A Moment

Large tintype photograph, 4 inches by 5.5 inches.

Found in "Barbary Sheep" by Robert Hichens. Published by Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1907.

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The Honor Of Your Presence

 Wedding invitation from 1974:

Mrs. Eileen Hayes Nelson
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter

Harriet Alice
to
Mr. Hershel L. Anderson
on Saturday, the thirteenth of November
nineteen hundred and seventy-four
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Lakewood United Methodist Church
Lakewood, New York

Reception following ceremony
Maplehurst Country Club

Found in "Murder In The Cathedral" by T.S. Eliot. Published by Harcourt, Brace, 1957.

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Low

Note from the Bank of Lowville, dated November 10, 1862:

Pay the bearer Ten Cents, when presented in sums of one or more dollars
C.C. Riggs, dealer in Hardware, Iron, Stoves

Found in "The Outbreak of Rebellion" by John G. Nicolay. Published by Scribners, 1914.



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Martha My Dear

Martha's Vineyard bookmark with gift envelope.

Found in "Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of Boston"published by Rockwell and Churchill, 1880.

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Spineless

Portion of the binding from a book titled "The International Encyclopedia of Practical Knowledge." It might have been part of a salesman's sample.

Found in "Suetonius' Lives of the Twelve Caesars" edited by H. M. Bird. Published by Argus Books, 1934.

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Poppy

Bookmark featuring the California Poppy.

Found in "Drink To Yesterday" by Manning Coles. Published by Alfred Knopf, 1941.

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In Stereo

Stereoview from the Keystone View Company, dated 1901, titled "A Box of Mice Among The Wedding Presents."

Found in "Peg Woffington" by Charles Reade. Published by Ticknor and Fields, 1855.

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Around The World

Collection of cancelled postage stamps.

Found in "Starting From San Francisco" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Published by New Directions, 1967.


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The Center Garden

Dried and pressed plant.

Found in "Courtney of the Center Garden" by Burt L. Standish. Published by Barse and Hopkins, 1915.

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Nickel and Dimed

Small black velvet jewelry pouch. Inside were five very clean and shiny 1957 nickels.

Found in "The Nestorian Monument in China" by P.Y. Saeki. Published by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1916.


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Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Books - contest closed

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Mystery

Photograph, no date or writing.

Found in "Mystery Coach" by Matt Christopher. Published by Little, Brown, 1973.

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Really Fresh

Flatted box for Curly-Top Popcorn from the 1939 New York World's Fair featuring Shirley Temple. Temple starred in the 1935 film "Curly Top."

Found in "The Martyred Towns of France" by Clara E. Laughlin. Published by G.P. Putnam's, 1919.

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