This is a unique offering -- a small 3" diameter metal sign for the B&O Railroad, offered in the 1950's as a premium for Post cereals. The collector who owned it paired it with three color postcards, one of which is dated 1967. None have been used or written on and all are in excellent condition. The dated one was published by Washington Chapter NRHS and shows a President Class 4-6-2 pulling the B&O's Ambassador past Ivy City as it leaves Union Station Washington, D.C. Dec. 16, 1951. The other cards show "The Cincinnatian" train No 53 westbound from Toledo, Ohio July, 1956 and the B&O Mikado s... View More...
This is an interesting item, published for a contest which was advertised around the world. In the U.S. the kit was sent via the local newspapers, in this case the Detroit Times. Oddly, there is no year stated, so I did some research and found a 1932 Syracuse, New York newspaper story about the contest. Then envelope had many small tears, so I taped the edges to stabilize it. Inside here is a card about the contest itself, another one with intricate instructions and four large cards with many, many, many pieces to assemble. The sad part is, though not surprising, only boys were allowed to comp... View More...
This is a charming paperdoll book with a Japanese flair. There's no date, but the pictures seem to suggest that it comes from the 1940's or 50s. Everything is die-cut, so no scissors necessary. Just pop out the dolls, the clothes, and the accessories and it's time to play. There are four pages filled with items -- I've photographed them all so you can see everything that comes with it. Book measures 7-1/2 x 10-1/2" in beautiful condition. View More...
This one's not at all rare because it was too cute not to keep! It still charms collectors though and has even inspired modern look-alikes in the forms of magnets. This guy's the real deal though! He measures 2-1/2" across at the widest point, which is his feet, and 6" from the top of crown to the bottom of his feet. "King Pig" sits up and begs to be part of the "Rex Brand" line of meats packed by the Cudahy Company. Both front and back sides of the card are identical. Inside the text covers the celebrated Rex Brand sugar cured meats,pure leaf lard, Cudahy's sugar cured hams, breakfast bacon, ... View More...
What a beautiful card this is -- more greeting card than postcard, as there is a poem on the back and no stamp box. Beautiful die-cut edges give it a lacy look and the edges of the design, including the hearts, are embossed. There's no date and no evidence of origin, but it's a beauty and was clearly treasured. The poem reads "I send this word to you my love, It will always hold true, As long as you love me, my love, I surely will love you." Could be a Valentine, but could also be a romantic missive any time of year. The message on the front is "May Happiness Be Thine" View More...
This is TOO cute -- and I'm actually a cat person! But who could resist such an adorable puppy, especially one with fuzzy velvety black fur! He's die-cut with a stand at the back that has never been used and has no names or writing (see photo 2).His message says, "I'm Pup-posin' That You're Mine; I Love You. I never Growl or Snarl, It's True -- But I'd Snap at the Chance of Winning You!" At the highest point -- from heart to bottom edge -- the card measures 12" tall and is 9-1/2" wide at the bottom. View More...
Wonderful die-cut brochure advertising the charming town of Marietta, Ohio circa 1930's The booklet is a die-cut shaped like a log cabin, a replica of the old Land Office Building. This opens to reveal twenty photographs of the city's charms with explanatory captions. Very clean and nice with just a small crease to the base of the chimney at front and back covers. Scenes in the booklet include, but are not limited to: Campus Martius pioneer fortification, Lookout Point, Picketed Point, the first settlement at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers; Mound Cemetery, Marietta College, ... View More...
This a rather unique pairing -- a miniature metal sign for New York Central System Railway that was a premium for Post cereal back in the 1950's and a color post card and two black and white cards, all showing images of New York Central trains. The color one shows the famous New York Central 5396, a steam locomotive. The black and white cards show New York Central #5271 along the Hudson River and the New York Central Lines #4725. All cards are unused and in excellent condition. The sign is also very good. View More...
This is a rather unique offering -- a 3" square miniature Nickel Plate Road Railroad that had been a premium for Post Cereals back in the 1950's. The previous owner, a collector, paired the sign with two unused Nickel Plate Road color postcards. The first shows the Nickel Plate 763 fresh out of Conneaut, Ohio and waiting for a repair in September 1958. The second card shows the Nickel Plate 758 and 754, a westbound freight from Fostoria, Ohio September, 1958. Everything is in very good condition. View More...
What a charming Valentine! Not only is it pretty, but it also retains it's ability to stay open. When folded flat the white portion clearly reads "To my Valentine." There's also a small message on the side of the cart with part of it in the flowers. It reads "To My Valentine: In these blue forget-me-nots, In these fragrant roses too, Read the message fond and true, From my faithful heart to you." The card shows no names or personalized writing. Again, when folded, the card measures 6-1/4" at the widest area and 5-1/2" at the tallest. View More...
A Christmas novelty that has been nicely kept. The ribbon at the top was there when I bought it, but is not original to the toy. It came with nothing in the holes so that a long string can be inserted for Santa to move along on -- of course you can take the ribbon out and do that. The center section reminds me of the lath for plastering walls, only made of cardboard. Its the spaces between the slats which help Santa jump and dance when held by the top of his head. He also folds down to a reasonable size for shipping. Santa is 16" tall when fully extended and 10" across elbow to elbow. Pretty c... View More...
A cute little clutch of blue Valentines, one of which stands up in great working order. There's a second stand-up one too -- the lacy one with the little girl holding a closed parasol in the lower row to the far right. She is in good condition as well and her mechanism is not torn, but it's lost its "give" and she no longer can stand alone. She measures 3"x5-1/2" while the big one measures 4"x5-1/4". The rest of the cards are printed on paper and open up to display small verses. These are clean and bright and have penciled names on the backs. Altogether a a pretty little set. View More...
This is an unusual offering, a 3" in diameter metal sign for the Southern Pacific Lines which was a premium for Post cereals back in the 1950's paired with a color postcard showing Southern Pacific 4294. I bought them from a collector who had already paired them and decided to leave them that way. The Southern Pacific 4294 was the last steam locomotive purchased by the company. Card is unused and in clean crisp condition. the signs shows a few nicks, but over all is quite good. View More...
This is a GREAT art exhibition catalog from its die-cut cover to its unique art. the cover divides down the middle and it opens like double doors. The only faults are a few tiny dots on the front cover, a sticker which covers a blacked out name on the title page, and a tiny discreetly repaired tear to top of spine. Otherwise its pristine and tightly bound. To explain what this concept of independent curator means I turned to the first essay by Sollins and Sundell who wrote, ".. we have chosen to focus on collaborations which are sustained by the existence of a collective persona that has bee... View More...
I had to have this wonderful die-cut advertising for a restaurant in German Village, Ohio. I thought it wast as seen, buto, it's a menu! There was draft beer, cocktails, brandies, liqueurs, and German wines. Eleven entrees including corned beef, bratwursts, hot smoked sauage, and more. The desserts are on the the hndle on the right hand side. The menu measures 6-1/4" x 9-1/2" There are no tears and no stains. View More...
Tuck published other printings of this little this popular gift book, but this is the GOOD one with the die-cut edges and see-through "lace." It's clean and tightly bound and tied with a green cord with tassels. There is one small piece of the lace missing at the lower front corner of the cover (visible in the photo), a bit of darkening to the upper front corner and a sprinkling of light foxing to back. Pages are pristine throughout and are likewise die-cut. The booklet was given to Miss Clara Smith from Edith Butterworth. Pages are not numbered, but I counted 14 of which three are illustrated... View More...
Very cute die-cut book which is written in rebus style so children can participate in the narration of the story. It's all about three dogs(two too many, a gray cat and a little boy who loves them all. No scribbling, no crayoning, no torn pages and no names. Book shows a small bit of edge wear and a tiny chip to bottom of spine which doesn't impinge on the integrity of the binding. at its highest point the book measures 6-1/4" x 8" tall and has 24 counted pages. View More...
