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Catalogue of Singer Sewing-MachinesPreserve for the Future – $550 The Singer name is synonymous with sewing machines. In addition to making the first practical use sewing machine for the home in 1851, Isaac Merritt Singer made important design improvements to sewing machines used for clothing, leather, and other industries.
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Dr. Chase's Recipes, or, Information for EverybodyBuild and Access the Collection – $350 Alvin Wood Chase (1817-1885) was a travelling physician, salesman, author, and self-made man. He dispensed remedies all over America during the late nineteenth century, collecting recipes and domestic tips from the people he met along the way. His self-published books became celebrated U.S....Read More |
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English Table GlassPreserve for the Future – $500 Percy Bate was born in Manchester in 1868. In addition to English Table Glass, he authored several books on portraiture and other forms of art. He was Secretary of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and later Director of Aberdeen Municipal Art Gallery and Museum. In English...Read More |
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The Future of the American NegroPreserve for the Future – $500 Born a slave on a Virginia farm in 1856, Booker T. Washington taught himself to read after emancipation, worked hard to fund his own education, and eventually attended the Hampton Institute. He became a prominent Black educator and an important voice on race in America during the...Read More |
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Harriet Hubbard Ayer's BookPreserve for the Future – $500 You’ve heard of Estee Lauder and Elizabeth Arden, but have you heard of Harriet Hubbard Ayer? Mrs. Ayer was the original cosmetics mogul, founding Recamier Manufacturing Company, the first American cosmetics company, in 1886. She began her life as a Chicago socialite, but following a divorce from a...Read More |
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The Homes of AmericaPreserve for the Future – $1,350 Described by the Literary World Magazine of 1880 as a “superb holiday volume” and printed on toned paper with a gold deckle edge, this volume is illustrated with engravings of many well-known, and not so well-known, American homes. Not surprisingly, it features a detailed description of the White...Read More |
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Houdini's EscapesBuild and Access the Collection – $300 In 1926, world-famous magician Harry Houdini died of peritonitis following a ruptured appendix. Before his death, he had planned to write several books on varied subjects, including his own career and magical secrets. Fortunately, he had discussed these ideas and shared his notes with...Read More |
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Josiah Wedgwood and His PotteryPreserve for the Future – $1,050 This volume includes biographical information on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) as well as a history of the Wedgwood Pottery and its wares. Wedgwood started producing pottery in about 1759 and is credited with the industrialization of pottery manufacturing. His unique glazes, including the classic...Read More |
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Joyce Chen Cook BookBuild and Access the Collection – $300 In late 1966, a new show made its debut on public television – Joyce Chen Cooks. It was the first nationally syndicated cooking show in America hosted by a woman of color, and it was filmed on the same set as Julia Child's well-known show, The French Chef. For many viewers, Joyce Chen Cooks...Read More |
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Lessons in Sabre, Singlestick, Sabre & Bayonet, and Sword FeatsBuild and Access the Collection – $400 John Musgrave Waite (c. 1820–1884) was a Victorian fencing master and non-commissioned officer in the British 2nd Life Guards, a regiment in which the tradition of the sabre was maintained. This book is still used by the Schola Gladiatoria, a group in London which provides organized instruction in...Read More |
