Blue Ribbon

First place ribbon.

Found in "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by The Children's Press, 1971.
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Rugged

Ribbon:

DELEGATE

NNY Federation of Women's Clubs

Clayton

May 20-21-22

1924

Found in "Rugged Water" by Joseph Lincoln. Published by Appleton, 1924.

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Victory

Ribbon:

VICTORY

46th Annual Convention
New York State
W.C.T.U.
October 10-14
1919

Binghamton
New York

Found in "Amateur Telescope Making" edited by Albert Ingalls. Published by Scientific American Publishing, 1935.

The book has a neat bookplate as well:

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Not Bad

Entry tag and "Good" ribbon from the Delaware County Fair, Walton NY.

Found in "Your Home Garden and Grounds" by F.F. Rockwell. Published by Macfadden, 1929.

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Third Prize

Third prize ribbon from the Oneonta Federated Garden Club, along with some dried and pressed flowers.

Found in "Catskill Crafts" by Jane Smiley. Published by Crown, 1988.

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A Day At The Fair

Ribbon from the 1957 Litchfield County 4-H Fair, Warren CT.

Found in "The Tomato" by Paul Work. Published by Orange Judd Publishing, 1945.

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First Prize

Three first prize ribbons, all from the summer of 1928.

Found in "The Quill" the 1929 yearbook of Lincoln High School, Jersey City, NJ.

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Fourth

Fourth place ribbon. The insignia at the top of the ribbon bears the following acronyms:

H.Y.C.
N.Y.C.
C.Y.C.
H.B.C.

Found in "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. Published by Bantam, 1981.

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Be It Ever So Humble

Found this lovely piece of silk embroidery in today's bookperdiem, "The Hearthstone; or, Life at Home. A Household Manual Containing Hints & Help for Home Making; Home Furnishing, Decorations, Amusements, Health Directions, The Sick Room; The Nursery, the Library, the Laundry, etc., Together with A Complete Cookery Book" by Laura C. Holloway. Published by Bradley, Garretson and Co., 1883.

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Shield Of Honor

Ribbon:

Diamond Lodge, No. 26

Shield Of Honor

Carbondale, PA

Found in "The Poems of Robert Burns" published by Collier, circa 1880.

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