historical memorabilia

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  vintage Jason barometer for weather forecasting, mid century Japan

  Vintage wall hanging weather prediction instruments... a barometer, a hydrometer and a thermometer. The barometer is marked Jason and Mad...

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  vintage 1920s Little Nature Library, natural history / botanical color plates

  >Four volume set of the Little Nature Library series books, vintage 1920s. Titles here are Butterflies, Birds, Trees, and Wildflowers, al...

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  huge old dictionary w/ illustrated pages, 4,000 pictorial illustrations

  Huge 1950s vintage New Century Dictionary - not in the best of condition, but with thousands of pages and pictures for altered art or oth...

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  vintage white Navy sailors uniform w/blue shoulder stripe

  Vintage Navy sailor's white uniform with a blue stripe around the right shoulder The trousers have a button fly. We're not sure of the ex...

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  old WWII 32nd Infantry Div officer's jacket/tunic w/Red Arrow patch

  Old, World War Two vintage officer's uniform jacket or tunic from the 32 "Red Arrow" Infantry Division of the United States Army. This ja...

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  antique cabinet albums engravings of Scotland Edinburgh/Glasgow/Aberdeen

  Set of three antique vintage cabinet albums with engravings of Scotland with gilt embossed art covers. We're not sure of the exact age (a...

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  antique 1904 story book ''Laddie" vintage Art Noveau art binding

  Old antique Victorian vintage, early century edition of "Laddie - by the Author of ''Miss Toosey's Mission". This book has a lovely, embo...

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  vintage chintz china reference book, Charlton Standard Catalog 3rd ed

  The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Chintz by Susan Scott, 3rd edition dated 1999. This is a soft cover, 296 pages, color photo china patt...

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  old 1931 Carnegie Steel technical data catalog structural and industrial

  Old 1931 Carnegie Steel Company Pocket Companion catalog with technical and engineering data for structural and industrial steel. It has...

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  vintage Ernest Ritter Grand Canyon midget horses photo postcards/booklet

  Old 1930s or 1940s vintage set of photo post cards and accompanying booklet by artist and explorer Ernest Ritter. The four postcards have...

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  lot of old medical nursing books w/photos children's hospital

  Lot of old medical books on nursing with photos and illustrations. There is: An advertising booklet for The Children's Mercy Hospital Sch...

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  vintage Baia Mark II 8mm movie film editor / splicer w/original box

  Retro Baia Mark II film editor or splicer for 8 mm movie film. This is in nice condition with the remains of the original box. This is in...

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  vintage French farm dairy or kitchen guide to small scale cheese making

  1970s French guide to small scale cheesemaking in the farm dairy or at home... Fromages Frais Laits Fermentes Guide Pratique Pour Les Fab...

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  lot of old and early century vintage books w/embossed and gilt art bindings

  Lot of 6 assorted old and antique books with embossed art bindings. These books have some wear, name, inscriptions etc.. There are: The L...

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  Biology of Earthworms, old agricultural textbook for farm library

  Old agricultural textbook on the biology of earthworms by C. A. Edwards and J. R. Lofty of the Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden...

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  large antique bible, 1872 with embossed leather cover

  Large old 1872 Holy Bible with an embossed leather cover and gilt page edges. This is shabby condition with spotting and staining to the...

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  vintage USDA yearbook LAND, 1958 US Department of Agriculture

  Old USDA agricultural yearbook LAND from 1958. This yearbook has photos, charts and more. There is a name on the front end paper....

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  New Orleans Creole recipes, vintage 1940s cookbook of Louisiana cooking

  Vintage 1941 Louisiana cookbook... A Collection of Creole Recipes as Used in New Orleans prepared for use with herbs and seasonings of Ne...

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  old farm kitchen book on preserving food, pickling/canning Depression vintage

  Old Great Depression vintage textbook on canning meat and vegetables, making pickles and jelly, drying food and more. Food Preservation -...

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  antique bibles, 1800s pocket sized embossed leather covers,brass clasp

  Lot of two antique bibles from the 1870s and 1880s. These are pocket size (about 5" long). They both have embossed leather covers and gil...

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  antique bible stories Joseph, David and The Millennium early 1800s

  Lot of three old bible story and religious study books from the 1800s. These are pocket size (about 6" to 7" long). There is: the story o...

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  Early New England Potters and Their Wares 130+ illustrations/photos

  Old 1950 book on Early New England Potters and Their Wares. This book is written by Lura Woodside Watkins and is published by Harvard Uni...

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  International Law for Seagoing Officers Navy/Coast Guard/Merchant Marine

  1972 Third edition of International Law for Seagoing Officers with the original dust jacket. This is by Burdick Brittin and Liselotte Wat...

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  old sportsmans guide to North American waterfowl full color litho plates

  Old World War Two vintage copy of The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America - A vade mecum For the Naturalist and the Sportsman by Fran...

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  mens sock garters, vintage elastic garters for socks

  Pair of vintage elastic sock garters in good condition, adjustable from about 9" to 13 1/2"....

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  old mid century vintage Beacon II camera w/leather case and 1948 patent

  Old late 1940s or 1950s vintage Beacon II camera with a leather case. This camera is marked Whitehouse Products, Inc - Brooklyn, NY. It h...

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  70s vintage Sunbeam mixmaster cookbook, mixer instructions and recipes

  Recipe and instruction booklet for the Sunbeam mixmaster, dated 1973, 47 pages. This is complete, and in very good condition....

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  Greek ethnic mediterranean cooking and recipes small press church cookbook

  Small run press cook book... A Mosaic of Greek & Ethnic Cooking - Ladies of Phgiloptochos Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Churc...

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  old 1970 agricultural livestock book, raising swine, hogs & pigs, farm library

  Old 1970 copy of - Swine Science - Animal Agriculture Series - . It has 881 pages with lots of photos and illustrations....

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  antique illustrated textbook yarn/cloth making and textile weaving

  Old 1918 illustrated edition of -Yarn and Cloth Making - an Economic Study - A College and Normal School Text Preliminary to Fabric Study...

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  lot vintage photos, WWII era farm life, rural mid-west small towns

  Lot of more than 150 old photographs, mostly WWII years. These are scenes of rural mid-west farm life - cows and horses, dogs and cats, b...

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  huge lot 200+ old B&W snapshot photos, mostly 1940s WWII vintage

  Huge lot of 200+ old black and white photos, mostly 1940s vintage snapshots - soldiers and families, farm and small town life, a few trav...

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  1950's vintage Story of Hiawatha book, Armstrong Perry

  The Story of Hiawatha, adapted from Longfellow by Allen Chaffee, with wonderful color art deco stylized illustrations by Armstrong Perry....

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  early 1900s The Breeder's Gazette magazines, farm livestock photos

  Lot of three early, turn-of-the-century vintage, "The Breeder's Gazette" farm magazines from an old farm estate. These are from the years...

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  old WWII soldier's photo album w/150+ photographs, many censor stamps

  Old World War Two photograph album from a soldier who we think was stationed in Alaska during the war. This album has about 150 photos as...

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  WWII vintage Blue Star service flag for military family display

  Old 1940s World War Two service flag with a single blue star. It measures 7 3/4" x 5 3/4" and is made of silk (we think). It is quite sun...

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  Story of the Irish Race / Seumas MacManus, 70s edition of mid 40s book

  70s edition of The Story of the Irish Race - a popular history of Ireland by Seumas MacManus, from the revised edition of 1944. , 737 pag...

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  1904 Pathfinders of the West, American frontiersmen Lewis and Clark etc.

  1904 edition of -Pathfinders of the West - Being the thrilling story of the adventures of the men who discovered the Great Northwest - Ra...

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  1940s illustrated Outdoor Life Cyclopedia dog training, fishing etc.

  Old World War Two vintage edition of Outdoor Life Cyclopedia - A Complete Guide for Sportsman - with photographs, working drawings, and d...

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  lot old 1930s and 1940s The American magazines vintage advertising and graphics

  Lot of five assorted old 1930s and 1940s issues of The American magazine. These have great cover graphics and advertising for products li...

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  antique First Reader, illustrated early reading school book vintage 1880

  Very old Appleton's First Reader, an early school reading book dated 1880. This has some lovely old lettering and typography, and many il...

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  vintage How to use the Stanley Steel Square, instruction book

  Vintage 1967 instructional book... How to Use the Stanley Steel Square. This has 47 pages and was published by Stanley. It is full of tip...

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  40s vintage cookbook recipe booklets binder, Encyclopedia of Cooking

  1940s vintage Encyclopedia of Cooking, a big old ring binder full of vintage booklet size cook books on a whole variety of themes! The co...

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  Elementary Baking cooking textbook, vintage cookbook for home or bakery

  Elementary Baking, a cooking textbook dated 1969. This is 268 pages in good condition, nice and clean....

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  antique Practical Farming and Gardening, 1902 livestock/fruit trees etc.

  Antique farm handbook, Practical Farming and Gardening. This has lots of engraved illustrations of livestock (cows and steers, sheep, hor...

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  This is the Cocker Spaniel, dog care and lots of photos

  1975 copy of This is the Cocker Spaniel by Leon Whitney. It has 253 pages with many black and white photos and illustrations. This has so...

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  old how to macrame book w/ projects - belts, purses etc. 1940s vintage

  Old how to and DIY book on macrame crafts with lot of photos, illustrations and diagrams... Square Knot, Tatting, Fringe and Needle Work....

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  vintage photos of US military ordinance small arms ammunition ammo boxes

  Lot of 4 12-3/4" x 11" black and white photos of military ammo boxes. These photos show small arms ammunition cases for .30 caliber bulle...

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  50s vintage Wisconsin Agriculturist farming magazines, lot of 22 issues

  22 vintage 1950s issues of Wisconsin Agriculturist farmers magazine. All of these are worn, none are mint condition collector's copies. B...

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  lot of 21 WWII soldier's photos from Alaska w/ Army censor stamps

  Lot of 21 assorted World War Two black and white photographs from a soldier who was based in Alaska during the war. These photos all have...

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  lot of assorted 1940s/1950s black and white photos, people, TVs etc

  Lot of about 50 assorted black and white snapshot photos from the late 1940s and or the 1950s. A number of these photos are of people and...

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  oldies & favorites, big lot of popular song music books for piano & organ

  Large lot of vintage music for piano and organ, many old-fashioned and retro favorites! There are twelve songbooks in this lot, many, man...

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  antique photos lot, circa 1900 farm scene & gibson girl portraits

  Lot of turn of the century vintage photographs, mostly studio portraits. A lady in black, sisters with 'gibson girl' hair styles (and the...

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  lot 45 35mm photo slides, vintage cars, hot rods & parade floats

  Lot of over 45 assorted old 35 mm photo slides with cardboard mounting. Most of these slides are from the late 1950s through the early 19...

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  lot of 6 WWII vintage brass US Navy uniform buttons w/eagle & anchor

  Lot of 6 brass buttons from a vintage United States Navy uniform jacket. They have eagles perched on an anchors and are marked on the bac...

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  vintage WWII US Navy khaki officer's uniform tunic, original labels & buttons

  Old World War Two, Navy officer's khaki uniform tunic or jacket. This uniform tunic has the gold colored eagle & anchor buttons and the o...

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  old US Navy blue uniform jacket/coat w/patches & buttons

  Vintage blue Navy uniform jacket with a gold shield patch on the lower right arm. We're not sure of the exact vintage or service branch o...

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  vintage work whites sailor's uniform, jumper & pants

  Vintage USN sailor's work white uniform. There is the jumper with neck flap and a pair of trousers. We're not sure of the exact vintage o...

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  vintage Navy sailor's uniform shirt & pants w/anchor patch

  Vintage sailors shirt and pants with an anchor and service stripe patches on left arm We're not sure the exact vintage or rank of these o...

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  vintage US Navy jacket & pants w/metal bullion patch

  Vintage double breasted Navy jacket and trousers. The jacket has a metal bullion eagle patch the left arm and red service stripes on the...

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  lot of old WWII vintage soldier&sailor postcards w/pinup art&graphics

  Lot of WWII vintage postcards for soldiers and sailors with great art and graphics. The postcard with faked photo of the Texas horned toa...

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  pair of old antique spectacles w/ornate frames & leatherette case

  Pair of old antique vintage, spectacles or eyeglasses with case. These spectacles have ornate embossed silver-tone frames and cable style...

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  vintage US Army green uniform jacket/tunic & pants - size 40 XL

  Old Vietnam War vintage, United States Army uniform in army green with black braid. We're not sure of the exact age or rank of this unifo...

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  WWII US Army wool overcoat w/3rd Armored Div & Hon Discharge patches

  We found the original uniform insignia patches still in the pocket of this coat. There is a triangular 3rd Armored Division "Third Herd"...

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  vintage US Army green uniform jacket/coat & pants etc. size 36XL

  1950s or 1960s, Cold War and Vietnam War vintage, United States Army uniform marked as a size 36 "extra long". This uniform has patches,...

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  vintage US Army green uniform jacket/tunic & pants - size 40 Long

  Old Vietnam War vintage, United States Army uniform in army green with black braid in size 40 long. We're not sure of the exact age or ra...

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  old, Cold War vintage, US work blues wool sailor's uniform, jumper & trousers

  Old United States sailor's work blues jumper uniform. This uniform is marked 100% wool. The jumper has a "US Navy - Contract #5664" label...

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  vintage US Navy Supply Corps officer's jacket w/bullion oak leaf patches & braid

  Vintage United States Navy Supply Corps officer's uniform jacket. We've been told that is is a lieutenant's jacket. This jacket has hand...

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  Scandinavian Recipes, vintage cookbook, Swedish & Norwegian food w/ Viking cover

  Julia Peterson Tufford's Original Scandinavian Recipes, a 1970s vintage recipe book (this copy is a 1988 edition). 90 pages of Swedish an...

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  1st edition Sunset Chefs of the West cookbook, Cooking Bold & Fearless

  Vintage 1957 Sunset cook book, Cooking Bold and Fearless - with great retro cover! This is in nice clean condition, no dust jacket....

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  tiny vintage camping cook book, campfire & camp cooking recipes

  Tiny little camping cookbook "Camp Cook's Gourmet Secrets". It measures just 2 inches wide, 3 inches high and about 3/16 of an inch thick...

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  vintage magazines lot, 50s 60s 70s Better Homes & Gardens, mod decor!

  These aren't in flawless condition (they've been read, stored in boxes, not cut) but are lots of fun with tons of mid-century modern room...

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  big Websters unabridged dictionary, 80s vintage, blue & gold binding

  Webster's Third New International Dictionary, dated 1981. The book is huge (13" x 9 1/2" x 4 1/4" thick), and in very nice condition, per...

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  History & Use Natural Dyes in Scotland, dyeing wool yarn, fabric

  The Colour Cauldron - The History and Use of Natural Dyes in Scotland, by Su Grierson, with botanical illustrations by Guy Kinder. This i...

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  old Rawleigh's advertising catalogs, 1910, 20s & 30s, patent medicine books

  Three old booklets from Rawleigh's (grocery products, medicines and health products for farm and home), of Freeport Illinois. One is date...

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  Scots Kith & Kin, family clan names book, geneology history

  Vintage handbook of Scots Kith and Kin, printed by Neill & Co. of Edinburgh. No date that we could find, but this is the second edition....

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  old Hawkins illustrated electrical guidebook, telegraph, early radio, lamps & lighting etc

  Old engineer's Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #8 "Questions, Answers and Illustrations - Telegraph - Wireless - Bells - Lighting". It i...

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  1940s illustrated technical books machinists tool design & making

  Pair of World War Two vintage technical books on industrial tool and fixture design and manufacturing. These books are heavily illustrate...

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  vintage agricultural book livestock & poultry production, farm library

  Old 1975 copy of - Livestock and Poultry Production, 4th edition - . It has 630 pages with lots of photos and illustrations and covers th...

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  old mystery / detective stories, vintage 1912 Lock & Key books set

  Nice old (dated 1912) set of the Lock and Key Library, all mysteries, adventure and detective stories, with front illustrations, and a ra...

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  antique book on the people&customs of Persia/Iran w/gilt art binding

  Antique book on the people, customs and traditions of Persia (Iran)... - Land of the Lion and the Sun - Personal experiences, the Nations...

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  huge lot of books on breeding & raising exotic tropical aquarium fish

  Huge lot of more then 40 assorted books on raising and breeding exotic and tropical aquarium fish. There are some great vintage books wit...

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  lot 30s / 40s vintage sterling & silverplate flatware pattern advertising catalogs

  Large lot of assorted 1930s ansd 1940s vintage advertising catalogs and pamphlets for sterling silver and silverplate table settings. The...

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  lot 24 back issues Art & Decoration - France, French home magazines

  Lot of about 24 back issues of the French language magazine Art & Decoration, all from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These are outsize,...

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  lot vintage S&H Green Stamps merchandise catalogs, retro 50s, 60s, 70s

  Lot of nine vintage catalogs showing the merchandise available with S&H Green Stamps - 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, an...

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  old WWII vintage technical book aircraft & airplane instruments 1stw/illustrations

  Old World War Two vintage pilot or mechanic's technical book on airplane and aircraft instruments. Aircraft Instruments by George Ellis I...

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  vintage 1950s American prosperity & industry industrial factory photos

  Vintage mid-century 1950s book on the building of American prosperity and industrial development. "Everything and the Kitchen Sink - How...

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  1930s vintage Arts & Decoration magazines lot, art deco modern & antiques

  Arts and Decoration magazines, 1930s vintage back issues - four issues in this lot, December 1937, March 1939, June 1939, October 1939. T...

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  antique 1912 Pocket Cyclopedia & US Presidential political guide

  Vintage 1912 -The Standard Pocket Cyclopedia and Campaign Manual containing thousands of interesting facts and valuable information usefu...

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  1920s Hawkins illustrated engineer's electrical guidebook electric trains & automobiles, gas engines etc.

  Old Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #9 "Questions, Answers and Illustrations". It is copyright 1917 by Theo. Audel & Co., but is a 1924...

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  1936 100th anniversary Beloit Wisconsin Fairbanks-Morse & local advertising

  Old 1936 The Book of Beloit - 1836 ~ 1936 printed by The Daily News Publishing Company to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the fir...

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  vintage 1946 architectural & industrial electrical wiring for home & farm

  Old 1940s vintage electrical wiring guide book -Wiring Simplified - by H.P. Richter. It has 122 pages with tons of great illustrations an...

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  vintage 20s salesman's guide w/art deco binding&photos

  Old Art Deco 1927 edition of "Salesmanship Simplified - A Shortcut to Success", published by Opportunity Magazine. This has an embossed a...

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  antique vintage Rand McNally Michigan railroad map & guide w/advertising - 1911

  Old antique 1911 Rand McNally Michigan railroad guide and map. The four color map is printed with electric lines, steamship lines and wit...

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  antique 1912 farm book, raising cows, horses, sheep & pigs w/livestock illustrations

  Antique vintage copy of "Beginnings in Animal Husbandry" by C.S. Plumb "Professor of Animal Husbandry in the College of Agriculture of th...

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  vintage British Manual of Horsemanship, horse&pony riding, jumping&tack

  Vintage copy of -The Manual of Horsemanship of The British Horse Society and Pony Club. The first edition of this handbook was published...

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  old vintage brass & copper dipping compass surveying instrument w/case

  Old brass and copper surveyor's instrument... a brass and copper dipping compass or inclinometer with the original case and instructions...

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  western road trip travel photo tourist souvenir postcards, vintage 50s, 60s, 70s

  Lot of 40+ postcards (a few are duplicates), most color photos, 50's, 60's, 70's vintage, road tripping and vacationing out west. We know...

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  Arts & Crafts cottage woodwork catalog

  Great vintage 1930 twenty-eight page advertising architectural woodwork catalog for "Correct Woodwork for English and Norman French Homes...

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  50s vintage Better Homes and Gardens magazines, retro ads and illustrations

  14 issues of 1950s vintage Better Homes & Gardens magazine. All of these are worn, none are mint condition collector's copies. But they'r...

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  estate lot 30+ unsorted antique vintage player piano music rolls, #4

  Lot of more than 30 player piano rolls, fresh out of a farm estate here in Wisconsin. We have hundreds of rolls from this lifetime collec...

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  lot of 20 vintage commercial 35mm photo slides WWII US Navy Pearl Harbor memorials USS Arizona, USS Utah etc.

  Lot of about 20, vintage 35 mm photo slides. These are mostly of the World War Two US Navy memorials for the sailors and airman who died...

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  lot vintage Polaroid land cameras, Big Shot portrait, Square Shooter etc.

  Lot of retro vintage Polaroid land cameras and extras. There is a Polaroid Big Shot portrait camera, a Square Shooter land camera with th...

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  size 40 vintage Camp cotton corset w/ boning, waist cinch fan lacing

  Size 40 vintage Camp adjustable cotton figure support (back support girdle) with boned back, and fan lacing at the sides....

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  1950s vintage American Home decorating magazines lot, 12 back issues

  12 vintage 1950s issues of American Home magazine. All of these are worn, none are mint condition collector's copies. But they're fun to...

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  vintage Book of Life, bible prophets w/Daniel and lions art plate 1930

  Old 1930 edition of The Book of Life - volume four - Bible Prophets and Statesmen. This has 512 pages with tons of illustrations (includi...

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  old leather and gilt essays of Francis Bacon, renaissance philosophy

  Old antique copy of "Bacon's Essays - by Francis Bacon". This volume is published by M.A. Donohue & Co - Chicago. It is leather bound wit...

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  antique The Farmstead small scale farming book, county homesteading

  Old 1900 book -The Farmstead - The making of the rural home and the lay-out of the farm- by Isaac Phillips Roberts. This book is part of...

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