American Historical Ephemera & Photography

My Scrap Book and Clippings. Ca 1900. Unused. (One page has been torn out of the front.) Folio (approx. 10.5 x 15.5 in.) 

Photograph album, unused. Obl. 5.5 x 7.7s I n. Ribbon tie at spine, tipped in photo of young girl on front.

44 razor blades with manufacturers’ advertising on wrappers (Marathon, Ambassador, Diplomat [empty box] and Gillette. 

19 Wheeling match Co. Profit Sharing Coupon.

20 Danish Pride Milk Coupons 

114  Wrigleys Profit Sharing Coupon and 18 gum wrappers (Doublemint)

10 Advertising cards from the Chicago World’s Fair, 1893 Columbian Expo. Advertising Jersey Coffee; Plus 8 additional cards for: Lion coffee (2); Angle Brand Coffee (needle case); Royal St. John Sewing machine; Ariosa Coffee; Shredded Wheat Biscuits; Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, OH; Carter’s Back-Ache Smart Weed and Belladonna Plasters.

Two prints of Roger Hass watercolors, both coastal views. Plus copies of Barbara Carroll designs: Peaches and Blueberries (1979) (2); Blackberries with Pear and Apple (1979) (2); Pears and Red Raspberries (1979) (2) [note: the previous three seem to be ads for a series of plates she designed]; lilies of the Valley (1973) (2); Lilac or butterfly-bush (1973) (2); bluebirds (1974) (2); Iris (1973) (2); Yellow roses (1973) (3).

Page with Bible Scene – birth of Jesus (letter suggests German) (brown, brittle)

Print of young girl with bowl. Lower margin “Compliments of F.S. Gump.” Plus a bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley in same type of printed frame. 

“Imposing on Good Nature.” Image of child leaning on a dog. Ad from “The Breeder’s Gazette.” 1912. 

Scenic picture of Grand Tetons. From Harsh Pictorial News.

Home Sweet Home, surrounded by roses. 

Image of troubadour singing for a lord before a large fireplace. Paint on linen.

C.M. Ward. Lithograph titled: “Dr Johnson in the Ante-Room of Lord Chesterfield.“ U.S. International Exhibition, 1876.

Two 1928 calendars. One with “The Sentry by the Sea” image of wind-swept tree on a rocky shore. The other with “Pocahontas.” 

Brocade panel with image of two women, their dog, and a view out a window of the nearby church. Approx. 12 x 17 in.

Invoice from Robert’s Funeral Home, Dayton, OH.

884 Red stamps trading stamps.

Murray Style Book of Vehicles and Harnesses, Cincinnati, 1911. All horse-drawn vehicles – maybe near the last as motorized versions were coming into wide-spread use.