Found in "Enduro" by Thomas Firth Jones. Published by Chilton, 1970.
License To Kill
Hunting license for New York State, 1969-1970.
Found in "Enduro" by Thomas Firth Jones. Published by Chilton, 1970.
Found in "Enduro" by Thomas Firth Jones. Published by Chilton, 1970.
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No Shoes
Hand-drawn sign:
NO SHOES!
Take your shoes off before entering,
PLEASE!!
NO SHOES!
Found in "Thoughts on Design" by Paul Rand. Published by Wittenborn Schultz, 1951.
NO SHOES!
Take your shoes off before entering,
PLEASE!!
NO SHOES!
Found in "Thoughts on Design" by Paul Rand. Published by Wittenborn Schultz, 1951.
Taking Stock
Certificate for 50 shares of The Southern Publication Corporation, issued July 18, 1911.
Found in "Six Centuries of Work and Wages: The History of British Labour" by James E. Thorold Rogers. Published by Putnam, 1884.
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A Handsome Crew
Illustrated cardboard, cut out from a Shredded Wheat cereal box, apparently.
Written on reverse:
Andrea + Andy sent me these pictures. She gets them from Shredded Wheat + wanted you to have some. They sure are a handsome crew aren't they?
Found in "The Complete Garden" by Albert D. Taylor. Published by Garden City Publishing Co., 1921.
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Reminder
Less than a day left on our Bible auction. The photos are included and I'm offering free shipping.
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Updates
Cleveland Rocks
Postcard featuring Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the Indians. Postmarked June 25th, 1959.
Left at 6 AM here 3 PM max is a great drive Leaving 2 PM tomorrow for Endilyn (?) had nice weather untill(sp) this morning a thunderstorms the little creek come high right away they are building in back of there now & looks so good to see the woods & brush gone hope you have a nice little trip and keep ???ingFound in "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe. Published by Saalfield, no date.
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Someone Set Us Up The Bomb
Government information pamphlet on using your car for escape and protection in a nuclear attack. Copyright 1955.
Found in "Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution" by Robert C. Atkins M.D., published by McKay, 1972.
ED: From the pamphlet: "If you have room, pick up walking evacuees," "Remember - you can push or pull another car with little increase in your own gasoline consumption," "Tests under an actual atomic explosion in Nevada proved that modern cars... ...give a degree of protection against a blast, heat and radiation."
It was a simpler time, wasn't it?
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Misc
Ambassador
Color photo, 3.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
Found in "The Decay of the Angel" by Yukio Mishima. Published by Knopf, 1974.
Hey, don't forget about our current eBay auction.
Found in "The Decay of the Angel" by Yukio Mishima. Published by Knopf, 1974.
Hey, don't forget about our current eBay auction.
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Photo
Of Interest To Motorists
One loose page from the R.H. Macy and Co. catalog, date unknown.
Found in "The Capitals of the Globe" edited by Archibald Wilberforce. Published by Collier, 1894.
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Advertising
Up For Sale
If you like today's forgotten bookmarks, go ahead and bid on it on eBay.
Eleven antique photos.
Found in "The Holy Bible" presumed publishing date: 1837
Eleven antique photos.
Found in "The Holy Bible" presumed publishing date: 1837
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Photo
For Everyday Cold Cooking
Advertising recipe booklet published by Westinghouse refrigerators.
Found in "Dynamo" by Eugene O'Neill, published by Horace Liveright, 1929.
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Advertising,
Recipe
My New Favorite Bookmark
Bookmark advertisement for an optometrist.
"Lydia D. Dibble" written across top.
Found in "Blood and Steel" The Rise of the House of Krupp" by Bernhard Menne. Published by Lee Furman, Inc., 1938.
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Bookmark
The moment of truth
I decided to go totally random: print all comments and throw 'em in a hat.
In the spirit of fairness, my lovely assistant chose the winner:
Congrats Dhympna! I'll try and track you down through your Blogger profile, but send me an email if you can. I want to be sure you get the books.
Thanks to all who entered, keep an eye out for more free goodies.
In the spirit of fairness, my lovely assistant chose the winner:
Congrats Dhympna! I'll try and track you down through your Blogger profile, but send me an email if you can. I want to be sure you get the books.
Thanks to all who entered, keep an eye out for more free goodies.
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Giveaway
Giveaway: Eight Leatherbound Dickens Volumes
Not one, not two but EIGHT books in today's giveaway. Not just any books, but eight volumes from Charles Dickens' works in lovely red leather with gilt edging and design. Everyone loves Dickens, right?
Titles are:
Bleak House
Our Mutual Friend
Barnaby Rudge
Old Curiosity Shop
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist & Sketches by Boz
Dombey and Son
Hard Times
All volumes are stamped 1900 and are published by Thomas Nelson and Sons.
No funky rules to enter, just comment in this thread, message me on Twitter, leave a note on our reddit or Facebook pages, our use the old fashioned 'Contact Me' form.
Good luck - I will announce the winner tomorrow afternoon.
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