Please Do Not Disturb

"Do Not Disturb" sign from the Hotel Astor.

Found in "Not Now But Now" by M.F.K. Fisher. Published by The Viking Press, 1947.

Christmas Cheer

Today's post was submitted by FB reader Chris.

Note:

The News
New York Picture Newspaper
Moviegram
Chaplins clever comedy
completes(?) Christmas cheer

Found in "Audel's Carpenters and Builders Guide #4" published in 1923.

Thanks Chris!

Unicorns

Decorative decal, copyright 1968 by Jacob and Jane Zook, who seem to know what they're talking about.

Found in "Forms of Paper" by Hiroshi Ogawa. Published by Van Nostrand, 1971.

Dr. Octagon Would Be Pleased

Pressed blue flower.

Found in "The Book of Psalms In Metre" published by United Presbyterian Board of Publication, Pittsburgh, circa 1860.

Fiftieth

Photograph, written on reverse:

.....
50th wedding anniversary
July 5 1991

Found in "Eleven Karens" by Peter Lefcourt. Published by Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Experiment Update

Here's an update regarding this post.

The gentlemen finally came in to pick up his cash. He wasn't sure about the photo, but indicated that it's most likely from Geneseo NY, where the books were kept for many years. An uncle in the family passed away, and he was clearing out the house when he came across these books.

Chicken Club

Samurai playing card, the six of clubs.

Found in "The Chicken Devil Mystery" by John Bechtel. Published by Eerdmans, 1944.

The Russians

Stereoscopic photograph:

108. Russian Officers (Dis) cussing the War News, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Found in "English Diction for Singers and Speakers" by Louis Arthur Russell. Published by the Oliver Ditson Company, 1905.

An Experiment

Here's the set up: bought a load of books this morning, a gentlemen had dropped them off yesterday when I wasn't in the store. Looked through them, gave him a call with an offer, he said yes and that he'd be down later on to pick up the cash.

As I was looking through, I found this in one of the books:

The bookmarks are a small photo of a man and boy with the label "Chic" as well as a agreement card from a bank regarding a Second Liberty Loan, which I discovered were developed around 1920 or so, according to The New York Times.

The book is "Bringing in Sheaves" by A.B. Earle, published by James H. Earle, Boston, 1869.

When the gentlemen comes in later, I'll see if he can fill in any details about today's find, and see if he'd like them back. I'll update later on today.

From The Library of Paul Bunyan

Or Norm Abrams, if you like. This one comes from a FB reader who is a librarian.

...just this week I experienced the horror of the 6" circular saw blade bookmark inside "Inside Every Woman"

John the librarian also sends along this beauty, which I find fascinating: