Rook Card co. Parker Brothers Inc. Selling Agents Salem, Mass., New York, London
Date:
1900 - 1920 c
Description: Box set of Rook game combinations. Box includes cards with a crow illustration on back and numbers on face. Included is an instruction pamphlet with the games Dixie, Tuxedo, Solitaires and more. Box features illustration of a crow on a tree branch holding a hand of cards. Text reads: "Famous Home game ROOK reg. U.S. patent office. Combination game. Rook-Dixie Rook Solitaires, Tuxedo. The Game of Games. rook card co. Parker Brothers Inc. Selling Agents. Salem, Mass., New York, London" [show more]
Description: Card Game called "Peter Coddle's Trip to New York" in a blue box with illustration of man with an umbrella and carpet bag buying tickets at a kiosk window. Type on front of box reads: "Peter Coddle's Trip to New York. Milton Bradley CO. Springfield Mass. 4367"
Description: Card game created by the E.E. Fairchild Corporation in Rochester, New York. Called "Game of Cities" and includes cards with different cities on them.
Description: Black Effanbee Doll also called "Topsy" after the character in the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Composition body with painted on features and some hair.
Description: Mustard colored brocade back and seat with floral pattern. Wooden framing and spindle construction supporting arms which curve out slightly.
Description: Book for gelatin recipes made by the Knox Gelatine Company. Cover illustration shows three women eating a gelatin cake. Text reads: "Knox Gelatine Desserts Salads Candies and Frozen Dishes".
Description: Small tan cook book with title "Frigidaire Recipes" surrounded by light blue boarder in center of the cover. Made by the Frigidaire Corporation and also contains information about Frigidaire refrigerators.
Description: Recipe book for cooking with a Majestic Range Stove and a guide to Majestic Range Stoves. Cover illustration depicts a green woman with a tray and red floral background design. Text reads: "Majestic Cook Book Majestic Mfg. Co. St. Louis".
Description: Small cook book with illustration of woman holding a tray with cups on it, framed by a motif of yellow fruits, leaves, and pink flowers. Text reads: "Choice Recipes. Compliments of Walter Baker & Co Ltd Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780."
Description: Recipe book with an illustration of a woman in front of a wood stove holding a tin of baked goods. Texts reads: "Tid-bits From Town Talk, a few reliable suggestions for conjuring with the staff of life".