1920′s Chinese mnemonic phonetic chart of Mandarin pronunciation

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has a starting price of just $9.99

The seller tells us this: This auction is for an original 1920s poster showing Mnemonic Chart for pronouncing and spelling Chinese. This item measures about 31″ x 43″ and is the vintage original from 1920s. It is not a copy, not a print, not a recent creation. The item was once folded, so there is wear along the edges where it was folded. There are tears throughout some folds and edges — see larger scans below. There is also a small hole on the right center — see detailed closeups below.

This is a valuable historical item, as this was probably a poster or instructional tool made for either schools or government agencies back in the 1920s. The paper is very thin, so it should be linen-backed or matted. Given the fragile paper typical of the 1920s, many of these haven either been discarded or otherwise damaged. SCARCE — RARE FIND IN ANY CONDITION.

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Technorati tags: Mandarin, Chinese, Language, Pronunciation

1878 HANDWRITTEN DIARY – Axe Murderers Cousin!

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has a starting price of just $9.99

The seller tells us this: An interesting diary with an amazing history ….This wonderful 133 YEAR OLD handwritten antique diary / journal / manuscript book – was written just thirteen years after the American Civil War by a man by the name of NELSON GORDON and he lived in THORNDIKE, Waldo County, MAINE which is in the Belfast / Unity area of the State. Nelson Gordon was a cousin to the axe murderer, John True Gordon, also of Thorndike, Maine, who killed his brother Almon, and Almon wife and little daughter in 1873, shocking the little community of Thorndike, and no doubt shocking Nelson Gordon too! This horrific murder occured five years prior to when this diary was written!

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Northboro High School 1894 reunion dance card

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has a BIN price of just $16.00

The seller tells us this: Based on where I bought this item, I suspect this is from Northboro, MA. This is a 4 pg. w/ covers booklet dance program card for the Nov. 28, 1894 Reunion. Aside from the dance program being listed, the managers are listed:

• J. Q. Hatch
• L. B. Lawrence
• Perry H. White
• Allyn Phelps
• Alfred Lever
• Harold Burdett
• Frank Eames

Excellent condition. 3 1/2” x 4 1/2”

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1853 Education Tuition Bill – Hedges Select Classical English School

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has a starting price of just $24.99

The seller tells us this: You are bidding on an old tuition bill payment from 1853 from the N. Hedges Select Classical & English School. This is a great item that was professionally framed and matted. One document is the school rates dated August 1, 1853. It lists the rates for grades I, II, and III. Price listed as $5 – $10 depending on the grade. The classes are listed with the fees. The bottom of the page goes into detail about “1. No corporal punishment…”. It is a very interesting piece of history and early education.

The second paper is the note to pay the fees from Joseph English to N. Hedges Nov. 18, 1853. He is paying for his son William and son Joseph and two books. Total is $17.62

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African American Ephemera

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has starting price of just $9.99

The seller tells us this: Black Americana, African American Ephemera. This is an advertising Fan for “Darkie Tooth Paste.” Black man with fancy top hat and red bow tie and very white teeth and very wide eyes. Very stereotypical image. Measures 5.75″ x 13.25″, die cut. Some very minor wear, but otherwise in excellent condition given its age and history. Found in a flea market and sold as is where is.

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1894 Benjamin Franklin Almanac

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has BIN price of just $129.00

The seller tells us this: One of 144 copies of the first and more elaborate of the two books (plus one pamphlet) produced by the book collecting club The Duodecimos in the late 19th Century. The Duodecimos was an exclusive club numbering 12 members, among them printer Francis Wilson, collector Paul Lemperly, publishers W. Irving Way and Herbert Stone and author Eugene Field. For this facsimile of the only surviving copy of Franklin’s first almanac, no expense was spared. The Club members acquired various journals, diaries and other 18th Century blank paper, so the facsimile portion would be printed on actual paper of the time. The printing of the facsimile was done at the De Vinne Press, using an old oak hand press and other 18th Century printing techniques. (12 copies, one for each member, were printed on vellum). For the introductory pages they had special hand-made paper bearing the Club’s watermark manufactured, and had cast a new reproduction of an 18th Century font. The book is illustrated with 14 portraits of Franklin, mostly collotypes mounted on hinges bound in to the book, but with the frontispiece being an original pencil signed etching by Thomas Johnson from a pastel then owned by John Bigelow of New York, who wrote the introduction to this volume.

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ARNOLD PALMER & JACK NICKLAUS autographs

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has BIN price of just $695.00

The seller tells us this: ARNOLD PALMER and JACK NICKLAUS autographs and ephemera from the 1967 Columbine (Colorado) Country Club 49th PGA Championship, July 20-23, 1967. This collection includes: 4 Tournament passes. These are from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of competition. There are 2 passes for the 3rd day and one is unused. Also, two of the passes have been signed but I am not sure who signed them. It is apparent that both passes were signed by the same unknown person. 3 scorecards that show each players’ starting times and groupings. These scorecards fold out and are actually 6 pages. The 1st and 2nd days are on one scorecard so this is a complete set. The 3rd day (saturday) scorecard has been signed on the front by both JACK NICKLAUS and ARNOLD PALMER. 240 page official program. 2 pages clipped from the Rocky Mountain News from the day before the tournament showing the excitement in Denver as PALMER and NICKLAUS shot practice rounds.

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1914 Adelphi Academy Report Card Book-Brooklyn NY

Today’s item of the day is a which is up for bid on eBay. It has starting price of just $12.00

The seller tells us this: Vintage 1914 school report card book for Adelphi Academy Primary School…located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York…includes marks and attendance records, physical measurements of the boy who owned the book, signatures by his mom and more…red hardcover w/ gilt lettering and design…the name “Harry Cousins Chuck” (who was nine years old at the time) is embossed on the cover and is written in the book…16 pages plus several blank pages…some minor staining on front and back endpapers, tightly bound, good condition….an excellent piece of Brooklyn ephemera. , click the link above and place your winning bid.

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Technorati tags: Brooklyn, Report Card, Adelphi Academy, Bay Ridge