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Vintage WOODEN BOOK CIGAR BOX Sweetest Story Ever Told! - eBay (item 310016186651 end time Jan-26-08 18:50:53 PST) This wooden book is a cigar box from the 1930s marked, "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" on the lid and it has a monogram design, "ERD." It's made of cedar wood with brass hinges and closure.
For a look at a book like this and other styles of cigar boxes, visit National Cigar Museum
It could be a nice place to stow your Bible or other valuable treasures. How about using it for the family money box?
The lid of the box could use a bit of polish. The "page edges" are gold paint, I think, and have many marks. The hinges and latch work fine and the box is sturdy and solid as the day it was made way back when.
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Vintage PA Albright College Yearbook THE SPECULUM 1917! - eBay (item 310016173028 end time Jan-26-08 17:14:03 PST)The Speculum 1917 was published by the Junior Class of Albright College in Pennsylvania.
Fascinating old photos reflect the styles and times back then. For these students, topics of interest included suffragettes (American women didn't get the right to vote until 1920) and prohibition (which became law in 1920).
While it looks like a small college, it had fraternities, leagues, clubs, literary societies and teams. The book shows their dormitories, science building, chemical lab, studio, gymnasium and playing field. There are class histories along with photos of the members. Jokes and quotes from the students fill some pages near the end.
The signature on the front flyleaf written in ink with a nib pen says, "Carl H.E. Hoffman, Albright College, 1918." The frontispiece and title page each have a tear, there's some foxing on a few pages, and the top corner of all pages is crimped.
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POP OUT SANDAL SKATES Girl Sz 3-4 Wood Platform Wheels! - eBay (item 310015982046 end time Jan-25-08 18:25:48 PST) These wooden-sole sandals are skates. They come in the original box which says, "Pop Out Sandal Skate, Bottom sole made of hard wood, Item No. SSR 890 Size: 4 Fit for 3&4."
Instructions for Use
1. For Skating:
To pull the locking lever button on side of shoe body, the wheels drop out automatically like landing gears for your skating.
2. For Walking:
To pull the locking lever button on side of shoe body by one hand and push wheels back in, release button, all wheels locked inside of the shoe body for your walking.
The uppers are in great shape. There are a few scuffs and scratches on the wooden sides and insoles. One of the pop out buttons has some green rust, but still works just fine. It's fun to pull out the button and have the wheels drop down.
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4 Vintage PENNY DREADFUL Reprint PB Books Old Wild West - eBay (item 310015981099 end time Jan-25-08 18:21:31 PST) These four vintage paperback books reprinted famous five cent "Penny Dreadful" magazines from the opening of America's wild west. Each is a Gold Star Book published by The New International Library, Inc. I see no publication date, but they offered other books in this series through the mail for 50 cents each.
There are two novelettes per book:- No. 37, July 3, 1903
- Young Wild West "Running the Gauntlet; or, The Pawnee Chief's Last Shot" by An Old Scout
- Plus: "Dandy Dan of Deadwood and His Big Bonanza" by Noname
- No. 81, May 6, 1904
- Young Wild West's "Prairie Pioneers; or, Fighting the Way to the Golden Loop" by An Old Scout
- Plus: "Bluejacket, The Boy Scout of the Wilderness" by Morris Redwing
- No. 112, December 9, 1904
- Young Wild West's "Green Corn Dance; or, A Lively Time with the Pawnees" by An Old Scout
- Plus: "Pawnee Bill; or, The White Chief's First War Trail" by Paul Braddon
- No. 128, (no date)
- "Buffalo Bill's Double; or, The False Guide" by the author of "Buffalo Bill"
- "Denver Dan to The Rescue" (no author name)
All four paperbacks have slight wear and age darkening. Two have indentations in the front covers.
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JUSTIN COWBOY BOOTS Womens 8 B Black Leather 1 3/4 Heel - eBay (item 310015978809 end time Jan-25-08 18:10:21 PST) This pair of ladies black leather cowboy boots is marked, "Justin Style 4904, Made in U.S.A. Comb. Last, Size 8 B L, Registered Number 99007 4." They are black leather embroidered with black.
They measure 13 1/4" in total height with the heel 1 3/4" high and the distance from the heel to top 11 1/2". The boots measure 6 1/2" across the top of the leg. They're 3 3/4" across the widest part of the foot. The total length from the back of the heel upper to the toe tip is 11 1/4".
They have slight wear to the soles bottom and edges. The bottom of the heels still has the original slight texture and imprints of the word Justin except for around the edges. The gilt word "Justin" on the insole is still there, not worn off at all.
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Vintage 1960s WORLDS' FAIREST SONGS Fake Book Pop Show! - eBay (item 310015760245 end time Jan-24-08 19:42:27 PST) This old collection of songs for musicians says, "Worlds' Fairest Songs New Improved Volume 5, Latest Show Tunes, Best Standards, Popular Foreign Songs, Limited Edition, For Professional Use Only."
The small print says, "This reference is produced as a service to the professional performing musicians and is not intended for sale at profit to others.."
It's a thick book with blue plastic binding holding 486 pages of songs. The foreign songs are Italian, Jewish, Irish, Latin, Russian, French, German and Hawaiian.
The "latest" show tunes are from the sixties, we think, judging from the list of titles (see below). The sheet music gives the basics: key, chords, single notes for the melody and lyrics. There are chord charts of 187 basic chords--one for those who read chords and one for those who don't.
To give you an idea of what the Popular Songs are, here are the titles beginning with the letter Y:- Yesterdays
- You Brought a New Kind of Love
- You Don't Know Me
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- You Oughta Be In Pictures
- Young Warm and Wonderful
- You're Getting to Be a Habit
- You're My Thrill
- You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
- You Stepped Out of a Dream
- You Took Advantage of Me
- You've Changed
- You Won't Be Satisfied
Better yet, here is the entire list of Broadway shows:- Anyone Can Whistle (2 songs)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1)
- Camelot (1)
- Flower Drum Song (1)
- Foxy (4)
- Funny Girl (1)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1)
- The Girl Who Came to Supper (2)
- Gypsy (1)
- Hello Dolly (5)
- High Spirits (3)
- How to Succeed in Business (1)
- Little (1)
- Milk and Honey (2)
- Mr. President (3)
- My Fair Lady (3)
- No Strings (5)
- Oliver (8)
- Stop the World (3)
- West Side Story (1)
- What Makes Sammy Run (6)
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UNMARKED TENOR SAX MOUTHPIECE, Ligature, Cap, New Reed! - eBay (item 310015739933 end time Jan-24-08 17:40:28 PST) This black tenor sax mouthpiece has no maker's name and no facing number. My man prefers a number seven and this one is much brighter than that, probably a three or four. It comes with a silver ligature and black plastic mouthpiece protector.
They are lightly used. There is a barely visible chafed spot where your teeth touch. We're including a new Rico Royal 2 1/2 reed.
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