![COGNAC] [MEXICO] El Corazon De la Uva (The Heart of the Grape); JA.s HENNESSY & Co. Cognac](/pictures/thumb/2145.jpg?v=1586899751)
Paris. Sewn binding. 30 pages. 21 x 15 cm. c. early 1900's. In an attempt to dominate the Mexican and Cuban market, Hennessy produced this pamphlet; a historical view of Hennessy with cocktail recipes. Typed letter from Hennessy headquarters laid in. Text in Spanish. Light toning to paper, three puncture..... More
![DETROIT] Cook with Gas; Jewel Stoves and Ranges](/pictures/thumb/1466.jpg?v=1561400532)
Detroit: Detroit Stove Works, c. 1890s. Wraps. 32 pages. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. "A booklet of helpful suggestions on the use of gas for cooking purposes - also a collection of valuable recipes and special menus for daily meals - illustrated." Featuring the advantages of cooking with gas - "Every..... More
![HEALTH] [TRADE CATALOGUE] Pastilles Valda. Les Yoghis aux Indes](/pictures/thumb/1367.jpg?v=1561400778)
Paris: c.1914. Wraps. [Paris: Pastilles Valda, 1914?] 32 pages. Color pictorial wrappers. Illustrations throughout. Promotional booklet for this line of pills, with three-page illustrated introductory essay on Indian Yoghis and the practice of “anaboise” (resuscitating through breath) - a textual leap is made of the product. More
![LAUNDRY] 23 Ways of Washing; Easier...Better and in one-half the time](/pictures/thumb/678.jpg?v=1550349221)
Los Angeles, CA: White King Soap Co., 1931. Staplebound wraps. 10 pages. 20 X 10.5 cm. Illustrated pamphlet featuring a smiling Shirley Temple look-alike child, promoting the "sweet, clean, vegetable and nut oil based cleaner". Uses and hints for washing Silk, Linens, China & Gold-banded Glassware, Linoleum, Rugs & Carpets..... More
![MENU] Waldorf's delicious Thanksgiving Day Dinner](/pictures/thumb/2338.jpg?v=1605295096)
Two-sided tabletop Thanksgiving Menu featuring Roast Young Turkey, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Old Fashioned Stuffing, Hubbard Squash, Potato, Rolls and Butter - with a choice of Apple Pie, Squash Pie, Mince Pie - Coffee or Tea - Only 95c. More
![POST CARD] London Chop House; Detroit](/pictures/thumb/2312.jpg?v=1602955083)
c. 1940's. Cards. 13.5 x 9 cm. Charming post card, distributed by the restaurant during table service. Established following the Repeal of Prohibition in the 1930's, The London Chop House (Detroit's 21 Club), enjoyed a ranking as one of the country's top restaurants in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Unfortunately..... More
![THEODORE GEISEL] [PHARMACEUTICAL] Dais Drugs and Toiletries; Volume I Number I](/pictures/thumb/2084.jpg?v=1582831821)
New York: Weil, McGinniss & Sloman, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. 97 pages. 35 x 28 cm. Quarterly magazine specifically produced for the drug and toiletry market. Large format and profusely illustrated. Compelling articles include Ephedra, Congo Medicine, and The Medicine Man; with an early article about "Dr. Seuss" and his..... More
![TOBACCO] The Strawberry; Manufactured from the finest Connecticut Seed Tobacco](/pictures/thumb/1649.jpg?v=1556632823)
Loose_leaf. 17 x 13 cm. c. 1900 Color lithograph cigar label. Depicting a pair of mice pulling a carriage with two cigar smoking goblins. F.W. printed on carraige - Fred Wambach, 19th Century cigar maker. More
![TRADE CARD] Mapl-Flake; um-um-um, but it's good!](/pictures/thumb/2079.jpg?v=1580846535)
Battle Creek, Michigan: Hygienic Food Co., 1902. Cards. 15 x 8.5 cm. Advertising Trade Card. Whole wheat maple cereal promoting health and nutrition through digestion. Lightly toned, 1cm. closed tear. More
![TRADE CARD] New Cyclone Ranges](/pictures/thumb/1467.jpg?v=1561401911)
Taunton, MA: White, Warner & Co., c. 1890s. Cards. 13.5 x 10.5 cm. Illustrated stove trade card. "New Cyclone Ranges are THE BEST Medium priced ranges in the Market. Fitted with WHITE'S reliable Patent Grate, Alaska Knobs, &c. Thousands in use and Giving Satisfaction." Black and white stove illustration one one side, with..... More
![TRADE CARD] The Diamond Dyes; For Domestic and Fancy Dyeing](/pictures/thumb/2333.jpg?v=1604088788)
Amherst, MA. Cards. 12.5 x 9 cm. Victorian era Chromolithograph Trade Card featuring school children on front and Advertisement on back. Back stained, front clean. More
![TRADE CATALOG] Grand Stoves and Ranges for Gas or Coal; Book No. 56](/pictures/thumb/1469.jpg?v=1562172345)
Cleveland: The Cleveland Co-Operative Stove Co., 1923. Staplebound. 47 pages. 23 x 12 cm. Grand Stoves (1909-1952) were sold through Grand Home Appliance Co., a division of The Cleveland Cooperative Stove Co. based in Cleveland, OH. Trade Catalog, fully illustrated with dimensions and prices. Laid in - Introduction letter on..... More
![IRONING] Simplex - The Recognized Leader; The Most Complete Line of Ironers in America. American...](/pictures/thumb/1734.jpg?v=1551365237)
Oshkosh, Wis. Castle-Pierce Press, c. 1930's. Staplebound. 24 pages. 28 x 24 cm. Illustrated sales catalog featuring detailed descriptions of the ironing machines offered by the American Ironing Machine Co., Algonquin, Illinois. A distinctive feature of this catalog is the visual portrayal of women operating the machines throughout the history..... More
Chicago: Armour Printing Works, c. 1898. Staplebound. 32 pages. Vigoral, a byproduct made by the meat packing giant Armour & Company, consisted of "Extract of Beef and powdered beef fibre, delicately seasoned...stimulating and (containing) peptogenic properties full of nutritive value". The winning slogan used to hawk this product: Vigoral... is..... More
![REFRIGERATION] [DETROIT] Cooking With Cold. Borg-Warner Corporation](/pictures/thumb/1406.jpg?v=1551135502)
Detroit: Norge Division Borg-Warner Corporation, 1937. Staplebound. 32 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Early introductory manual on living and cooking with refrigeration. "With a modern kitchen as your throne room and a spoon in your hand as a scepter, you can be queen in your own right in the realm..... More
![ITALIAN] [PHARMACEUTICAL] Note Di Terapia Pratica. G. MD Borromeo](/pictures/thumb/2055.jpg?v=1578157867)
Milan: 1934. Staplebound. 31 pages. 20 x 14.5 Elegant chromolithographic covers. Italian language monthly periodical/promotional booklet for three products: Elastina, Enterasi, and Pantoidina, including 12 pages of testimonials by Italian doctors. Dubious claims of relieving Gastritis, Heart Disease, and Hepatitis accompanied by case studies. Light toning. More
![GELATIN] Dainty Dishes Made of Knox Gelatine. Charles B. Knox Company](/pictures/thumb/1908.jpg?v=1560029259)
Charles B. Knox Company, 1910. Staplebound. 10 pages. 6.03 x 8.26 cm. This tiny cookbook, from the Charles B. Knox company itself, is brimming with recipes for "solid, yet not tough" jellies suited for the Busy Housekeeper. Colored illustrations of gelatin sherbets, molds, and cakes throughout. Toned pages, with closed..... More
![HOME ECONOMICS] Safe Washing; The New American Beauty Porcelain Washer. Getz Power Washer Co](/pictures/thumb/1595.jpg?v=1579552712)
Morton, Illinois: Getz Power Washer Co., c.1920. Paper. Color illustrated advertisement for washer/ringer. Before the enclosed electric washing machines, homemakers battled the dangerous washing tub/wringer device. This particular porcelain model claims to be "Silent as a kitten's purr" with "quick action...churning up millions of soap bubbles that are forced through..... More
![STOVES] [TRADE CATALOG] Illustrated Price List of Ships' Galley Ranges, Cabooses, Yacht, Boat and...](/pictures/thumb/1668.jpg?v=1548707493)
Devonport, England. Staplebound. c. 1900. 24 pages. 22 x 14 cm. A hark back to the golden days of shipbuilding, this fully illustrated pamphlet includes prices and dimensions of their entire inventory. J Gould & Son were one of the many industries/workshops, located in the Royal Navy Yard, specializing in..... More
![AGRICULTURE] [HAWAII] The Kingdom That Grew Out Of A Little Boy's Garden. Marion Mason Hale](/pictures/thumb/2050.jpg?v=1576696077)
San Francisco: Hawaiian Pineapple Company, 1930. Fifth Printing. Staplebound. 55 pages. 15.5 x 9 cm. A folkloric account of James Drummond Dole's climb to become the "Pineapple King". Narrative takes the reader through the early days of planting, canning, and role in the company's success to pack and ship pineapple..... More
![APPLIANCE] Small Archive of AGA Cooking Stove Promotional Material; Including Jigsaw Puzzle by...](/pictures/thumb/2284.jpg?v=1599835780)
London: Aga Heat Limited - Cookery Advisory Department. The AGA cooker was created by Swedish Nobel Prize winner, Physicist and engineer Nils Gustav Dalen (1869-1937). Although the AGA is now considered a luxury item, when first introduced, it became Britain's preferred cooking source for farms and the more isolated areas..... More
Berlin: Francken & Lang, 1927. Cards. 28.5 x 18 cm. Color lithograph mini-poster, most likely taken from Die Deutsche Werbe-Graphik, by Dr. Walter F. Schubert. The title, Kein Tisch Ohne Munchener Lowenbrau translates: No Table Without Munich Lowenbrau. Bright and clean. More
![PHARMACEUTICAL] Icilma; Preparations for the Toilet. International Icilma Trading Company Ltd](/pictures/thumb/548.jpg?v=1551046759)
London: International Icilma Trading Company Ltd., 1924. Staplebound wraps. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 40 pages. In 1898, founder, Stephen Armitage, a British citizen, acquired permission to exploit a natural mineral water spring located next to Lake Mouïlah in Port-aux-Poules, Algeria. After a failed attempt to open a health..... More
c. 1920. Cards. Color illustrated advertisement for Johnson's Wax Electric floor Polisher. Targeted to "Discriminating people", and reminding the homemaker - "Keeping your floors in perfect condition will become a pleasure." Pristine. More
![STOVE CATALOG] [SPAIN] Maxbel Cocinas Y Hornillos A Gas. Maxbel](/pictures/thumb/2167.jpg?v=1589295837)
10 pages. 15 x 12 cm. c. 1950's. Fully illustrated stove catalog, featuring dimensions - with individual prices typed in. Barcelona business stamp on rear: Jose Amado Mingrat. Covers lightly rubbed. More