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House Beautiful Magazine. 

June, 1944 issue.

Volume 86, No. 6.

Lots of great full page ads, including:

Gorham Sterling

Jordan Marsh

Libbey Glass

Imperial Tables

Heirloom Sterling

Martex (In color)

Youngstown Kitchens

Mengel Doors

Briggs Beautyware

Kenwood Blankets

Magnavox

Hallicrafters 

Lejon

Kentucky Tavern

Along with numerous smaller advertisements.

Measures 9 1/4 inches wide x 12 1/4  inches long.  104 pages.

Good used condition with scuffing, creases and light soiling to cover and normal wear from handling and storage. 

Original old vintage embossed 4th of July postcard. Paper post card featuring a man and woman having a conversation.  Shows a boy in a firecracker smoke bubble being blown apart. Corners have red, white and blue stripes with yellow stars.

Reads: How to prevent your boy being killed on the Fourth of July - kill him on the Third.

Marked on front lower edge: No. 1095.

Back is marked: Fourth of July Series No. 1.

Divided back card.

Measures 5 1/2 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches long.

Card is used with pencil correspondence on the back, one cent stamp, and 1911 Olivet, Kansas postmark.

Card has some edge and corner wear, crease upper left and right corner, soiling on the back and front lower left corner, and light impressions at the corners from being mounted in a postcard album.

Colorful Fourth of July post card!

Antique Cabinet Card Photo of the Woolsey family of Hubbell, Nebraska.

This is one of several I have in my possession of this family. This one is not marked with their identities but I have another photo that is id'd. Pictured is John and Lou Woolsey, and daughter Lila.

Check other photo here:

And Identified here:

Mr. Woolsey owned a Drug/Grocery store in Hubbell, Nebraska until 1902, when he sold it to T.C. Patterson of Hebron, Nebraska.

Card is marked: Hubbell, Nebraska
Photographer: W.E. Smith

1890s Picture measuring 6.5 x 4.25 inches.

Nice photo. In good condition.

Antique Mounted Family Portrait Photo. This is one of several I have in my possession of this family. This one is not marked with their identities but I have another almost identical to it, that is id'd. You can view it here:

And a photo that shows their location as Hubbell here:

Includes the parents: John and Lou Woolsey, daughter Lila, and twin boys Earl and Berl Woolsey.

Mr. Woolsey owned a Drug/Grocery store in Hubbell, Nebraska until 1902, when he sold it to T.C. Patterson of Hebron, Nebraska.

Photo location is Hubbell, Nebraska circa 1900. Grocery and drug store items are visible in the background.

Large picture with mount measuring 8 x 10 inches. Actual photo measures 5 1/8 x 7 inches.

Nice photo. In excellent condition.

Vintage 1929 Sheet Music.

Title: I'll Always Be In Love With You.  Theme Song of Syncopation R.K.O. All Talking Motion Picture Extravaganza. Sung on the Screen by Morton Downey. Starring Waring's Pennsylvanians, Morton Downey, Barbara Bennett, Bobby Watson and Dorothy Lee.

Words and music by:Herman Ruby and Green and Stept

Size: 9  X 12 1/4 inches

Condition: Fair condition with wear to covers, some soiling and some small tears to the edges.  Spine is also split 2/3 of the way up from the bottom.

Great for altered art projects, card making and scrap booking or framing.

Immortal Hymn Writers Hymns Pictures and Biographies by Dr. J. A. Lee. First 2/3 of the book is hymns, 2 pages of photos, and 10 pages of biographies.

Softcover book measuring 5 x 8 inches with approximately 50 pages.

Good condition with some soiling and wear to covers, ink underlining and notations at the back of the book, and newspaper clipping taped inside back cover.

Antique Book.  Hand-book of Industrial Drawing for Teachers in Common Schools. Lincoln, Neb.: J. H. Miller, 1897. Second Edition. Illustrated.

Book measures 8 x 5 1/2 inches, with 130 pages. Blue cloth backed printed boards. Boards are rubbed. Signature inside cover. Pages are nice with age toning and a small tear on the edge of one page.

Ida was supervisor of drawing in public schools, Beatrice, Nebraska.

Interesting book with illustrations.

Inside of One Hundred Homes by William Martin Johnson.

1904 copyright. Published by Doubleday, Page & Company of New York.

140 pages with numerous interior house photographs of the hall, living room, cosy corner, library, dining room, kitchen and pantry, bedroom, bathroom, girl’s and boy’s room.

Small hardcover book measuring a little over 3 3/4 inches wide x about 6 inches long.

Binding is tight. Cover shows light wear. Overall a nice clean book with some foxing inside the front and back covers.

Original antique advertising trade card for J & P Coats Spool Cotton.  This is one of the Military Uniform series cards.

This card shows the uniform of the Army of the United States, 1833 - 1850. 

Marked in the bottom front lower right corner: Copyright 1895, by Brig. Gen'l S. B. Holabird, QR Master Gen'l U.S.A.

Back is marked at the bottom center: G. H. Buek Co. Lith. N.Y.

Card measures 4 3/16 inches wide x 4 13/16 inches tall.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Condition is very good with light wear to the edges and corners. There is light crease to the upper right corner and a horizontal crease about a third of a way down on the left edge.

Price reflects condition.

Jesus Who Helped People.

Rand McNally childrens book number 8113.

By Mary Alice Jones. Illustrated by Manning de V. Lee. 

Stories in this book:
Jesus and a Sick Child
A Man Who Was Lonesome
Helping Angry Men Understand
Friends Who Were Afraid

Copyright date of 1964.

Original price printed on cover 19c.

Condition is very good with some wear and soiling to covers and some age toning to pages.

JHB International 1997 Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger Button.

Appears to be metal.

One shank button on the original card.

Color: Multi

Size: Almost 1 1/2” long.

Button is in very good condition.

Card has some wear.

JHB No. 343 Plastic 2 Hole Buttons.

Set of 3 heart shaped buttons on the original button card.

Size 1/2”
Color: Light Purple

Buttons are in very good condition.

Some wear and soiling to the card.

Click on a photo for a zoomed in view.

JHB International Hand Painted Plastic Football Bear Button.

One shank button on the original card.

Color: Red/White/Brown

Size: 1”

Button is in very good condition.

Card has some wear.

JHB International Hand Painted Plastic Palm Tree Button.

One shank button on the original card.

Color: Green/Black

Size: 1 1/8”

Made in Hong Kong.

Button is in very good condition.

Card has some wear.

JHB Faux Brown Leather Shank Buttons.

Set of 2 on the card.

Size 5/8”
Color: Brown

Buttons are in very good condition.

Some wear to the card.

Click on a photo for a zoomed in view.

JHB International Gold Tone Musical Angel Metal Button.

One shank button on the original card.

Color: Gold Tone

Size: 1 1/8”

Button is in very good condition.

Card has some wear.

Floral print fabric by Joan Kessler for Concord Fabrics Inc.

Small turquoise, red and yellow flowers on a white background.

One continuous piece measuring 43 1/2” wide x 47” long.

Cotton Fabric.

Good unused condition. 

Has been washed.

Original old vintage embossed religious postcard. Features a church choir member shown in a large bell.  Peace Lily flowers in the background and a butterfly in the lower left corner.  All on a yellow background.

Reads: The Lord is Risen

Copyright John Winsch 1910.

Measures 3.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall.

Divided back postcard.

Card is used with pencil correspondence written on the back and one cent stamp. 

Addressed to Miss Sophie Bartels at Bremen, Kansas.

Condition is good with some edge and corner wear, some soiling along the edges and light postcard album impressions at each corner. 

Old original antique paper ephemera. Embossed birth announcement postcard featuring a stork carrying a baby, with two babies playing near his legs. This is on a metallic silver background.

Bottom reads: Cupid Told The Stork To Bring.  Has a line Name, weight, and date of birth.

Copyright John Winsch 1910.

Measures 3.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall.

Divided back postcard.

Card is used with pencil writing on the back. Never mailed.

Condition is very good with light edge and corner wear.