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Lot 254 - Trio Of Vintage Children's Ephemera Including Christmas Carols Booklet, Aviation-Themed Paper Dolls, And “The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse” Story Book
Lot 254 - Trio Of Vintage Children's Ephemera Including Christmas Carols Booklet, Aviation-Themed Paper Dolls, And “The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse” Story Book
Grouping of three vintage children’s ephemera pieces, featuring a worn but colorful Christmas-themed booklet titled “Christmas: Its Carols, Customs and Legends,” an illustrated paper doll sheet depicting a pilot and stewardess with aircraft backdrop (copyright 1941, Merrill Publishing Co., Chicago), and a cloth-like children’s story booklet titled “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse” (copyright 1942 by The Saalfield Pub. Co., Akron, Ohio). Each piece shows age-related wear including edge wear, creases, toning, surface losses, and handling wear consistent with use. Sold together as a charming early- to mid-20th-century children’s paper ephemera lot.
Dimensions vary. The paper doll folder measures 11" x 13-1/2".