Miscellaneous

Vintage 1953 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

List of land owners.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Nice used condition.

Great piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1963 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

List of land owners.

Nice used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1951 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

Major soiling to the covers, crease down the center of the front cover, and small tears.

 Used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1957 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 40 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Good used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1957 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Daykin

Jansen

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long.

30 pages of phone listings and 32 pages of business listings and advertisements.

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage 1942 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Jansen

Plymouth

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long, with 32 pages

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage 1956 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Daykin

Jansen

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long.

30 pages of phone listings and 32 pages of business listings and advertisements.

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage circa 1940 Monaco Theatre Restaurant Menu.

Restaurant was located at 560 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, California.

Tri fold menu measuring 4 5/8 inches wide x 10 inches long, when folded.

Condition is good with some wear and light soling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage American Steel & Wire Company pocket notebook. American Field & Hog Fence.  The Fence that Fences and Once Up Stays Up.

Small softcover notebook measuring a little over 2 1/2 inches wide x 5 1/8 inches long with 24 pages.

Pages 1 - 8 show the various types of fencing.

Pages 9 - 22 are lined, with space for notes

Pages 23 - 24 talks about posts, and how to get American Fence products

Inside back cover is a partial 1904, and full 1905 calendar.

Very good unused condition.  No missing pages, no tears or marks.

Vintage Miraculous Medal Virgin Mary Necklace Pendant.

I believe this is brass, but not 100 percent sure.

Measure about 1 1/2 inches wide x 2 inches long, including loop at the top. 

Good vintage condition with some wear.  Please view all photos.

Vintage 1976 Bicentennial Ball Point Pen. 

Advertising giveaway for:

Pilcher Motor Co.

Pontiac - Buick - GMC

610 E St.

Ink is dried up.  Pen is in good unused condition with light storage wear.

Vintage original 1950 Exclusive Stratosphere Tiz-Trim'd Wallpaper Sales Book.

Copyright CP & V Co. 1950.

Paper patterns include: Tropical, Baroque Stripe, Shadow Plaid, April, Modern Stripe, July, May, Blossomtime, March, February, Wild Ivy, Old Virginia, Garden Wall, December, November, Cardinal, August, New England, Morning Glory, Flower Trellis, September, Swans, Hydrangea, Colonial Stripe, June, October, Baroque, and January.

Not all pages are shown in the photos.

Softcover book measuring 8 3/8" wide x 7 1/4" long with 32 pages.  Stapled spine.

These are not actual wallpaper samples, rather pages are printed on both sides.

Condition is good with wear, paper loss, and soiling around the cover edges and some wear and light soiling to the interior pages.

Some beautiful patterns in this book.

Vintage Cardboard Clock Face Moveable Hands For Teaching.

Thick rigid card stock clock face with movable plastic hands.

Measures 8 1/8 inches wide x 9 3/4 inches tall.

Made by Media Materials Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland.  Numbered at the lower right front 9375-X1.

Dates to circa 1970s or 1980s.

Condition is good with some black specks on the white portion of the clock face.  And some edge and corner wear.

A fun retro classroom supply!

This is an original men's fashion illustration from M. Born & Company, Fall & Winter 1924 - 25 catalog.  From "The Oldest and Largest Wholesale Tailors in the World.". 

Heavy card stock weight paper.

Page measures about 12 1/4 inches wide  x 15 3/4 inches tall.

Back of page has glue residue from where fabric samples were removed.

Page has foxing around the borders and on the image.  Edges of border were not cut evenly when removed from the catalog.

This fashion illustration would look wonderful framed!

Vintage Original Warner's Very Easy Method for Italian Accordion for Beginners. 1, 2 or 3 Rows. Copyright 1923 by the Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago.

Soft cover book measuring  about 7 inches wide x 10 1/4 inches long, with 18 pages.  Staple binding.

Good used condition with normal wear from handling and some of the pages have notes or numbers written in ink, on the lessons.

Vintage Original Sing Sociability Songs for Camps, Homes, Communities and Schools. By the Rodeheaver Hall Mack Company of Winona Lake, Indiana.  Printed in U.S.A.  Copyright 1928 by Homer A. Rodeheaver.

Soft cover book measuring  5 7/8 inches wide x 8 3/4 inches long, with 127 pages.  Staple binding.

A sampling of songs include:

• Oh! Susanna
• America, The Beautiful
• Flag of The Free
• Annie Laurie
• Hallow E'en
• Dear Old Pals
• The Old Rugged Cross
• I Need Jesus
• Soldiers' Chorus
• It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
• We Three Kings of Orient Are

The back cover is an index to the songs.

Condition is used with wear and soiling to the cover and a few of the interior pages. Front cover also has a small tear the bottom left of the Statue of Liberty.  There are also some foil stars adhered to some of the pages.

Vintage Original Report on 4-H Club Activities in the Republic of Korea.  July 1959.  Institute of Agriculture. Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry Suwon, Korea.

Soft cover book measuring  7 3/8 inches wide x 10 1/4 inches long.  Staple binding.

Contents include:

• Development of 4-H Club movement in Korea
• Organization
• Accomplishments
• Project activities
• 4-H Club meeting & other activities

Many black & white photos throughout.

Condition is good with wear and soiling to the cover and a crease to the lower right edge of the front cover.  Blue ink notation on page 2.

Money School. Vintage 1963 Educational Pop Up Coin Saver or Counter Folder.

Folder is made of a stiff heavy card stock that is 1/8 of an inch thick.  Opens to a pop up featuring a wise owl, as the teacher, chipmunk, squirrel and rabbit.  The rabbit is holding a nickel, the chipmunk a dime, and the squirrel is holding a quarter.

Top section has slots for fifty cent pieces, nickels, dimes, pennies, and quarters.  With each row showing as an addition, multiplication or division problem.

Lower section has columns of addition problems and subtraction problems.  With a grand total of $10.36 shown in the bottom right corner.

Back is marked:

• Copyright 1963
• M. A. Gerett
• Menomonee Falls, Wis.

Covers show some wear and small scuff and scratches.  Silver dollar slot also has a small tear along the right edge.  Nice bright colors.

Blue item in some of the pictures is just an item I used to hold the folder open for the photos.

A fun back to school teaching collectible!

Antique Victorian religious poetry booklet. Words of Trust by Reverend Peter Stryker, D.D.  Cover features a hand fan with a tranquil house scene.

Booklet measures about 4 1/4 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches tall.  With five single sided pages.  No illustration.

Booklet has two holes through the cover and all pages that at one time were bound with a string or ribbon.  It is no longer bound.  All interior pages are loose from the cover.  Cover front and back is one single piece.

Condition is good with some soiling and wear to the cover.  Interior pages are good with some light soiling and age toning.

Antique Victorian booklet Mercy's Gift.  The Quality of Mercy by William Shakespeare.  Embossed Christmas themed cover featuring a farm scene surrounded by Holly and Berries.

Booklet measures 3 1/8 inches wide x 4 1/4 inches tall.  Eight pages front and back.

Includes four color illustrations.  Booklet is bound with a string tie at the spine.

Condition is good with some soiling and wear to the cover.  Interior pages are good with some light soiling.

Vintage original 1940s embroidered card featuring a red, white, and blue USA flag and green shamrocks. Blue striped surround with a gold colored border. A 1944 calendar is attached at the bottom.  Gold colored ribbon at the top so it can be hung on a wall.

Reads: From Ireland. To My Dear Sister

Card portion is a cardstock weight and measures 4.75 inches wide x a little over 6.5 inches tall.

Calendar portion measures about 2.75 inches wide x 2 inches tall.  Complete with all months January - December of 1944.

Condition is good with soiling, wear, and a crease through the cover of the calendar.  Card portion is somewhat curved along the edges (does not lay completely flat).  And you can see residue on the back where it was once glued to a larger item.

Vintage original 1950s Sylvania Flash Guide Dial Wheel.  Dial the center circular black wheel to select Lamp to Subject Distance in feet and the other side of the wheel will show Flash Guide Numbers.

Using the table on the back you are to find guide number for film and shutter speed you are using.

Set arrow on dial opposite this number.  The correct lens opening will now be opposite the distance from your flash to your subject.

Printed on a heavy card stock, wheel measures about 5 inches in diameter with the center wheel measuring a little over 3.5 inches.

Condition is very good with some wear and light blue smudges along outer wheel and on the back.  Also a small crease near the center of the black wheel.

Vintage original death notice funeral card for Mrs. George Mormon of Washington, Kansas.

Includes: Age at time of death. Place of death.  Location of funeral and burial location.

Card measures  5 3/8 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches tall.

Condition is good with some light soiling.

15 cards available at time of listing.  Shown is the one with the most soiling.  All others have less soiling.