleague regarding the designs of chains and "drops". An engraved business card for
Church's gold chains. Finally, includes are two (2) style of tags (six total) to affix to the chains
warranting every link hard soldered. Letter sheet measures 8 ¼” x 5 3/8".
(#23000311) $150.
7. [advertisement][ recipes][ cooking][ women's work][ soap][ Dobbins Electric Soap][ testimonials] Aunt
Matilda's Selected Receipts and Useful Information. I. L. Cragin & Co. Philadelphia, PA. [1890]. An
advertising booklet for Dobbins Electric Soap, a laundry soap produced by I. L. Cragin. The company
used 'electric' in the title to in order to capitalize on people's fascination with electricity at that time. The
soap itself was formulated with a very alkaline base, which actually gave it a bit of a 'sting' which
reminded people even more of electricity. This booklet starts off with several pages of advertisement for
Dobbins Electric Soap, particularly emphasizing how the soap is so strong, one doesn't need to be rough
with one's clothes to clean them. The booklet spends the rest of its pages alternating between Aunt
Matilda's recipes and testimonials from customers who have used the soap. Some of the recipes included
are: Pea Soup, Pepperpot, Broiled Salmon, Roast Duck, Chicken Croquettes, Lobster Salad, and Lemon
Pie. It is unclear if the title of the booklet was meant as a play on words or a spelling mistake, after all it is
full of recipes and 'receipts' from Dobbins' Electric Soap's customers in the form of testimonials. On the
inside front cover, I. L. Cragin states if you buy 15 bars of their soap, and mail in the wrappers as proof,
they will send you a dollars worth of "first class sheet music for free!" Also there is an advertisement for
S. E. Brackett, a grocery and general store in Leeds Junction, ME, that states if you buy 7 bars of soap from
them you can get seven "beautiful Shakespeare cards". 32 pg. Printed wrappers. String binding. OCLC 6
(Apr. 2020) Measures 4 ½” x 3" (#29014047) $65.
General wear. Minor penciling on one page.
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Architecture
8. [Architecture][ Business Archive][ House Plan][ Renderings][ Krisjanis Grant][ Mid-Century Modern]
Mid-century Modern Architectural Business Archive including Renderings for Park Structures, House
Plan, Photo of works. Krisjanis "Kris" Grant . Grand Haven, MI. 1950-55. A small business archive for
Krisjanis "Kris" Grant, a Latvian born mid-century modern architect. He resided in Grand Haven MI. It
includes a 24" x 36" house plan with exterior view and floor plan for a residence in Green Township NJ. A
12" x 12" contest submission drawing of an interior plan design for Plywood Built in Features for Living-
Dining room wall elevation, utility room wall and the breakfast bar. Five (5) approx. 10" x 20" color
renderings with different designs for the main gate. Also of note is a sleek illustrated business card for
the architect. Finally, approximately 20 newspaper clippings about the architect and his works.
(#29001447) $375.
Krisjanis Edvards Grants (5/24/1903-1/13/2001) a designer of homes, buildings, churches in the Grand
Haven, MI area along with other locations.
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Hair
9. [Women's History][ Patent Medicine][ Hair] Treatise on the Hair, Learn to Cultivate and Have Beautiful
Hair to the Latest Period of Life. Sarah A. Chevalier, MD Published by
Author. New York, NY. 1868. 24pp. Lavender polished stock wrap with gold
lettering. Introduction by the author. Content includes Structure of the
Human Hair, Chemical Analysis of the Hair, Purposes of the Hair, The Color
of the Hair, Hygienic Treatment of the Hair,Characteristics of the Hair, Early
Blanching of the Hair and Remarks in Relation to the Hair that includes
promotion for Sarah Chevalier's product "Chevalier's Life for the Hair",
available at Druggists, Fancy-Goods Dealers and Hair-Dressers. This is
followed by several pages of testimonials and locations of Wholesale
Druggists and Patent Medicine Houses where the product can be purchased.
Measures 7 ½” x 4 5/8". (#29004523) $350.
Light discoloration and corner bend cover.
10. [Hair Culture][ Trade Catalogues][ Advertising and Promotion][ Women's History] Hirsch's Hair Bazaar
Catalogue plus Advertisement. Hirsch's Hair Bazaar. St. Louis, Missouri. [1920]. This offering includes
two (2) items. A 26 pp. (unnumbered). Illustrated wraps. A catalogue dedicated to women's hair goods
including hair pieces and wigs. Contents includes images from photographs of either women wearing
the hair piece the hair piece alone. Each is captioned with a brief description and pricing information.
Includes products such as Long Hair Wigs, Pin Frizzes, Cluster Puffs, Rote Twist, the Cleopatra Braid and
Puff, , Hair Roll, Daphne Curls and Turban Hair Frame. Also pieces named for actresses such as Janice
Meredith and Barrymore. Other products include lotions and restores, pinching iron and the marcel iron.
The final page provides instructions on measuring the head. Measures 7" x 5". The second item is most
likely a proof for small advertisement for the "Hirschnet" cap shape double mesh. printed on heavy
stock. Measures 7" x 9 ½”. (#29019235) $175.
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Made by Hand
11. [Original Art][ Made by Hand][ Poetry and Verse][ Anthropomorphism] A Series of 10 Original
Whimsical Verses with Pen & Ink Illustrations. A.E.F.F. [1930s]. Ten (10) original hand penned verses,
each with charming relevant drawings. All are on a single 12" x 9" art board except for the tale of A
Mouse and a Beetle and a sweet baby Sausage who lived together. This particular tale, written in five
verses has a sad ending--something to do with ending up in the soup. The other verses are titled Finger
Prints, Sunrise and Sunset, Naughty, My Sisters, When I go Hunting, Purple and Rings, There was an old
woman, The Walk and A Sad Story.
The sausage tale concludes
"When the Beetle & Mouse returned to the cottage
They called out aloud to the poor little sausage
And called out again for they never knew
The poor little thing was turned into Stew!
So they took off their hats & wiped their feet
And got out the plates & started to eat.
It tasted so good, it tasted so nice,
They finished it all, and helped themselves twice.
When the saucepan was emptied all that was in,
was the poor little shrivelled up sausage's skin!"
Another verse, Finger Prints
"When I was very tiresome
And in a naughty mood
They put me in the corner
Untile they though me good
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And I used to amuse myself
(And didn't mind at all)
By rubbing all my dirty
Sticky fingers on the wall".
(#29018362) $1750.
Light surface soiling on margins.
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12. [Made by Hand][ Victoriana][ Flora] Victorian Album - Dried Flora on silk Mesh. [1860s]. An 8 ¾” x 9
¼” cut in the shape of a leaf with a silk ribbon tie. The cover has a shield shaped opening backed with
silk mesh. Fern fronds and leaves arranged in a decorative display. Heavy stock covers. Six (6) interior
blank pages. Sandwiched between the pages are the circular silk mesh discs surrounded by some type of
cilia from nature give a sunburst appearance to each. The centers of each with delicately applied fern
fronds, leaves and seeds. Delicate and decorative Victoriana. Each circular ornament (including cilia)
measures approximately 5 ½” in diameter. (#20203552) $475.
Fine.
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Photography
13. [Coronado Island][ Sea Hunt][ Photography][ Birds] A collection of 37 photographs taken on Coronado
Island - Hunting and Birding Excursion. [1915]. A series of 37 photographs, hand numbered on the
reverse, chronicling a visit to Coronado Island off San Diego. The first image is approaching the
uninhabited island followed by an image of their boat and then two young men approaching the rocks
with a row boat and portaging the boat to land. Various pictures of the men atop rocks and other perches.
A few images of water crashing on the rocks followed by a distance and close-up images of a large flock
of cormorants on a rock and an individual on a nest and the nest with eggs and another with baby chicks
at different ages. This is followed by another series of baby bird images. There is an image of a rock
shaped as an alligator. The collection concludes with seals and unfortunately a seal hunt and their catch.
Each measures 5" x 7". Numbered either lower left or right. (#20202856) $450.
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There are no identifying marks on the photographs, however they were found in a plain brown wrapper
with a note "Pictures given to Mother by Andrew Thill in early 1900s. Pictures of Coronado Islands off
San Diego
Science & Technology
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14. [Computing Scale][ Slide Rule][ Mathematics][ Volvelle] Palmer's Computing Scale (Volvelle Slide
Rule...). 1843 copyright.. Engraved Georghe G. Smith, Boston MA. Stereotyped by T. S. Sprague,
Hartford CT. An 11" x 11" board with applied stock with an 8 3/8" in diameter volvelle on the front.
Decorative boarder designs. In simplest terms this Computing Scale is circular slide rule. It allows one to
solve a multitude of mathematical problems with the turn of the wheel. The Numbers on this Scale are
arranged according to their Logarithmic Value; and occupy the same relations to each other in space that
they do in value. The reverse side presents the Directions for Using This Scale and includes summary for
use for an array mathematical calculations ranging from multiplication, division, interest, cubic feet in a
block of granite, geering of wheels and many others. (#29019856) $950.
References - Aaron Palmer's Computing Scale" and "John E. Fuller's Circular Slide Rules," Colorado
College Publication: Engineering Series 1 (1909):
Edge wear.
15. [salesman catalogue][ business history][ machine][ administration][ science & technology][
advertisement][ trade catalogue][ International Business Machine Corporation][ IBM] Machine Profits!
An IBM Salesman Kit. International Business Machine Corporation (IMB). New York, NY. [1933]. This
series of marketing materials/ salesman kit advertises a variety of machines meant to keep track of and
tabulate timecards and payroll such as the International Automatic Payroll Machine and International
Electroprint, secure locks for record protection, and electronic accounting machines for adding up
customer orders and keeping track of inventory. It consists of nine (9) separate pieces, which are either,
bi-fold, tri-fold, or 4 panel brochures. Each of the pieces have a brief description of the item including its
highlighted features, and information on how it can streamline a business, as well as illustrations or
printed photographs of the machines themselves and sample computations, such as time cards. Each
piece is printed in two tones- always with black ink and an accent color which changes with each new
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piece. Dated via example time cards on some of the illustrations. Measures 11" x 8 ½” (all, folded), 17" x
11" (unfolded, smallest), 22" x 17" (unfolded, largest). (#29001404) $150.
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The International Business Machine Corporation, better known as IBM, is a technology company
that was founded in 1911 under the name Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR),
before it changed to its current name in 1924. IBM started out inventing and manufacturing
various machines business might use, such as the Electric Tabulating Machine (punches time
cards), dial recorders, tabulators and meat & cheese slicers. As technology increased they also
invented the ATM, the first personal computer, floppy disks, magnetic stripe cards, as well as
software such as UPC barcodes, and SQL programing language to name a few. Today IBM is in
over 170 countries and employs over 350,000 people (as of 2018).
General wear. Minor tears along folds.
Social History
16. [Fraternal Organization][ Ethnic Based Unionism][ Trade Association][ Ceremonial Attire] Deutscher
Metzger Verein (German Butcher Association)Ceremonial Apron. Covington, KY. c1900. A 14" x 15 ½”
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printed ceremonial apron depicting a butcher's tools - sharpening steel, cleaver, knife and saw. It is
captioned Deutscher Metzger Verein (German Butcher Association) Covington, Kenton Co., KY. The
association members would march in full butcher uniform, including their ceremonial apron for
convention parades and similar events. Red decorative border. (#29013534) $550.
Some deterioration to border trim. Red offset.
17. [Racism][ Fraternal Organization][ Menu][ Social History][ Confederacy] Menu - New York Southern
Society Annual Banquet. Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY. Dec. 14, 1904. A 12" x 9 ½” linen french-fold
menu cover with silk ribbon closure. The single fold deckled edge menu includes the Menu and Toasts on
the verso and a stereotypical image an elderly African American women smoking a corncob pipe and of
life on the plantation during the Confederacy. It is captioned "Mammy's dream of 'Long Ago' with
printed signature T. Sindelar" Toasts were made by the President of the United States, the Mayor of
New York City, the president of the University of Virginia and noted Southerners . One toast is titled
"The Past Status of the South: the Dacadence of That Status: Its Restoration". Additional inserts include a
single fold Concert Programme with words to "I'se gwine back to Dixie" on the back page and a single-fold
Seating arrangement for the event. With original envelope with Robert Ogden penciled upper left.
(#29012862) $450.
According to the 1899 version of the society’s bylaws and constitutions the society was organized in 1886
and incorporated under the laws of the state of New York in 1889. Page five of the document states, “The
particular business or object of such a society shall be: to cherish and perpetuate the memories and
traditions of the Southern People and to cultivate friendly relations between Southern men resident or
temporarily sojourning in New York City.” Membership was open to “full age” males born in the South or
whose ancestors were born in the South and who lived within 50 miles of the city.
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Women’s History
18. [women's history][ government][ African American][ labor][ government][ classes and movements][
social welfare] The Negro Woman Worker. Jean Collier Brown US Department of Labor, Women's
Bureau. United States. 1938. This booklet is the printed report from the Women's Bureau to the Secretary
of the Department of Labor, Frances Perkins, dealings specially with the plight of the 'Negro women
worker'. The booklet starts out by stating, "One in every six women workers in America is a Negro,
according to the latest census figures - those of 1930".A graph at the beginning of the booklet compares
occupations from 1890-1930. This report was attempting to fill in the gap of information on Negro women
workers since then the 1930 census, particularly focusing on the hardships they face and how the
depression affected their ability to work. The booklet divided the fields the women worked in into the
four different areas: Domestic and personal service, agriculture, manufacturing and mechanical
industries, and Negro women as white-collar workers. With each section the statistics of workers from
the nationwide 1910, 1920, and 1930 census are given, as well as any smaller surveys, generally on the city
or town level, done since 1930. It also attempts to provide salary information and any hardships they
might endure either in getting those positions, or in holding them. The crux of the hardships were due to
after effects of slavery, racism, poverty and lack of education that African Americans had long suffered.
The report ends with a series of suggested improvements to help Negro women workers, such as labor
legislation, improvements in education and training, and trade union organizations. The booklet includes
one full page printed black and white picture of a black woman working as a laundress as well as one
graph which depicts the "Occupational Distribution of Negro Women, 1890 and 1930". 17 pgs. Blue
printed covers. Staple bindings. On the front cover is "Bul. No. 165". Printed by the United States
Government Printing Office. Measures 9" x 5 ¾”. (#20200781) $225.
Light wear.
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19. [Women's Rights][ Independence]For the Whig Novel Celebration of the 4th July 1838 - Declaration of
Independence and Equality by the Women of South Trenton, NY. South Trenton, NY. 1838. A single
sheet declaration of Independence and Equality by the Ladies of South Trenton, NY on 4 July 1838. It
begins with an accounting of an earlier meeting where they met to discuss their present status, preparing
a proclamation. It then states "The “declaration of independence” had its effect, to move the gentlemen to
joint cooperation with stipulations that all the womanies (sic) be such that female delicacy might with
propriety participate." The document concludes with patriotic quotes from Mrs. Fowler and the town's
founders Mappa and Vanderkemp and references the countries founding fathers. Measures 12" x 8".
(#20202425) $450.
The first settlement was developed in 1793 by Gerrit Boon in Barneveldt, as an agent of the Holland Land
Company. Boon went back to Holland after a few years. His successor was Adam Gerard Mappa a Dutch
typesetter. At the end of his life Mappa's friend Francis Adrian Vanderkemp moved to Barneveld.
The town was formed in 1797 from the Town of Schuyler (in Herkimer County, New York).
Edge wear and letterfolds.
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20. [religion][ education][ Sabbath school][ advertising][ broadside] A Mass Meeting!! Of the Friends of the
Sabbath School Cause, A Broadside. Dearborn County, IN. August 1851. A broadside for a meeting to
discuss the "Sabbath School Cause". The meeting took place at the Langdale Grove on the Georgetown
Ridge in Dearborn County, IN, on a weekend in August. All were welcome to attend, "Let all come --
come for the cause of education -- come for the benefit of youth -- come for the men and women of a
future age." However people had to bring their own "provisions for each day". There were several men,
mostly Reverends, who were invited to speak at the event, such as B. W. Chidlow, H. Hoyt, Esq. of
Boston, Rev. Mr. Golliday and Rev. J. B. Sparks. Single sheet, single sided. Measures 12" x 11".
(#20200608) $150.
General and edge wear. Minor stains. Crease folds.
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21. [art][ drawing][ education] Spatter Ink Techniques. La Vada Zutter Sandford Ink Company. Chicago, IL
& New York, NY. 1938. A short book that describes the art of Splatter Ink, and the various techniques that
can be used to accomplish different looks and designs. The book contains several examples of the types of
stencils that can be used in the art form as well as ideas for what splatter ink can be used for, such as
small gifts like hot pads, wall plaques, calendars, greeting cards, lamp shades, decorative plates, posters,
and commercial art. Additionally there are examples and instructions for the different splatter ink
techniques, such as positive and negative units, figure illustration, silhouettes, cartooning and layout,
stick drawing, crayon resist, paint brush stenciling, tempera resist, and lettering. Additionally there are
examples of finished works, from art to advertising posters. The majority of the book are these printed
examples with minimal text used at the base of the pages for instructions. 22 pgs. Illustrated covers.
OCLC 13 (May 2020). Measures 11" x 8 ½”. (#29001077) $65.
General wear. Minor white ink spatter on front cover.
22. [correspondence][ marriage][ courtship][ business] Correspondence From the Amity Matrimonial
Association for Unmarried Persons. W. H. Wise Amity Matrimonial Association for Unmarried Persons.
Pennsylvania. Jan 17,1882. A letter written to a Miss Jane Marner discussing the policies she holds from
W. H. Wise, Vise President of the Amity Matrimonial Association for Unmarried Persons. Even though
the name sounds like a match making service, it was most likely a fraternal organization of sorts turned
insurance company. The letter discusses policies that Marner holds, and that due to the "failure of our
company, we have come to the conclusion to transfer the policies into another company.... we have
selected one of the best companies in the city of Reading... the Standard Company." What follows next are
the instructions on how to receive the new policy. Marner including a fee or forfeiture of her existing
policies. Measures 8 ¾” x 5 ½” . (#29001073) $65.
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General wear, letter folds.
It’s all about the Children
Materials in this section will always be about the children…
23. [Mother Hubbard][ nursery rhymes][ children's books][ poetry] The Adventures of Mother Hubbard.
Sarah Catherine Martin William Raine. Baltimore, MD. [1840-1842]. Tells the classic nursery poem of
Mother Hubbard by Sarah Catherine Martin. Each stanza is accompanied by an engraving depicting
Mother Hubbard and the antics of her dog. The engravings are machine colored, as stated on the cover:
"Embellished with Engravings and Coloured by W. Raine's newly invented Machine". The front cover has
a black and white engraving of a mother feeding a new born with her young daughter standing next to
her. They are all by a lit fire place that has clothes hanging of the fire screen. The back cover has lists of
other books offered by the publisher, William Raine, though he calls the books "Coloured Toys". William
Raine was in business between 1840-1842. 8 leaves. Blue illustrated wrapper. Machine colored
engravings. OCLC 3 (Apr. 2020) Measures 7 ¼” x 4 ¼” (#29001407) $65.
Well worn. Surface soiling. Penciling. Front cover inscribed. Old sewing repair to binding by previous
owner.
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24. [nursery rhymes][ children's books][ poetry][ primer. reader] Peter Primes' First Book for Children.
William Raine. Baltimore, MD. [1840-1842]. A primer and reader meant for young children. Begins with
number and alphabet charts. The book then continues on with short, easy phrases and charts of common
letter sound combinations. These phrases and letter combinations get to be more difficult as the book
progresses. Each page has a (machine colored) colored black and white engraving illustration the phrase
on the page. The front cover has a black and white engraving of a young boy reading to a young girl in a
a field. The back cover has a list of 24 books sold by William Raine. It also states that he has "entered
extensively in the publication of Juvenile Books, his facilities for manufacturing works of this class, enable
him to furnish them at lower prices than any other establishment in the United States." William Raine
was in business between 1840-1842. 8 leaves. Tan illustrated wrappers. String binding. OCLC 2 (Apr.
2020). Measures 7 ¼” x 4 ¼”. (#29001623) $75.
Well worn. Staining and soiling. Front cover has a small tear and is partially separated from pasted on
interior page ??(is that how you say it???) Old sewing repair to binding by previous owner, last two to three
inches on bottom have come undone.
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25. [anti-Semitism][ Nazi][ Paper Doll][ Goering ] Newspaper Paper Doll of Hermann Goering Comparing
Wife, Emmy Sonnemann to the beautiful Jewess Esther, nice of Mordecai. Sunday Mirror Magazine
Section. London. 1935. A two-page newspaper spread with an image from a photograph of Emmy
Sonnemann, an illustration of Esther, Niece of Mordecai and Goring as a paper doll with five (5) Nazi and
other costumes. The editor's note indicates the Sunday Mirror had recently confirmed Gorings new wife
was a Jewess. The article begins by wishfully comparing Emmy to Esther who became the bride of King
Ahasuerus causing him to cease the wholesale killing and beating of the Jews in the provinces from India
to Ethiopia. It goes on to reference how the paper determined her ancestry and implications and what
she could do to possibly change the course of the world events. Obviously to no avail. The 6" paper doll
in the image of the uniform conscious Goering to dress in his uniforms. The costumes include General of
the Reichswehr, Officer of the Nazi Brown Shirts; complete with His Pet Lion Cub, a uniform Goering
would wear on the Occasion of Nazi Behadings, a costume he once wore to an event dressed as the
Wagnerian "Lohengrin" and another dressed as "Siegfried. Unrelated content on reverse. Measures 15 ¾”
x 23". (#290008363) $400.
Emma Johanna Henny "Emmy" Goring (nee Sonnemann 24 March 1893 - 8 June 1973) was a German
actress and the second wife of Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann Goring. She served as Adolf
Hitler's hostess at many state functions and thereby staked a claim to the title of "First Lady of the Third
Reich".
Approx. 1/4 of the page was detached and has been reattached with archival tape.
26. [Transformation][ Advertising and Promotion][Mother Goose] Lg. metamorphic trade card for Magic
Mother Goose - Magic Transformation Pictures. G. W. Carleton & Co. New York, NY. A single fold
metamorphic or transformation trade card promoting Magic Mother Goose. The Old Fashioned Mother
Goose Melodies Complete with Magic Transformation Pictures. Illustrated by W.L.S. At first appearance
the mother is sitting quietly while her baby is rocking in a cradle in a tree "Hush-a-bye baby, Upon the
tree top, When the wind blows The cradle will rock:" When opened the frantic mother is leaping to catch
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her baby falling from the tree "When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down tumbles cradle and baby
and all". The back of the card is a prospectus for the book. A book with "Ninety-six full page pictures".
Measures 6 ¾” x 4 ¾”. (#23034253) $150.
We have not been able to locate a copy of the book being promoted--maybe was never printed.
Light wear from handling. Nick at right base on margin.
27. [safety][ transportation][ family][ education][ railroad][ trollies][ cars][ accidental deaths][ gender roles]
Save Our Children - Preventing Accidental Injury. Guy R. Radley & Perry O. Powell Milwaukee Electric
Railway & Light Co., Cooperating with the Milwaukee Safety Commission. Milwaukee, WI. [1923]. A
32pp (unnumbered) comprehensive booklet on safety for children, and what parents should look for
both inside and outside of the home to protect their children. It begins by telling the reader that there
were 65 accidental deaths of children in Milwaukee in the past year, and continues on to state that even if
your child survives an accident, (s)he may "be brought home on a stretcher - perhaps crippled for life -
perhaps nevermore to speak or smile." Next it takes you through a variety of scenarios on how a child
may be injured. Within the house, where 40% of accidental deaths occur, there is falling, scalding,
choking, burning (either via cooking or any of the various contraptions used to heat one's house) or
poisoning through household cleaners and/or medicine. Outside of the house injuries mostly involving
some sort of motorized transport and risk taking, but also references drowning and falls . Often times
these photographs are accompanied by captions, such as a photograph of a group of boys playing in the
street, states "Death is the price of Street Play", and on another photograph showing boys climbing and
playing on industrial equipment it states "Adventurous Boys Fill Hospitals". Accompanied by several
black and white illustrations of children in perilous situations and illustrations from photographs. There
are a few pages which implore parents to support funding of playgrounds where kids can play safety,
though this appears to be a general appeal rather then a request for a specific fund or project. The booklet
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ends with nine suggestions for parents in ensure they and their children follow, such as "2- Look Both
Ways, And Keep on Looking... 8 - Roller Skates are Treacherous". Printed Wrappers. Staple binding.
OCLC 0 (Apr. 2020) Photos by Brown & Rehbaum. Measures 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.
(#20200139) $125.
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Of note in the booklet are the photographs themselves which depict rather clear gender roles, as they barely
feature young girls at play, but rather mostly boys. Of all the photographs, only three feature girls. The
first is of a young girl running across the street after her mother failed to hold her hand. The second and
third photographs are set, first depicting two girls roller skating over some trolley tracks, and the showing
one of the girls after she tripped on the track and now appears as though her legs are crushed by the on
coming trolley. This is also the only photograph that actually depicts an injured child.
General wear.
28. [sewing][ composition notebook][ education][ Hawthorne avenue school][ made by hand][ educational]
A Sewing Sample Book Belonging to Marion Taylor. Marion Talor. Newark, NJ. 1889. An 1889 sewing
sample book belong to a Marion Taylor of Newark, NJ. It includes both the actual hand-stitched works
and a narrative on the individual steps for a variety of sewing techniques entitled: Hemmed Patching,
Flannel Patch, Gathering, Securing Gathering to Band, French Corset Cover, Felled Patch, Material
Needed, Hem Stitching, and Darned Patch. Additionally, there are six (6) fabric samples depicting the
techniques described, though two of the fabric samples have no descriptive information with them. On
the front cover is states "Board of Education, Newark, N.J., Sewing.", with a place for the name of the
student, Marion Taylor, and school they attended, Hawthorne Ave, 1889, to be filled in. A Hawthorne
Avenue School in Newark, NJ did exist, but it was erected in 1898 as a three story building, and is still in
existence today. It is unclear if the school existed on the street in a separate building prior to then, or this
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book is from a different school all together. Completely filled (not including pages that have been cut
out). Measures 8 ¼” x 6 ¾” (#29001793) $115.
On nearly every page there is a red stamp of a large 'S' with the smaller letters 'C. V. S.' under it. It is
unknown what this stamp meant.
General wear. Offset from fabric samples. Pages have been cut out (most likely by original owner). Water
stain on cover and first few pages. Penciling on one page. A number of pages have been cut out of this
journal, it is unclear if those pages contained penmanship mistakes or they were removed for an other
reason. The content appears complete.
Thank you for looking.
Sheryl Jaeger & Ralph Gallo
Eclectibles
860-872-7587
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