Antique Items of the Week: 7/27/14 - 8/3/14

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Antique Items of the Week!
Click on each link for the eBay page!
More items always going up.
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Direct Sale Items
If you have any questions, need additional photos, or are interested in any of the items below, please send an e-mail to kelly@thehistorygirl.com. Payment via PayPal and all items will be shipped via regular U.S. mail.

New:


Life Magazine
January 28, 1952
Features an article and photos on the newly opened New Jersey Turnpike
Direct Sale item - $10.00 + shipping (or free local pickup)

The Dental Register
July and September 1875

Johnstons' Dental Miscellany
April 1874 and October 1876


Harper's New Monthly Magazine
$12.00 each + shipping (or free local pickup)
July 1881
October 1881
June 1885
April 1886
April 1894
More to come soon!

Fernand Gravey / Fernand Gravet
Late 1930s - Early 1940's
Direct Sale Item - $10.00 + shipping (or free local pickup)

1986 Citation of Merit
To Plainfield Gesang-Und-Turn-Verein, Inc.
Direct Sale Item - $15.00 + shipping (or free local pickup)

25 Vintage Model Railroader & Model Railroad Craftsman Magazines
1963 & 1964
Pick-up only!
$20.00

If you are interested in any of these items, please e-mail kelly@thehistorygirl.com


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