Graus & Pfohlmann Moving Blotter c1940s NYC Brooklyn Piano Movers Ad
The verso of the blotter is unprinted and shows typical signs of use, including faint creases from storage and scattered dark ink stains, evidence of its original purpose.
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Kennerley Series Type Specimen Goudy Tegge Sons c1910s New York Type
The sheet details the complete Kennerley Series, including the recent addition of Bold and Bold Italic faces, rounding out a collection that also features Roman and Italic variants.
Kalak Water Co. Business Card c. 1910 Alkaline Water Ad NYC Soda
The card’s recto presents a compelling sales pitch through a combination of bold typography and a detailed illustration of the product bottle. This is followed by the authoritative claim that “Authorities believe that this favors phagocytosis, increases immunity and shortens convalescence,” culminating in the direct call to action, “Have you tried Kalak Water?”.
Nabisco Toytown Carnival #13 Ice Cream Stand c1910 Cut-Out Paper Premium
This item is a promotional cut-out model issued as part of the Nabisco Toytown Carnival series, specifically card number thirteen, depicting an ice cream stand. The card is part of a larger set of thirty-six models intended to assemble a complete miniature circus-carnival, including clowns, animals, side-shows, and thrilling rides.
Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic Camera Ad 1960s TTL Metering Brochure Japan
The typography throughout is a mix of bold sans-serif heads and smaller serif body text, characteristic of mid-century advertising layouts. The absence of a specific year suggests a date range of circa 1965 to 1970, when the Spotmatic was at its peak of popularity and production.
John Wanamaker Fall Fashion Advertisement 1940s Philadelphia NY Mimi Shop
This detail highlights a marketing focus on color consistency and quality materials. Available colors include rose, blue, violet, natural, and green.
General Electric Cooking Ad 1940s-50s Why You Too Will Enjoy Red Type
On the left, a full-color illustration depicts a smiling woman, her hair styled in a classic 1940s or early 1950s updo, wearing a collared blouse with puffed sleeves and a red polka-dot pattern, a red bow at her neck, and a simple apron.
America on Wheels Roller Skating Decal Asbury Park NJ NY 8 Rinks 1950s Casino
The reflective sheen of the printed areas reads as a purple-bluish tone under light, adding a unique visual quality to this mid-century advertising artifact. The item shows minor creasing on one corner and along the top edge; otherwise it displays well.
1942 Wild Cat Cave Ad Black Hills SD Brochure Page Stalactites Lithograph
The piece is a single-sided, printed sheet, likely extracted from a larger promotional booklet or travel guide for the Black Hills region. The design is dominated by a striking, stylized black-and-white illustration of a large, snarling wildcat, its eyes glowing with white intensity, which serves as the primary visual hook.
Rare Lithograph AK 1898 Dresden Rigoit Ice Machines Advertising Card
several signs of use, age-typical signs of use and storage (card worn, corners/edges bumped/rounded corners, corner creases present, etc.), has been stored flat, has been in a well-kept postcard album for many years, please note the pictures/scans (edges unfortunately not fully shown in the scan), these are part of the item description. Scope of delivery: exactly as shown, incl. Anti-kink protection. We usually ship our items via DHL. The only exceptions to this are small items (e.g. postcards), which can be sent by post. Larger or particularly heavy shipments can exceptionally be sent via Hermes, GLS or a freight forwarder. If this applies to an item, you will find separate information about this in the description or the shipping conditions displayed. Please note that for organization.