Uncut sheet of colorful 1.5 by 2 inch cards featuring animaniacs characters. Printed for use as the backers for small pinball machines in Cracker Jack boxes. Eight repeats each of the five designs. View More...
1920s. Paper crown mimicking Native American Headdresses. Designed with a colorful yellow, red, blue, and green feathers motif. The Cracker Jack name and slogan, The More You Eat - The More you Want, are printed in blue ink on the center. Loss of paper on the edge of one feather. Very Good. View More...
A popular local chain in the mid-20th century in Los Angeles area, Eaton?s included restaurants in La Cienega, Studio City, Arcadia, and Beverly Hills. This wooden postcard menu for the Beverly Hills location features steaks, lobster, and mutton. Chipping, staining to the verso. Very Good. View More...
Quarter-fold brochure advertising the Hotel New Hiroshima. Graphic multi-colored design featuring elements of Hiroshima's Memorial Peace Park including the Atomic Dome and the Museum. Small maps of the city and coastline. View More...
The 1924 Paris Olympics ushered in many innovations that remain Olympic traditions. The games became the first to feature the Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius [Faster, Higher, Stronger.] The organizers built cabins near the stadium in Colombes to allow the athletes convenient access to the stadiums. The first Winter Games, retroactively named, occurred in January of 1942. A massive marketing campaign produced millions of promotional material including Luggage Labels, Poster Stamps, Stamps, Cigarette & Cigar Labels, and Posters, many of which displayed the first emblem created for an Olym... View More...
New York: Unique Novelty Co. & D. Silberer Co, 1912- 1913. Three die cut paper masks advertising the 1912 play Stop Thief. The comedy was written by Carlyle Moore and produced by George M. Cohan. The masks depict, The Clown, Desperate Desmond, and Foxy Grandpa. The set originally contained six masks. Creasing and fold marks with no loss of paper. Very Good. View More...
The Georgian Room Restaurant is a classic dining room in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel that has served as the social hub of Seattle for many decades. Decorated in a traditional Georgian style the restaurant served fine food to locals and tourists alike. Menu features prime rib dinner for a little over three dollars. Bi-fold with cover art depicting men and women in Georgian dress. Very Good with edgewear and creasing to the corners. View More...
The Georgian Room Restaurant is a classic dining room in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel that has served as the social hub of Seattle for many decades. Decorated in a traditional Georgian style the restaurant served fine food to locals and tourists alike. Menu features prime rib dinner for a little over three dollars. Bi-fold with cover art depicting men and women in Georgian dress. Edgewear, loss of paper to lower right front panel. Good. View More...
The Georgian Room Restaurant is a classic dining room in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel that has served as the social hub of Seattle for many decades. Decorated in a traditional Georgian style the restaurant served fine food to locals and tourists alike. Menu features prime rib dinner for a little over three dollars. Bi-fold with cover art depicting men and women in Georgian dress. Very Good with edgewear and creasing to the corners. View More...
Small collection of typewriter related ephemera from 1908-1964. Includes:7 postcards, 3 with cancellations, 2 with stamps. Typist's Guide from Sight to Touch by the Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, 1932. A 32 page staple-bound typing manual. Very Good with some fading to the wrappers.Instructions for the Care and Use of the Royal Typewriter by the Royal Typewriter Company, Inc., Circa 1923. A seven page staple-bound manual for the Model 10 typewriter. Creasing and chipping to the wrappers, rust stains from the staples. Good. View More...
M.J. Whittall Associates, Ltd: 1929, Massachusetts. A leading manufacturer in the early 20th Century rug trade, Whittall created rugs in the popular ?Oriental? style. Part educational, part advertisement this booklet describes color theory in interior design alongside examples of Whittall rugs. Illustrated in color with full page pictures of Whittall rugs, recommendations for color schemes, and interior vignettes featuring the rugs. 22 pp. Staple-bound. Very Good with soiling to the rear cover. View More...
Handwritten course notes and drawings from a 1950?s U. S. Air Force aircraft mechanics course written by Sergeant Everett J. Adams. Adams enlisted in the US Air Force in 1953 and was honorably discharged four years later. He went on to become an auto mechanic and started a business restoring vintage cars. Adams? Nav-Comp flight E6B Flight Computer includes the manual. Black ring binder with incised picture of Adams 1932 Ford Roadster. 208 pp. 7?H x 4.5?W. Very Good with several loose pages. View More...
Set of four tray puzzles featuring illustrations from various Little Golden Books. The puzzles are in fine condition in the original box which has been rather crudely repaired. View More...
California: Pioneer Ranches, Inc, 1958-1960. Collection of eight promotional items and envelopes from Ranch Development Corporation, aka Pioneer Ranches. A real estate company, Ranch Development Corp, specialized in purchasing large properties and reselling them in smaller parcels. In the mid 1950?s the firm began using an obscure legal loophole to attempt to gain ownership of National Forest lands throughout California including areas that now comprise Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The land grab resulted in a Congressional Hearing and revisions to California State law. Envelope is... View More...
State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia, 1961. Staple Bound..46 pages. Part training manual, part self-help book this booklet s includes helpful tips such as, ?First and Foremost?SAFEGUARD AGAINST ESCAPES? and a list of etiquette tips that Emily Post would approve. Near Fine with the hint of a crease to the front cover. View More...
Advertisement featuring businesses from Pullman, Washington: Pullman State Bank, Downen?s Insurance, and Lee Allen?s Hardware. Folding the tabs forward creates a list of groceries. Circa 1920?s. Age toning, crease near the top which is unfortunately reinforced with painters tape on the verso. Very Good. View More...
