Category: Clowns

W. & J. Leonard Trade Card, Salem, Mass.

Posted on December 26th, 2023 by Annieoakley

Trade card for W. & J. Leonard, Salem, Massachusetts. Circa 1885 – 1890. Price: $12.00 Size: 4 and 1/4 x 2 and 3/4″ W. & J. Leonard, Boots, Shoes & Rubbers. Successors to…Read More…

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Categories: Children, Clowns, People, Trade Cards and Advertising

Jolly Jumping Jack

Posted on December 24th, 2023 by Annieoakley

Divided back postcard. Postmarked December [?] 1919 from Sacramento, California. Copyright 1915. Publisher: P. F. Volland & Company, Chicago, Illinois. Series or number 807. Price: $2.00 One more for now from The Alice Ellison Collection; our card shows an illustration of a child’s…Read More…

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Categories: Animals, Christmas, Clowns, Holidays, Monkeys, Postcards, Postcards Used, The Alice Ellison Collection

Mae’s Homemade Calling Card

Posted on June 7th, 2014 by Annieoakley

Handmade calling card, July 10, 1917 Price: $12.00 Size: 2 x 3 and 1/2″ It looks like this very cute calling card might have been hand made by or for Mae. It has the owner’s name written on it with…Read More…

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Categories: Calling Cards and Business Cards, Clowns, Hand-drawn or painted cards