Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Jasmine Hart, who entered via email.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Signed copy of my book HANDWRITTEN RECIPES - contest closed

Contest is now closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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For Easter

Easter bookmark, gift inscription is dated April 6, 1944.

Found in "Dawn of the Morning" by Grace Livingston Hill. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1939.

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Multitasking

Receipt from J. Stuerwald, Dealer in Furniture and Undertaker, Dated March 23, 1885.

Found in "Scribner's Popular History of the United States" - no title page.

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Not Quite

Two three-leaf clovers.

Found in "Monsieur Lecoq" by Emile Gaboriau. Published by Scribner's, 1910.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Ashley Aselin, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Whitman Books - contest closed

Contest is now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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ABC

Found this neat little homemade ABCs booklet in a box with some antique children's books.

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Wanted

Carte de visite photograph from the Alger studio of Tunkhannock, PA.

Found in "Wanted: A Chaperon" by Paul Leicester Ford. Published by A.L. Burt, 1902.

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Phoenix

Inscription:

This book came from the Switzerland hotel on the same day it was burned down. Burned to the ground at 2 AM in the morning of Sept. 20, 1929.

The book is "The Bondwoman" by G.U. Ellis. Published by A.L. Burt, 1927.
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