Antique 1910s Handmade Scrapbook Album Children Ads Ephemera GOLD DUST FAIRBANK For Sale

This antique handmade scrapbook album is filled with pasted advertising clippings, children’s illustrations, animal photographs, product graphics, and other early 20th century paper ephemera. The strongest dating clue is the Harry Whittier Frees “Dolly and the Ducklings” material from Farm and Fireside, which carries a 1916 copyright, placing assembly no earlier than 1916 and most likely in the late 1910s.

• Handmade antique scrapbook album, late 1910s advertising and childhood ephemera collection
• Heavy paperboard pages with pasted paper clippings, photographs, illustrations, and string binding
• Brown and tan album pages with black and white and color advertising graphics
• Hand assembled string tied binding with individually pasted clippings throughout
• Heavy age wear including staining, toning, tears, fraying, edge wear, writing, and weakened binding
• Circa 1916 to 1920, including Harry Whittier Frees material and FAIRBANK GOLD DUST advertising
• Country of Origin: United States
• Item Specifics:
• Type: Scrapbook Album
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Time Period Manufactured: 1910s
• Estimated Date: Circa 1916 to 1920
• Style: Handmade
• Material: Paper and Paperboard
• Binding: String Tied
• Theme: Advertising
• Subject: Children, Animals, Advertising, Household Products
• Featured Advertising: GOLD DUST Washing Powder
• Featured Company: FAIRBANK
• Featured Product: COTTOLENE
• Featured Photographer/Creator: Harry Whittier Frees
• Publication represented: Farm and Fireside
• Features: Original Clippings, Advertising Ephemera, Illustrations, Photographs, Handwriting
• Era: Edwardian and WWI Era
• Handmade: Yes
• Condition: Heavily aged with wear
• Country of Origin: United States

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