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Dame Wilson Watch Repair Ad, Richmond Indiana Palladium-Item, June 13, 1947, page 10.
Dame and Wilson Watch Repair Ad, Richmond Indiana Palladium-Item, June 13, 1947, page 10.
Learn to Speak French, Linguaphone, Boy's Own Paper, September 1959, page 12
Learn to Speak French, Linguaphone, Boy's Own Paper, September 1959, page 12.
Brentano's Book Store, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Summer Resort Directory, June 6, 1915.
Brentano's Book Store, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Summer Resort Directory, June 6, 1915.
Albany Engraving Co., The Vermonter, August 1905, page 5.
Albany Engraving Co., The Vermonter, August 1905, page 5.
Cunnington Groceries Hardware Miners Supplies, Salt Lake Herald, February 20, 1891, page 6.
Cunnington Groceries, Hardware, and Miners' Supplies, Salt Lake Herald, February 20, 1891, page 6.
Walt Disney Peter Pan Admiral TV Ad, Life, April 27, 1953, pages 58-59.
Walt Disney Peter Pan Admiral TV Ad, Life, April 27, 1953, pages 58-59.
Roll-A-Ray Heat Massager Ad, Detective Book Magazine, Summer 1949.
Roll-A-Ray Heat Massager Ad, Detective Book Magazine, Summer 1949.
Remington Typewriter Ad, Popular Science Monthly, April 1888
Remington Typewriter Ad, Popular Science Monthly, April 1888
Rand Hair Growth Ad, Modern Mechanix, March 1938, page 15.
Rand Hair Growth Ad, Modern Mechanix, March 1938, page 15.
8mm Motion Picture Film Projector Ad, Topper Magazine, February 1962, page 45.
8mm Motion Picture Film Projector Ad, Topper Magazine, February 1962, page 45.
Telefunken Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder, Audio Elite, Ad, Audio Magazine, September 1961, page 97.
Telefunken Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder by Audio Elite, Ad, Audio Magazine, September 1961, page 97.
Texcel Christmas Giftape Ad, Life, November 28, 1949, page 68.
Texcel Christmas Giftape Ad, Life, November 28, 1949, page 68.
Apple Computer, 21st Century Shop, Christmas, Cincinnati Magazine, December 1978, page 12.
Apple Computer, 21st Century Shop, Christmas, Cincinnati Magazine, December 1978, page 12.
Ripon Loafer Sox , Christmas, Life, November 28, 1949, page 50.
Ripon Loafer Sox , Christmas, Life, November 28, 1949, page 50.
Speed Queen Washing Machine, Christmas Ad, November 28, 1949, page 56.
Speed Queen Washing Machine, Christmas Ad, November 28, 1949, page 56.

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