1894 Nebraska Victorian Scrapbook Trade Calling Cards Christmas Antique

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1894 Nebraska Victorian Scrapbook Trade Calling Cards Christmas Antique:
$139.00

This wonderful Scrapbook uniquely captures the ephemeral joys of innocence experienced in childhood and adolescence in the late 1800\'s.

Antique Victorian Scrapbook 1894 -Herlan Nebraska including rare Trade & Calling Cards! 

Maker:Annie Herlan

Location:North Platte, Lincoln County Nebraska

This beautiful scrap book was a Christmas Gift to Anne Herlan as inscribed December 25, 1894. This amazing collection continues through the turn of the century.

Size:12 inches by 16 inches,16 Pages - counting both sides of pages full of historic advertising and various ephemera

The page paper is fragile and chipped. However, the book has done its job well in preserving its fascinatingly unique contents.Most of the beautiful ephemeral artwork is in very good to excellent condition!Most pages are detached.The binding is in poor condition but does connect the cover to cover.There are many great pieces here. Many \"scraps\" are very intricately cut and in great antique condition... Especially for being as much as 123 year old!

Note: Both from and back cover are burgundy. The cards and intricately cut images including elephants, are all extra items that were found inside this scrapbook. I laid them on the back cover for photographs. They are not attached. This is such a unique and amazing item... Truly overwhelming to capture in the 12 photos allows! Two pages have corner items that were cut and removed. Please don\'t hesitate to request additional photos and be as specific in your request as possible.

Handmade Scrapbooking Album c1800 This Scraps Book was made is Germany as marked, gold embossed, in the lower left front cover. The inside cover reads... Presented to Annie Herlan North Platte, Nebraska December 25, 1894 There are all sorts of scraps, snippets and cards Include:

• Young Victorian Lady “Sweet Sixteen”

• Teacher\'s Reward of Merit to Annie Herlan

• Christmas including Christian Holidays plus “Hello Santa… Merry Christmas”, St. Nicholas

• Many Love Themed, Valentines style Messages of Love. Per The History Channel… “Ready-made Valentines Day Cards were not widely seen until early 1900s!

• Easter Cross, Eggs, Bunny Rabbits

• Happy Birthday

• Sweet Sixteen

Advertising cards abound! Many appear to have premiums on the reverse side

Various trading, personal, and other Cards and snips to including…

• J & P Coats Thread advertising card “White, Black & Colors for Hand & Machine Best Silk Cord… Hark, Hark the Dogs Bark…”

• Copyright 1895 Woolson Spice Co. - Gold gilt and embossed card with 2 children photo

• Arm & Hammer Narcissus card

• Mrs. Grover Cleveland

• Many Christian Bible verses and lesson cards including “Daniel’s Abstinence”, Paul at Rome and the Birth of Jesus Christ, “Golden Text” Bible verses

• Messages of Hope, Love, Remember Me, To the One I Love “Meditation”!

• Cherubs, Angels, Victorian children, Babies, Baby Doll

• Doves, Swallow, Lamb, Rabbit, Cows, Bulls, Donkey, Bulldog

• “Language of Flowers” Card w\\listing the meaning of over 2 dozen flower varieties.

• Images of Roses, Morning Glory, Sweet Peas, Pansies, Lilacs, Lilies, Narcissus,Cherries, Radishes, Tomatoes, Pineapple

• Most ethnicities and/or continents are represented including Queens Ball and Windsor Castle, Europe, American Indian, India, Asia, Oceanside sailboats, beach scene and vintage sailor suit!

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