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Curious Collections: Vernacular Photography, Vintage Postcards, Antique Ephemera, Curiosities & Old Dime Store Toys

This gallery is an ongoing exploration of my idiosyncratic collections. I am unpacking boxes containing my personal archive and objects from decades worth of collecting that have until recently been in storage. As I unpack (and acquire new treasures!) I will add to this gallery. Keep coming back, you never know what you will find!

For questions or purchase information email blevine@projectb.com

Found Polaroid photograph (front), c.1990

Found Polaroid photograph (back),

Magic Wonder Developing Set, c.1950
Vintage Dimestore Toy

Hands, 1898
p.801 Desk Book of Printing Types, American Type Founders Company, Boston, Mass.

A Million Friends Are you Among Them, c.1910
Old skool Facebook! Page from Vintage photograph album

Victorian Photocollage 1, c.1900
Vintage Photocollage

Cigarette Cards, c.1930

Pencil Trick, 1897
from Le Ricreazioni Scientifiche, Milano

Victorian Photocollage 2, c.1865

License Collection, 1925-1961
Found album page showing L. Felch's driver's license photos from 1925 to 1961.

Photo ID Badges, c.1955

Drawing, 1892
drawing on the back of trade card advertising Oakford's Cereal Bone Phosphate

Hair Photo, c.1915
Vintage real photo postcard with hair

Never trouble trouble, 1911
Vintage Postcard

Photomontage Postcard 1, c.1900

PhotoChange Post Card, 1906
When you look at it from right the boy is frowning and the bottom reads: When you weep the whole world weeps with you; when you look at it from the left, the boy smiles and the text read: When you laugh the world laughs with you.

Life Motion Photograph, 1910
about lenticular photographs
Vintage lenticular photograph

Magic Moving Pictures, 1906
To make the picture move, grasp the pull tab and move slowly. The scene is a man and a woman kissing in a row boat.

Lenticular postcard

Lenticular Photographs, c.1920
Vintage lenticular photos

Hypno-Coin, c.1960
NEW - POCKET SIZE INVENTION. HELPS HYPNOTIZE IN MINUTES. THRILL & AMAZE THEM at parties & gatherings with fascinating hypnotic feats of memory, stunts & exhibition!
vintage lenticular novelty

Gay Deceiver Series - Magic in A Matchbox, c.1960

Horror Sun Picture Camera, c.1960

Fly Pin, c.1930
Vintage Dimestore Toy

Your Future Husband, c.1940
vending machine cards

Women's clubs, 1910
Vintage Postcard

Sometimes the girls kiss, c.1910
Vintage postcard with felt

Pocket Watch Postcard, c.1910
German Lithographed and Photo Postcard

Folk Art Photo, c.1920
Hand tinted photo on wood

Face3, 1898
p.224 Desk Book of Printing Types, American Type Founders Company, Boston, Mass.