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Adorable vintage and original 1950s Whitman Folding Valentine card featuring a puppy dog dressed as a cowgirl. Red dress is flocked.

Card measures 3.75 inches wide  x 4.5 inches tall.

Front reads: Be My Valentine

Opens to reveal verse that reads: This bandit's not the desperate kind, He's harmless you'll agree. The only ransom that he asks, Is but a heart you see.   BE MY VALENTINE!

Published by Whitman.

Condition is very good with ink inscription inside.

USED Vintage Valentine card dating to circa 1950s. Features a little girl holding a flocked red heart.

Card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.

Condition is good with ink inscription on the inside.  Also some discoloration on the inside of the front, where the red flocking is applied and light vertical crease lower left front cover.

Made by Whitman.

This is the original card. 

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Vintage and original 1950s Valentine Card featuring a puppy and kitten in a wicker basket. Both are holding a heart shaped card in their mouth.

Front reads: To a Special Valentine

Card opens to reveal verse.

Inside reads: These wistful little comrades, Each with a perky bow, Have paired up just to bring Your My Valentine "Hello."

Marked on back, lower right corner: Whit. U.S.A.

Measures 4.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall. Condition is good with some paper loss on the kittens face.  There is also a type written note on the back and inside.

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Vintage Original Advance Women's Jacket or Blazer Sewing pattern. "Classic Jacket with Modern Touches". Printed Pattern.

Pattern by: Advance # 9011
Pattern: Complete w/Instructions
Date: ca. 1950s
Original Price: 50c

Size: 12
Bust: 32
Waist: 25
Hip: 34

Some wear to envelope.

Classy addition to your vintage sewing pattern collection!

Not the right size? Here is a link on how to adjust a pattern to fit http://www.ehow.com/how_2041676_alter-sewing-patterns.html

Vintage and original 1951 The Little Blue College Yearbook for Fairbury, Nebraska Junior College.

This is a hardcover book measuring 8.25 x 10.75 inches with 67 pages.

Contents include:

• Administration
• Faculty
• Classes
• Athletics
• Activities

Condition is good with a few small red arrows marked on pages, pointing to various people, and some overall wear to covers.

Nice book!

Vintage 1951 Linn and Palmer Kansas Newspaper.  Single issue of the The Linn-Palmer Record Newspaper. Issue is dated June 8, 1951. One section with eight pages. Contains death notices, births, wedding, memories of the past, and local news.

Newspaper measures 15 x 21.5 inches. Condition is very good with age toning and center folds are starting to split.

Nice piece of Linn and Palmer Kansas History and great for genealogists.

The Indian Creeker.

Vintage original 1953 Yearbook for the Diller, Nebraska high school.

This is a hardcover book measuring 8 x 10.75 inches with approximately 80 pages.

Condition is used with general overall wear . No marks or tears to pages, there is some age toning to the pages.

Cover is loose from the pages, although pages are all still bound together. The cover feels somewhat padded and has a horizontal indentation running through the center.

Interesting look at life in the 50s.

Vintage 1953 softcover book.  

The Hebron Disaster.  

A history of the tornado that hit Hebron, Nebraska on May 9, 1953.

Numerous photos and write-ups on the damage and clean up efforts.

Softcover book measuring 11 inches x 8 1/4 inches with approximately 25 pages.  Not all pages are shown in the listing.

Condition is very good with stamped name inside front cover and on the outside of the back cover.

Vintage 1953 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

List of land owners.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Nice used condition.

Great piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1954 Pasadena, California Tournament of Roses Football Program. Between Michigan State vs. U.C.L.A California at Los Angeles. Measures 8.5 x 11 inches.

Contains many black and white and color photos of the various floats and football players.  Also great color ads for Budweiser, Avis Rent a Car, Desert Inn Las Vegas, Equitable Plan Company, Dial Shampoo, Sun Valley Idaho, Texaco, Minute Maid Orange Juice, Meadow Gold Ice Cream, and Chrysler Imperial. 

Condition is very good with a tiny tear near the upper right front cover edge and some general wear to covers.

The Little Blue. Vintage original 1954 College Yearbook for Fairbury, Nebraska Junior College.

This is a hardcover book measuring 8.25 x 10.75 inches with 68 pages.

Includes sections for:

• Administration and Faculty
• Students
• Sports
• Activities
• Advertising 

Condition is good with no marks or tears.  There is some age toning to the pages.  Major wear to the top of the spine.

Cover has minimal wear.

Great look at college life in the 50s!

Vintage 1955 Cookbook. 500 Tasty Sandwiches by Culinary Arts Institute.

Contents include:

1. Fancy Breads
2. Fillings and Spreads
3. Party Sandwiches
4. Closed Sandwiches
5. Hot Sandwiches
6. Double Deckers
7. Triple Deckers

Softcover book measuring 6 x 8 3/4 inches with 48 pages. Black and white illustrations, with a color centerfold.

Condition is good with wear to the cover.

Vintage 1955 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 40 pages.

Knox county towns include: Bloomfield, Verdigre, Center, Niobrara, Creighton, Wausa, Crofton, Winnetoon, Santee, Verdel, Bazile Mills and Lindy.

Lots of local advertising.

Good used condition with some soiling and wear. 

Good used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tale Children’s book.

Walt Disney’s Water Birds. Pictures by Marjorie Hartwell.

Book measures about 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1955.

Condition is fair to good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover and major wear to the spine.  

Interior pages are very good with no tears.  Someone did right a page number at the bottom of each page.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

Vintage 1956 Cookbook by the Culinary Arts Institute. 260 Cooling Recipes for hot Weather. Softcover book measuring about 6" x 9" with 68 pages. Condition is very good.

Includes recipes for:
Chilled Soups
Salads
Relish Tray
Sandwiches
Butter Spreads
Something Hot
Desserts
Beverages

Super cute graphics all through this cookbook!

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Vintage 1956 Dodge Lancer Ad. Value Leader of the Forward Look. A Streak of light across the Bonneville Salt Flats. Features a blue and white car with couple riding in it.

This is a large sheet measuring 10.25 x 13.25 inches.

Vintage advertisements are a fantastic flashback to a more simpler time. And can evoke great memories. Frame and hang them in a man cave, retro kitchen, bathroom, garage, or anywhere for a vintage look. They make a fantastic Christmas or birthday gift!

This is an original vintage ad. It is not a photocopy. Therefore, rough edges and staple-holes may be present. Small imperfections may be present. Such as foxing, small edge tears, or corner folds. Any major defects will be advised in the listing description.

Trimming is kept to a minimum so margins are still available for matting and or framing.

Measurements are made from paper edge to edge.

Vintage 1956 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Daykin

Jansen

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long.

30 pages of phone listings and 32 pages of business listings and advertisements.

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Original 1956 two page Ford Family of Cars Advertising from magazine. Features Country Sedan, Lincoln Premiere, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Montclair, Continental Mark II. Two page spread. "Today's Cars Are As Varied As People"

Each sheet measures 10 1/4" x 13 1/2". Condition is good with a tear near the top inside of right hand page. Right hand page also shows wear along the inside edge.

Frame and hang as artwork or use in altered art or craft projects. Great man cave decor!

Vintage and original 1956 Pepsi Cola magazine print ad. "Fashioned so slenderly" Shows a lovely lady in a black hat, and black and white suit dress. Lady is holding a glass of Pepsi in one hand, and a pair of black gloves in the other.

Reverse side has an ad for AC Spark Plugs featuring a white horse jumping through a ring of fire. Reads, "AC Hot Tips..put Balanced Heat to work to keep spark plugs clean longer, step up power, pick-up and performance."

Condition is good with some small tears and imperfections along borders. And a crease upper right corner.

Large sheet measuring 10 1/4 inches wide x 13 1/4 inches tall. Use as artwork in the kitchen or home bar.

Vintage 1957 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 40 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Good used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1959 Sunflower yearbook. Published by the students of Kansas State Teachers College. Emporia, Kansas.

Hardcover book measuring 8.75 inches x 11 inches with 303 pages. Condition is very good with soiling to covers and foxing to end papers..

This item ship to only U.S. addresses.

Vintage 1959 Walt Disney Productions Mickey Mouse plastic television snow globe.

There is a number on the bottom that looks like 985.  And it is marked "Made in Hong Kong" also on the bottom.

Measures 2 1/2 inches wide x 2 1/2 inches tall and 1 1/4 inches thick. 

Globe has visible wear including scratches, scuffing and some soiling.  And there is no longer any liquid inside. Please click on the photos to enlarge for easier viewing.

Great piece of Disneyana

Vintage and original 1959 Witness Yearbook for the Omaha Baptist Bible Institute.  This is a hardcover book measuring 8.25 x 11 inches with approximately 70 pages.

Numerous activity and student photos.

Condition is good with some faint writing visible at the top of the front cover.  Also ink writing inside back cover, and former owners name inside front cover.