Recently we found an old box or two of Cat’s Paw Rubber Heels (ca: 1930s). Seeing these heels, reminded us of the days when people actually fixed things when they broke or wore out. And while the heels by no means are highly desirable or super rare (nor do they...
Walk through any department store these days, and no doubt you’ll pass countless mannequins modeling the latest fashions. While we’ve come to take these visual display staples for granted, mannequins have a rich and storied past that dates as far back as...
Originally touted as a means to “Purify the sewers of the body and stimulate the digestive organs”, Prickly Ash Bitters were marketed as cure-all tonics for the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels. Despite these claims, in all likelihood Prickly Ash Bitters were more...
As long as there have been hungry babies, there have been nursing bottles and infant feeders. And like everything else, inventors and manufacturers have always tried to improve upon the originals. These vessels of nutrition have been found in a wide array of shapes,...
Ever think of owning your own business? Child’s play we say! Here’s your opportunity to at the very least make believe that you are the proud owner of your very own general store. What we have for offer is a super rare, one of a kind Home Store Play Set with...
An absolutely beautiful little black book, which appears to have been owned by a young woman in the late 1880s. This little book looks to be a school autograph signature book of friends and classmates (just a guess) – the pages inside the book are made of a material...