Old photo, white border. September 1922. Price: $15.00 Size: About 2 and 1/2 4 and 1/4″ A great remembrance of a wonderful day: Three friends, identified on the back as Florence Gallison, Zilda Smith and Maude Fields, September 1922. The…Read More…
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A U. S. Navy Man, WWI
Real Photo Postcard, unused with writing. Circa 1914 – 1918. EKC stamp box. Price: $10.00 For Veteran’s Day…. “Best Wishes & Good Luck to a splendid Bunk Mate, Charles Ed. Sickler. Paxton, Ill. R-R-I.” Most likely we’re looking at Charles…Read More…
A Pleasant Reflection
Trade card, Soapine. Kendall Mfg. Co. Donaldson Bros. Lithographers, circa 1870s – 1890s. Price: $7.00 Size: 2 and 15/16 x 4 and 1/4″ Kendall Manufacturing Co.’s Soapine, had a very long run, from 1827 to the late 1950s; here is yet…Read More…
Globe Soap Trade Card
Trade card. Globe Soap Company. Circa 1880s – 1890s. Gies & Co., Buffalo, NY. Price: $12.00 Size: 3 and 3/16 x 4 and 13/16″ Captain Jinks, etc. This seems like a good trade card for autumn, of a boy with…Read More…
I. K. Messer, Grocer, Haverhill, Mass.
Trade card. Haverhill, Massachusetts. Circa 1876 – 1880. Price: $10.00 Size: about 4 and 5/8 x 3″ “He removed his tricorn with a flourish and made her a low sweeping bow….” Here’s a lovely trade card in pink tones, for …Read More…
Railbirds, Kent, 1925
Old photo, Kent, 1925. Price: $2.00 Size: 4 and 3/8 x 2 and 3/4″ I thought railbirds would be railroad workers, but no. The definition of railbird from Dictionary.com is: Noun, informal a horse-racing fan who watches racing or workouts…Read More…
Delivery Men, Circa 1937
Old photo, white border. Circa 1937. Price: $2.00 Size: 5 and 1/2 x 3 and 1/2″ This photo was found in Michigan but where it was taken is unknown. The license plates don’t appear to be Michigan plates, and we’re…Read More…
Andy, Mikey and Johnny Gogola, Circa 1930
Old photo, white border. Circa 1930. Price: $10.00 Size: 2 and 1/2 x 3 and 1/2″ “Andy, Mikey, Johnny Gogola. all farmers.” From left to right: Johnny, Andy and Mikey Gogola: A Gogola family of three brothers (and siblings) shows…Read More…
Young Man’s Dream, Circa 1910
Two pals in Newsboy caps, skinny tie, bow tie and sweaters Our guy from the top left, looking distinguished and contemplative, with pipe Divided back, Real Photo Postcards, unused. Cyko stamp box. Circa 1910. Price for the set of two: …Read More…