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Hawkeye Wrench

Manufacturer/Distributor: Hawkeye Wrench Company, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – rusty.
Description: “Crockodile Wrench” is a multi-wrench with one end in the shape of a crockodile mouth.

Home Budget Bank

Manufacturer/Distributor: Tudor Metal Products Corp., New York, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – key missing.
Description: “Home Budget Bank” is a compartmentalized box with twelve slots. Inside are twelve small containers with covers. Back when this was invented around the 1930’s people used more coins to pay for things. So, the idea of this bank was to label each of the twelve slots with whatever they were supposed to pay for and save money in each box to pay them. This way it was easier to budget your money. A delightful and efficient idea.

Leg Pen Knife

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Leg Pen Knife” is a tiny black pen knife in the shape of a woman’s leg. This knife was purchased at Schoolhouse Mall in Sturtevant Wisconsin in the early 1990’s.

Liberty Bell Bank (1)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Liberty Bell Bank” is a glass bank in the shape of the Liberty Bell.

Life of Jesus – 1923 – LBB 340

Number of Pages: 62.
Date: 1923.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Life of Jesus” is #340 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

Live Turtle Box

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Live Turtle Box” is a box that was used to send live turtles through the mail. The box was made for Disney exclusively and showcased Disney characters.

Lohengrin – 1923 – LBB 457

Number of Pages: 61.
Date: 1923.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Lohengrin” is #457 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

Mendets (1)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Collette Mfg. Co., Amsterdam, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – two pieces missing from card.
Description: “Mendets” are used to plug holes in various household items.

Mendets (2)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Collette Mfg. Co., Amsterdam, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1922.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Mendets” are used to plug holes in various household items like granite ware, aluminum, hot water bags, etc.

Microphone Transmitter Button

Manufacturer/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit 7, Michigan.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Fair – unknown if pieces are missing.
Description: “Microphone Transmitter Button” unknown what this item is.

Miniature Bible

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny bible with 224 pages. This bible has an imprint on the cover that is a cross with rays surrounding it and the words Holy Bible. The bible measures 1 1/2″ x 1 1/4″.

Miniature Bible (1)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1920.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible consisting of 224 pages of the New Testament. The Bible measures 1 3/8″ x 1 1/4″.

Miniature Bible (2)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1920.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible consisting of 224 pages of the New Testament. The Bible measures 1 3/8″ x 1 1/8″.

Miniature Bible (3)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Gernat’s, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: Unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible consisting of 180 pages of the New Testament. The Bible measures 1 1/2″ x 1 1/8″.

Miniature Bible (4)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible consisting of 171 pages of the New Testament. The Bible container measures 1 3/8″ x 1 1/8″ and the Bible measures 1 1/4″ x 1″. This Bible is contained in a tiny metal box. It has an enameled cover with a gold color cross.

Miniature Bible (5)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – the mother-of-pearl piece on the cover of the box is detached. The cover of the bible is detached.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible consisting of 45 pages of the New Testament. The Bible box measures 1 1/4″ x 1 1/8″ and the bible measures 1 1/4″ x 1″. This is the smallest bible in the collection and is almost impossible to read. .

Miniature Bible (6)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Bible” is a tiny Bible with excerpts of the New Testament. It has 60 pages and measures 1 1/4″ x 7/8″ and is declared on the first page to be the smallest Bible in the world.

Miniature Sears & Roebuck Replica Catalog

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Miniature Sears & Roebuck Replica Catalog” is a tiny replica of an early 1900’s catalog. It is not a complete catalog, just a selection of pages.

Moore’s Universal Assistant – 1920 #*@

Number of Pages: 1051.
Date: 1920
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 3222 N. Halsted, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Large blocks of pages separated from spine.
Notes: keep

Neet Tie Presser

Manufacturer/Distributor: Mar-Nay Products Company, 4541 Washington Blvd., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Neet Tie Presser” is a form that you put inside your tie, moisten the tie, and hang to dry. The tie should be pressed when it is dry.

Oster Model 105 Clippers

Manufacturer/Distributor: John Oster Manufacturing Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1924.
Condition: Very good – box shoes normal wear.
Description: “Oster Model 105 Clippers” is a hand-held manual hair clipper.

Plackette Of A Deer

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1940.
Condition: Very good – box has some writing on the bottom..
Description: Item #830 “Plakette Of A Deer” is a small plaque with a deer head on it similar to one you might have if you killed a deer with a big rack of antlers, only this plakette is very small.

Plakette Of The Big One Out Here

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1940.
Condition: Very good – box has some writing on the bottom..
Description: Item #827 “Plakette Of The Big One Out Here” is a small plaque with a fish on it similar to one you might have if you bagged a big fish and had it mounted, only this plakette is very small.

Plakette The Wild Life Is Great Out Here

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1940.
Condition: Very good – box has some writing on the bottom..
Description: Item #828 “Plakette The Wild Life Is Great Out Here” is a small plaque with a bear head on it similar to one you might have if you killed a bear and head the head mounted, only this plakette is very small.

Poems About Jesus – 1925 – LBB 848

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1925.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Poems About Jesus” is #848 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

Pressmaster

Manufacturer/Distributor: Pressmaster Company, Los Angeles, California.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Pressmaster” is a pants presser that heats up and presses a nice crease pants.

Printator The Magic Writing Pad

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – the device is in good condition, the writing surface is damaged and the box has one end missing.
Description: “Printator The Magic Writing Pad” is a pad that you can write on and erase at will.

Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic Whistle Toothbrush

Manufacturer/Distributor: Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic Brush Company, Florence, Massachusetts.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic Whistling Toothbrush” is a child’s toothbrush with a whistle in the handle.

Punch Card

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Punch Card” is a card that you gamble with. You pay a small amount for each punch and if you win you get what it says on the card.

Reflections on Modern Science – LBB 238

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: unknown.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Reflections on Modern Science” is #238 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

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