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Baby Carriages
02362-M1193EEOK- Catalogue- VICTOR MANUFACTURING CO, Chicago, IL, ca 1890s . Reed, stick and oak baby carriages, parasols. Large engraving each page about 6-1/2" x 8". Very nice detail. Covers missing, outside pages chipped and stained. 8-3/4" x 11-3/4" x 28pp. $58.00
01073-M0292EKLA- Fliers- ROBINSON & CO., Singapore. Four very hard to find large fliers dated June 1894. All measure 8-1/2" x 13-1/2" and are printed one side. 1) contains cabin-size trunks and perambulators that could be ordered as mail carts with certain modifications. 2) cabin trunks; dispatch, stationery, and cash box; air tight uniform case. 3) Gladstone bags, courier bag, "bulge" hand bag, helmet case, brief bag, roll-up traveling hold-all. 4) cutlery and straight razors. Very nice steel engravings. Excellent condition. $42.00
00422-B0990Q- Catalogue- CASH BUYERS UNION BABY CARRIAGE CATALOGUE, No. 371, Chicago, IL, 1900. "Old Established and Reliable Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers". Large sized engraving of a carriage on each page, some with parasols, even models for twins. Made of reed and wood. Inside back cover is beautiful Kenwood Parlor Organ. A real find! 1-1/2" piece missing from upper corner of cover at spine, other minor chipping on spine. 6" x 9-1/4" x 64pp. $122.00
03919-M0795CAKE- Catalogue- MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., Chicago. 1903. Children's Carriages of every sort and description. Delightfully elaborate Victorian wicker hooded carriages, parasol carriages, sleeping carriages, twin carriages, lace covers, etc. We would later call them baby buggies (and in England-perambulators). A different one on almost every page-about a hundred of ‘em! Nice engravings, all priced. Great reference. Lt vertical fold. An adhesive stain is present at top and bottom page edge from catalogue make-up. (the long panels were fixed together for folding in preparation for binding. In subsequent trimming operations, a sliver of the tape was left.) A rare one! 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 112pp. $96.00