"10 _ CHÂTEAU DE LA
MALMAISON / FAUTEUIL DU TRÔNE" sepia-tone real photo postcard with good focus, made in
France, very late usage at Wise North Carolina, lightly toned back. $2.50 f
"120677 JAPANNED HIGHBOY
/ NEW ENGLAND, ABOUT 1700 // THE
METROPOLITAN / MUSEUM OF ART" sepia-tone real photo post card with
slight oxidation, very late usage at Boone
Grove Indiana, cancel ink on front, minor edge wear. $2.00 fm

"1641. En Bretagne / Autour du Lit Clos /
L'Entrée à la Chambre Nuptiale" showing a newly married couple in Brittany
about to enjoy some privacy in the nuptial chamber furnished with closable bed; unused
carte postale with green back, trivial corner wear, back edges browning a bit
with age. $6.50 f(b)i(h)lfc
"359 Palais de
FONTAINEBLEAU. - Salon du Conseil des Ministres, canapé Louis XV. - ND
Phot." black & white carte postale, former owner's neat markings on back.
$1.00 fi(c)

"42.
Bureau de Campagne de Napléon 1er / A. Ossart, édit., Rueil" postcard
with green back,
from booklet, fresher than most of this type. $2.00 fn

"628 EN BRETAGNE / Le Lit Clos - Soir de Noce - Cachun se déshabille
/
Timidité!" showing a couple beginning to undress on their wedding night with the
closable bed behind them, post
card with green back, small bend & crease at one corner,
other minor edge wear. $4.75 f(b)f+

"68620. DESK, MAHOGANY, AMERICAN, 1750-1775 / USED BY WASHINGTON AT CRAGIE HOUSE,
/
CAMBRIDGE..." unused Azo real photo postcard from Metropolitan Museum of Art, fresh appearance. $3.00 fm
"6. ERIE CANAL AQUEDUCT OVER GENESEE RIVER, ROCHESTER, N. Y."
post card with advertising on both sides of the back handstamped in violet
'ANNIVERSARY / SALE // B. P. B. Brooks & Co. / QUALITY FURNITURE / RUGS,
RANGES / 47 Hanover St. / 2 Marshall St. / BOSTON / 251 Main St. / Chas'tn
Dist.'; upper corner crease, soft corners, back paper starting to brown with
age. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1916, and paper memorabilia showing
their advertising is quite uncommon.
$9.00
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"A 21884 Steamboat Merrimac at her
Dock,
Haverhill, Mass" a side view when loaded with passengers, where the Merrimac
River passes near the wholesale & retail furniture annex of The People's
House Furnishing Company; circa-1910 post card, bottom corner creased twice but not into image,
shallow tiny ding in front bottom edge, upper corner
has a very faint tiny crease. The ship was
registered to Lori L. H. Taylor. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 m(h)fs(r)s(t)g(t)*

"Adaptive Furnishing / Ohio Art League" unused continental publicity
postcard promoting a Columbus gallery event during April 2006 for artists M.
Angelo Arnold & Amy Youngs, near mint. $1.50 fo(c)

"AERIAL VIEW OF THE GREAT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS" Unused
linen post card. $2.50 a(f)f

"American Furnishings Co.
/ 'Arts & Crafts, Prairie, and
Mission'" showing furniture from their Grandview Heights Ohio shop, unused
continental-size postcard, near mint. $1.25 fo
"American Furnishings Co. / The Prairie Cheval Mirror
features a beautifully detailed / cherry stand & a mirror framed in handmade leaded
glass." from their Grandview Ohio shop, unused continental post
card, near mint. $1.25 fo

"Bobby Michelson / Ramwood Furniture / ... / Birmingham, AL 352233..." unused
continental postcard showing an unusually designed bureau in cherry, hackberry, rosewood, maple
& aromatic cedar; near mint. $2.00 fa

"Buffalo, N. Y. / "Our Mr. Stuart Tansill will / call upon you in a few days
with / our full line of beds and bedding. ... / " showing the salesman, briefcase in hand; unused postcard, toning
both sides, 5 pinholes that close well. This company is still in operation,
best known for hospital cribs & youth beds. Most unusual. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
g(t)n(b)fm

"Cherry Arm Captains chair from Boone Industries, Inc. / Manufacturers of the fine
University style Furniture since / 1973..." showing a College of William & Mary
chair, unused postcard, near mint. Firm is located in Boone North Carolina.
SOLD fnc
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"Chicago ___________ 1879 / Dear Sir: / Yours of the ______ is received"
illustrated postal card receipt mailed there 1879 to Georgia by Goss &
Phillips Manufacturing Company -- makers of blinds, doors, frames, railings,
mouldings, flooring & siding (among other things listed in their heraldic
crest). $22.50 fi(c)a
"Compliments
of / Helfrich, Bohner & Co. / FURNISHERS OF HIGH GRADE FURNITURE / 734
Hamilton Street, ALLENTOWN, PA." with signed art depicting a man
piloting a fanciful airship, unused advertising postcard with unevenly
divided back (circa 1907-8), good edges & fairly fresh. Hard to find,
especially at this low price. $17.00 p(a)f
"Cradle in which Alexander
Campbell's 14 Babies / were Rocked, Campbell Mansion, Bethany, W. Va." Unused linen-era
post card with good edges,
very light toning at the left back edge, otherwise excellent condition.
$2.25 w(b)fi(h)*
"Dependability in a
Changing World / Biological Safety Cabinets / CO2 Water-Jacketed Incubators
/ Air Balance Enclosures ..." an unused business reply card from an
advertising campaign for NUAIR™ in Plymouth Minnesota, thin stray mark on
the address side, otherwise excellent condition. $1.00 bmf
"Desk made of Newspaper Clippings / of Col. Lindbergh's
Flight to Paris in 1927" unused real photo postcard with good contrast & focus, fresh appearance. $13.00
af
 "DONT
FAIL TO VISIT / C. H. DAVIDSON'S / 22 WEST WASH. ST. / THEY SAVE ... MONEY /
FURNITURE HARDWARE / STOVES RUGS GUNS / PHOENIX" uncaptioned (so we use most
of the advertising sign on the balloon basket) real photo post card mailed
NOV 13 1910 at Phoenix Arizona Territory (complete flag cancel) to Mr. Isaac
(Ike) Miles in Eaton Ohio by his brother, unfortunate heavy toning on both
sides. Message in part: 'I was at the fair to-day went up in the balloon,
went 1500 ft high had a fine trip and a good view of the country...' Rare.
Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. ba(p)fgg(m)
"East Parlor
in / Columbia County's House of History / Kinderhook, N. Y." including a nice highboy
& fireplace setting, postcard printed by The Meriden gravure company, late usage at
Stockport, short internal crease from the top edge. $2.25 nif*!

"EE technical furniture for
/ Engineering Environments™" unused business reply card in color from a May
1996 advertising campaign by Wright Line. $1.00 m(w)f
"FIRST ELECTRIC TROLLEY CAR, SCRANTON, PA.
FIRST ELECTRIC TROLLEY SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES" with a crowd gathered
around & in it near a Parlor Furniture Store. The side of the trolley is
more informative & reads: 'Scranton Suburban Railway / Adams & Washington
Avs To Green Ridge'. Post card mailed in Scranton 1907 to Butte Montana, 2 small
corner creases neither into the image. Hard to find!
$20.00 p(s)sr(s)f

"Fontainebleau. - Le Palais. - Le Berceau du Roi de Rome. - LL." carte
postale mailed 1906 from Paris to Illinois, stamp damaged, mild corner wear,
hand-colored appearance. Napoleon I bestowed the title King of Rome to his
only son, in effect telling Pope Pius VII that he was above him. That King
never came to Fontainebleau, but some of his childhood furniture must have
been rescued from the burned & later razed Palais des Tuileries in Paris.
$4.00 nff(f)
"Furniture Shop, Amana, Iowa / Amana craftsmanship is
displayed in this beautiful hand-made furniture." unused chrome-era
postcard distributed by Maries
Gift Shop, small corner crease, tiny corner bends at bottom. $1.00 i(a)f
"GAS
AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES DISPLAY ROOM / THE PFARR & HOBART CO. 990 E.
MARKET ST., AKRON, OHIO" sepia-tone advertising card mailed OCT 10 1912 at
East Akron Station, high-quality printing that we at first mistook for real
photo, slightly taller than a regular-size card, a lot of edge wear
especially at the top, typed advertising in the message area. Rare: no other
offers, no recorded sales & no exhibits when we searched the Internet.
$12.50 o(a)i(s)af

"Gold Coin" circa
1890 ad card with young women wearing low-cut
dress in monochromatic
gold; ad for Bussey & McLeod
Gold Coin Parlor wood heating stoves made in Troy New York,
described & illustrated on back,
hand-stamped in violet George F. Finzel of Monroe Michigan, fresh appearance.
Another with the young woman wearing a lacy cap & shawl.
$15.00
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"Grand Rapids Furniture
Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich. 8A-H2349"
as it looked circa-1938, linen post card
mailed there 1938. $1.50 m(g)f
"High Street Looking
East, Jefferson City, Missouri" showing Bordeaux Hardware
(sports goods & fishing tack) sign, Wyandotte Furniture
Co., Rooms sign, a hat shop
(and more), unused linen postcard, minor corner
& edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
mf
HORSE-DRAWN FURNITURE MOVING, 1905 - 1911



Group of 6 art postcards conveying a form
notification of change of address. Left-to-right & top to bottom: Dayton
Ohio 1911 (2 corners creased); Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1905 (2 spots of
discoloration near top front); unused from Comic Series published by Julius
Bien & Co.; unused 1908 from P. Sander, NY; unused Julius Bien 1907
copyright (light album marks at corners; and 1907 undivided by from Removal
Series 1 of the Illustrated Postal Card Co., NY (minor corner wear &
rounding). All 6 for $27.50. fh

"Ho! See the man-bird in the air, / Taking his bride to Hartman's where /
He'll 'Feather their Nest' / With Feathers new. On the Hartman plan / As
wise men do. / Ho! For the man-bird in the air, / He's going right when he's
going There." advertising for Harman's Furniture & Carpet Company in
Milwaukee; post card mailed there MAY 12 1911, tiny upper corner crease, a
bottom corner with 2 creases (one faint & long), all corners with wear &
rounding. Seldom offered as low as at this price: $12.00 fw(m)bpa
"In 1907, Eli Souder and his father, Henry (a
/ local
minister), turned the key in our front / door..." multiview with exterior &
interior of Souders' Home Center (a country furniture store), unused chrome
postcard with round corners as issued,
faint indentation from paper clip. $2.00 if
"Inn Room - Paris Landing State Park F-148"
showing mostly a desk, chairs & table lamp, unused Kodak real photo
post card with minor wear at
2 corners. $2.25 tf
"INTERIOR, LINCOLN'S BOYHOOD HOME / 1811-1816, KNOB CREEK / ON U. S. HIGHWAY
31-E, BETWEEN / HODGENVILLE AND BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY" unused chrome postcard,
trivial corner wear, otherwise fairly fresh. Antique furniture mostly
donated by descendants of early settlers nearby. $1.50 lk(k)if

"JMZ CONSTRUCTION / granite / Kitchen Countertops / Starting at $1000 ..."
continental card in full color on both sides, advertising the renovation &
installation services of a Hilliard Ohio company, near mint.
$1.25 foa
"KLJ-8604" used Nashville Indiana QSL card with
art & advertising pertaining to the furniture & drapes business of Jay and Val
Townsend, tiny corner crease. $2.50 if*

"Let's / Talk / Shop"
unused multicolor business reply mail from a January 1998 advertising
campaign for Wright · Line furniture (benches, carts, seating, cabinets,
etc.), excellent condition. $1.25 m(w)f
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"LOWER
BALCONY, OPENING OFF SALOON. HIS MAJESTY'S AIRSHIP R-100" including light-weight
wicker furniture; issued on occasion of its
first transatlantic voyage (to St. Hubert airport, near Montreal Québec),
establishing a distance record for a westward flight of an airship; unused
monochromatic yellow-green carte postale made in Canada, good edges, small
almost transparent spot near the top right front edge (on the wall), very light
toning within the border at the bottom right front corner, small rubs in the
upper left front corner border & lower right front corner border. The R-100
ceased operations shortly after this issuance, because its sister airship R-101
had crashed, so its service life was very brief. Rare. When we searched the
Internet we found: only one recorded sale of a black & white version of it (from
a souvenir folder); and for the monochromatic version, there no offers, no
recorded sales & no exhibitions whatsoever. $18.00 bif

"Main Street, Bangor, Maine" where the Farrar Furniture Company was opposite Freeses & The Pine Tree Restaurant, unused Tichnor linen post
card in excellent condition. $3.25
m(b)mf*

"MRS. MURPHY, DID I NOT TELL YOU IF YOU USED
/ THE RISING
SUN POLISH TO KEEP OUT THE GOAT" circa 1890 trade
card, goat tries to butt his reflection on the
side of the stove, causing a spill on
stove & upsetting a nearby cat, ad for stove polish on back.
$7.50
af

"Musée des Arts Décoratifs
/ 136 - Chaises, bois sculpté, époque Louis XV. ND Phot." showing
a pair of chairs carved from wood, carte postale, former owner's neat markings on back. $1.25 fmk
"Musée des Arts Décoratifs
/ 175 - Siège, Epoqu Louis XV. ND Phot." black & white carte postale,
former owner's neat markings on back, several spots of toning on back
probably from the printing process itself. $1.00 fm
"Musée des Arts Décoratifs
/ 209 - Chaise longue, Epoque Louis XV. ND Phot." black & white carte
postale, former owner's neat markings on back. $1.25 fm
"Musée des Arts Décoratifs
/ 211 - Chaise et Console Louis XV. ND Phot." black & white carte
postale, former owner's neat markings on back. $1.25 fm
"Musée des Arts Décoratifs
/ 296 - Fauteuil de bureau, 0233poque Louis XV. ND Phot." black &
white carte postale, former owner's neat markings on back. $1.25 fm

"My dining room" caption from message on back, real photo postcard mailed from Blue Mound
Kansas in 1911, light toning on face, one corner badly creased but image not affected,
edge wear. Furniture includes the dining room table prominently & a china cabinet.
$7.00 kfi(h)

"ORIGINAL SIDEBOARD / George Washington's portrait of his
elder half-brother, / Lawrence, from whom he inherited Mount Vernon..." with an
important piece of furniture, monochromatic dark green
post card, unused. $2.00 wf
"PARADE
- WHEATON COUNTRY FAIR" with readable signs--including J. H. Kampp Furniture
on a float, Post Office, W. S. Dollinger & Co. at the left & N. Speden
Peoples Shoe Store; unused sepia-tone Kruxo real photo postcard with trivial
corner rounding & oxidation consistent with circa-1908 age. Rare: when we
searched the Internet we found no other examples & only one other image
for the fair. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
i(w)ppf

"Products
designed with you in mind." unused advertising post card for Window
Specialists Inc., slightly longer than continental size, near mint. In
Columbus Ohio the firm installs windows, doors & siding. $1.25 o(c)fa

"Put Up... or Shut Up / LAN Management System II™
/ LAN Locker II™" unused business reply card from a July 1996 advertising
campaign for Wright·Line in Worcester Massachusetts, excellent condition.
$1.50 cmf

"queen city shows presents / 20th century / cincinnati / show and sale of
modern design / march 1-2, 2003 / sharonville convention center ..." unused
continental-size postcard published by Queen City Shows in Shandon Ohio to
publicize a furniture show & book-signing by Steve Rouland, near mint. $2.00
fo(s)a
"S. C. BENNETT & CO. / Furniture, Carpets & Stoves / Largest Stock and
Lowest Prices / 119 EAST FIFTH STREET" two circa 1885 trade cards with girl
illustrations, good edges; advertising on back touts bedroom sets, bureaus,
carpet, cook & heating stoves, etc. from this Dayton Ohio merchant. Rare; we
found no others when we searched the Internet. Both for $25.00 adfgo
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Home interior post cards listing.

See also our Television postcards. Shown here
is the interior of one of the first experimental TV stations, WRGB.
"Solving
the Storage Problem / without disturbing the English language!!! / FIRST IN
A SERIES OF / BREAKTHROUGHS / armoire / chest of drawers / handbag /
footlocker" unused multiview continental
post card with 4 illustrations,
copyright 1990 David Jouris. $2.00 nf
"Spring Air / America's
/ finest / Mattress // PABST BEDDING CO. / 12th & WALNUT" signage on a
parked delivery truck in Cincinnati Ohio, approximately 2.5" x 4.5"
photograph, trimmed at top & bottom. Once his children had been introduced into
the business, Louis Pabst bought out the Schaeller interest in this company
(and then renamed it). Memorabilia for this company is rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 fgo(c)a
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"teclab® / the professional's bench / Call for catalog or free planning
service..." unused multicolor business reply card from Kalamazoo Technical Furniture,
circa November 1990. $1.25 fm

"The author did all his writing
in a Morris chair with a wide / lapboard before him. All he needed was plenty of
paper and / ..." showing Zane Grey at work,
unused postcard, sepia-tone, unattributed publisher, fairly
fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 af
"THE BALDWIN COMPANY'S / PIANO FACTORIES / Cincinnati." black-and-white
postcard with sky tint & red caption, mailed MAY 4 1909 from Cincinnati
without message to Mr. Fred A. Stengle in Marion Ohio, minor corner & edge
wear. $5.00 ifo(c)m

"THE BALDWIN PIANO FACTORIES--CINCINNATI" white-border era post card,
addressed & message in pencil on back to Miss Hattie Eleanor Lomax in
Prescott Kansas, light violet handstamp at the top back message area reads
'WOOLSEY'S MUSIC HOUSE / FORT SCOTT, KANS. / THE DEMONSTRATING MUSIC SHOP',
three corners with 2 small creases each, back toned unevenly. As is. $2.25
k(f)mo(c)fi
"THE
BIG WHITE STORE / Schipper & Block Furniture & Carpets" white horse-drawn
delivery wagon before their Warehouse No. 2, uncaptioned (so we used the
wagon signage) sepia-tone real photo postcard, mailed at Peoria APR 6 1909
to Amos Morgan in Monroe Indiana by his cousin (who is in the image), good
focus, slight oxidation consistent with age. This firm prospered rapidly &
established another store in Pekin Illinois. Their Big White Store became
today's Chase Bank Building. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no caption, no
photographer credit, no publisher information. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. i(p)hf

"The Black House /
Ellsworth, Me." unused AGFA real photo post card
showing a bedroom. Interesting Federal style
furnishings. $3.50 (migf)!
"The Side Board in the Dining
Room of the Campbell Mansion, Bethany, W. Va. 7 / The
Communion Set is one of the oldest sets from the Bethany Church" unused linen
postcard, lightly toned back, tiny corner crease.
$2.25 w(b)fr
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"THE WONDERFUL / EBERHART SECRETARY / Inlaid with 135,341 Pieces, of 550 Kinds
/ of
Woods,... / Built by U. H. Eberhart / Inlaid Gun Cabinets, Tabourets, Checker
/ Boards, etc.,
made to your order / at reasonable cost..." unused sepia-tone advertising card, circa
1910, mild rounding at the corners, 3 corners have faint creases (one is long but all
mercifully miss the folk art). Rare & unusual. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg
(289,407 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ofga*
"THE
/ WOOD / Furniture and Undertaking Company // Grand Opera House Block //
Jackson, Ohio, Nov. 14 1914." large illustrated receipt made out to Herb
Allen for $3.00 on account, size approximately 8-3/8"x5", long upper corner
crease misses everything, 2 vertical folds not too noticeable. Any paper
memorabilia from this company is rare; we found none at all when we searched
the Internet. $12.00 fo(j)
"TRENT & SON / UPHOLSTERING / MIRRORS RESILVERED /
6th and Lafayette Ave. Phone C-8680" " illustrated Terre Haute Indiana
business card showing the owner, his delivery vehicle
loaded with some furniture & storefront, trivial toning on back. $10.00
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"Trône de Napoléon Ier"
showing a throne with his distinctive monogram in vertical format, unused
circa-1920 carte postale with green back, removed neatly from a booklet.
$1.50 fn
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"TRUMBULL MAZDA LAMP WORKS, WARREN
OHIO / SERVICE ROOM" in Warren, Ohio; elegantly appointed with wicker furniture; unused
circa-1915 Azo (triangles up) real photo post card with good composition, contrast &
focus; mild rounding of the corners, heavy spotty toning on the back. Rare:
no other offers, no recorded sales & no exhibits when we searched the
Internet. $20.00 o(w)if
Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up)
postcard showing a man
standing amidst furniture in a photographer's studio. unused, mild corner wear &
rounding, soiled back, 2 pinholes near top, as is. An instant ancestor. $1.00 f

Uncaptioned Kodak real photo post card with good contrast, showing a variety of chairs and chase
lounges on a patio, published by L. L. Cook, unused, small corner crease. $1.25 f
Uncaptioned
sepia-tone Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard showing the
storefront of George T. Shepherd, furniture maker in Arkona Ontario, and a
sign advertising the availability of Mason & Risch pianos (a prominent
Canadian manufacturer) there, good focus, pleasing contrasts, very slight
corner rounding. Possibly one-of-a-kind: no caption, no
photographer credit, no publisher information. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
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some, priced in US dollars or Euros, postpaid to Columbus
Ohio! *c

"We CALL these tripli- / cate mirror dressing / tables 'Daughter's /
Delight,' ... / G. W. EHLER / Furniture, Rugs & Stoves / House of Quality
WEST ALEXANDRIA, OHIO" advertising post card mailed there July 12 1915 to
Miss Katie Beneker in that town, July 1915 calendar beneath the signed art,
fairly fresh, good edges. Beautiful & rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
cfg(e)oa*
"WESTCHESTER'S RUG & CARPET CENTER / ON CENTRAL AVENUE ... YONKERS, NEW
YORK" advertising card with specifics about the brands carried in the back
printed message, mailed under permit no. 77 at Yonkers to Mrs. Clarence C.
Hare in White Plains, tiny upper corner bend not into the image, short ink
stroke in the bottom border. $4.50 n(y)fa
"WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHLAND, KENTUCKY--15" when Jack Benny & Fred Allen were
playing in the comedy IT'S IN THE BAG at the Capitol Theater (next to the C.
H. Parsons Company furniture store); linen-ear postcard mailed 1952 (but better
date for the scene is 1945 from the movie), a little cancel ink lightly in
the sky. $3.00 k(a)mfg
"WISE
HOUSEKEEPERS! / BUY HOME-MADE STOVES ONLY. / W. J. Matthias & Co., / 31 Main
Street HAMILTON, OHIO / ... / HAMILTON MADE STOVES / ARE THE FINEST,
BEST AND CHEAPEST / STOVES Manufactured in this Country" trade card
picturing a Chinese man chasing & skewering rats from his high-wheeler bike
in China. Copyrighted 1886 by Richmond & Company of Buffalo New York. While
the text on the back ostensibly appeals to protectionist economics &
politics, the illustration on front took advantage of racist anti-Chinese
sentiments of the time. [For example, in 1882 the US Congress passed the
Chinese exclusion act, which prohibited their immigration to the US for the
next ten years.] A disgusting piece of social history. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced
200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00
abcfos
"WM. STUART. / Furniture, Carpets, Stoves / 57 E. Tuscarawas St. /
CANTON" advertising card with embossed border treatment, unusually detailed
& interesting pricelist all
over the back, corner creases, small tear in the
upper edge closes well, small toning spots
on both sides, as is. A little
larger than a continental postcard. $4.25 o(c)fga
 "You
Are Invited to visit our store at your convenience for a personal
demonstration of the new ... Maytag AUTOMATIC WASHER" unmailed lithographed
advertising post card of the Gable Auto Electric Company in Lakeland
Florida, a little toning near the back edges. Necessarily 1962 - 1964 time
period, comparing ads & available information about the local company. Rare.
$9.00 f(l)af
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