Various Oddments

Miniature Almanacks

Tiny almanacs produced by the London Company of Stationers from 1690 through 1885...

Ladies’ Pocket Books

Pocket Books served the purpose of the pre-cell phone Day Timer...

Pocket Map of London

A 1799 pocket map of London, with hackney fares, folded in a marbleized slip case...

“Grand Tour” Plaster Cameos

Plaster cameo sets were souvenirs with miniature replicas of art masterpieces in Italy...

Portable Writing Set

A tiny writing set in a tortoiseshell case with an articulated pen, pen nibs, and ink and pounce bottles...

Dance Instruction Cards

This tiny case of dance instruction cards contains a set of cards describing various quadrille sets....

 

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